Woburn Nonprofits Receive Over $700K In Cummings Grants

WOBURN, MA — Four local nonprofits received grants from the Cummings Foundation ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 to support their work in the Woburn community.

The Cummings Foundation awards $25 million in grant money annually, focusing on local organizations that serve Suffolk, Middlesex and Essex Counties. This year, 100 nonprofits were awarded $100,000 each, and 40 will receive between $200,000 and $500,000 each.

Four Woburn-based nonprofits received Cummings Grants this year:

• The Boy Scouts Spirit of Adventure Council: $250,000 will support the group's goal of increasing accessibility to the scouting program, especially to those in at-risk communities.
• The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Woburn: $100,000 will help the group serve the needs of their low-income clients as they work toward self-sufficiency.
• The Woburn Historical Society: $300,000 will be used to expand the group's educational programming and fund an extra day of work for their administrative assistant.
• The Woburn Police Department: $100,000 will fund a drone program and a Mobile Command Center to increase the response time of emergency services to the Woburn community.

To see the list of all current and past Cummings Grant recipients, visit the Cummings Foundation website.