Cummings Foundation

06/01/2026

📫Special delivery! Grant Winner notifications are headed to mailboxes (and inboxes) today. We’re thrilled to share this exciting news with the 2026 Cummings Grant Recipients 🥳

05/19/2026

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05/18/2026

Last week, Cummings Foundation welcomed 23 volunteers and 35 nonprofits to our office for Presentation Days. Volunteers reviewed applications in advance, listened to nonprofit presentations, and engaged in thoughtful Q&A discussions, ultimately determining which organizations will receive a decade of funding through the program.

As we head into a new week, our team is feeling energized and inspired by the incredible work taking place across local communities, and deeply grateful for the dedicated volunteers whose time, care, and insight make this program possible.

05/14/2026

It’s an exciting week at Cummings Foundation! We’re welcoming 35 nonprofits to our office to be considered for 10 years of funding! Thank you to the many nonprofit representatives for their thoughtful and impactful presentations, and to the Foundation volunteers to their careful consideration.

05/01/2026

It’s hard to believe that we are entering the final stages of the 2026 Cummings $30 Million Grant Program.

Throughout the grant cycle, volunteer committees come together to thoughtfully review applications and help guide funding decisions. We were fortunate to host several of these committee meetings in our Woburn office in recent weeks.

The Foundation is grateful to the many volunteer reviewers who make this process possible, and to all the nonprofits making a meaningful impact across greater Boston.

04/27/2026

Joyce & Bill look forward to celebrating Boston College’s accomplished Class of 2026 and are grateful to receive honorary degrees from the university.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, will address the Class of 2026

04/16/2026

Bill was honored to attend the annual Paul Farmer Collaborative convening at Harvard earlier this week. He particularly enjoyed catching up with his dear friend Didi Bertrand Farmer.

Learn more about the Paul Farmer Collaborative here: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/gift-honor-legacy-global-health-champion-paul-farmer

04/09/2026

Bill Cummings has never been shy about "Starting Small and Making It Big" -- but it was truly humbling to be recognized today among so many impressive, hardworking Americans on the Forbes Self-Made 250 List.

Forbes today announced the launch of its Self-Made 250 List, the latest installment of its Forbes 250 initiative, which explores how innovation, ambition and resilience continue to redefine the American Dream in the 21st century.