Medford Nonprofits Get More Than $230K From City

MEDFORD, MA — Twenty-five nonprofits working in Medford are set to receive over $230,000 in grant funding via the city’s Community Fund, Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced last Friday.

Incoming money aims to help nonprofits expand services, resources and outreach, according to Lungo-Koehn.

Lungo-Koehn called the work done by grant recipients "critical" in efforts to support residents.

“By providing this funding the awardees will be able to make adjustments and improvements to their operations that will lead to more meaningful and engaging experiences for the community,” Lungo-Koehn continued in her announcement.

Lungo-Koehn thanked volunteer members of the Community Fund Committee, which reviewed grant applications and helped assess where to send funding.

Medford convened its Community Fund Committee for 2022 in September before opening an application process for funding. Ultimately, all 25 applicants for Community Fund grants won some funding.

Grant recipients are as follows:

• American Legion Post 45
• Arts Collaborative Medford, Inc.
• Baden-Powell Service Association of Mystic Valley, Inc
• Brooks Elementary School PTO
• Chapters Coffee Carts Corp
• Congregational Church of West Medford (DBA) Sanctuary UCC
• Federation for Children with Special Needs
• GU Institute of Earthquake Prediction
• Kesem at Tufts University
• Looking Back at Medford History Inc.
• Mcglynn Elementary PTG
• Medford Chamber of Commerce
• Medford Community Chorale
• Medford Educational Foundation
• Medford Farmers Market
• Medford High School Alumni Association
• Medford Historical Society & Museum
• Missituk Elementary School PTO
• Mystic Valley YMCA
• Roberts Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, Inc.
• Saint Raphael’s Food Pantry
• Temple Shalom
• The Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility
• TreesMedford
• Waypoint Adventure, Inc.

Medford’s Community Fund draws money from a series of annual payments from the operators of the Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett as part of a Surrounding Community Agreement.

Any remaining funds after local grant distributions each year get deposited into a city reserve account.