Community impact demonstrated in 2024 Annual Report | | |
Point32Health Foundation’s 2024 annual report outlines the results of Foundation investments and Point32Health’s Corporate Citizenship programs. Learn how the Foundation puts trust-based philanthropy principles into action – with examples that demonstrate the impact of general operating grants.
Learn about how we are working with community in your state:
| | Point32Health #18 on top Massachusetts charitable contributors list | | |
Point32Health made the Boston Business Journal's Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts list, ranking #18.
The order is based solely on cash contributions in Massachusetts in 2024. Each company recognized gave more than $100,000 to community nonprofits.
Overall, Point32Health and the Foundation gave $14 million to community nonprofit organizations across our five core states in 2024. Cash contributions in Massachusetts topped $6.1 million.
Team members pictured at the BBJ event, from left: Stacey Mann, director of corporate citizenship and Caitlin Sullivan, senior community investor.
| | Greater Boston movement builder announces largest slate of grants | | |
The Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation recently announced the largest single docket of community investments in its history, awarding $552,875 to 50 Massachusetts nonprofits. The round of grants is meeting the moment as the fund received a record number of grant applications, more than double the number received just two years ago.
Grantees like Fenway Health, History Project, Inc. and Victory Programs, Inc. play vital roles in Greater Boston, providing supportive service, housing and research.
| Maine Initiatives announces 2025 Grantee Cohort | |
Maine Initiatives recently welcomed 10 new organizations to it's cohort of grantees. Selected by a 25 person decision making body, the organizations represent new Americans across the state of Maine.
The grantees are leading vital efforts like education, food access and sovereignty, community building, cultural preservation, health services, healing and movement practices, media production and youth empowerment.
Photo courtesy of Mano en Mano.
| New Hampshire streamlines benefit for older adults | |
As of July 1, 2025, New Hampshire has instituted the Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) for the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Thanks to the efforts of groups like New Hampshire Hunger Solutions. lawmakers and community members, this policy will increase the efficiency of SNAP and reduce food insecurity.
With this new legislation in place, eligible applicants will submit recertification only every 36 months (3 years), replacing the annual process. Recertification paperwork will also be simplified so that households receive a prepopulated form to sign and send back unless income has changed or a household requests an interview. These changes make it simpler and easier for older adults and those with disabilities to access food in the Granite State.
Learn more about eligibility and the application.
| National award demonstrates how a ride can change a life | |
Newport Housing Authority recently received a national award for “A Ride Can Change A Life”, a program made possible through a partnership with Age-Friendly Rhode Island, Looking Upwards, the Edward King House Senior Center and Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).
The program provides free, on-demand transportation to residents of Newport Housing Authority and several other senior housing communities across Aquidneck Island. The service helps older adults travel to medical appointments and essential destinations, significantly supporting their independence, access, and overall well-being.
| New funding from SOW-CT responds to nonprofit needs | |
In 2025, SOW-CT has invested more than $100,000 in nonprofit organizations across the state as part of the funder's Rest and Renewal Funding program. The application process revealed shared needs, with funding falling within the following themes.
- Community Wellness
- Empowerment & Leadership Development
- Strengthening Movements
- Creative Expression as Healing Arts
- Organizational Stabilization
SOW-CT's Health & Wellness Impact Report highlights additional data and insights on the transformative grant program.
| | The state of caregiving in the U.S. | | Trends in housing affordability for older people | | |
A look at Foundation Giving in Maine
Each year, Maine Philanthropy Center releases a Foundation Giving in Maine report to telling the story of philanthropy in Maine. The report unpacks how money is invested in communities focusing solely on funders giving in Maine. It found that 1.37 billion was given through charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations and bequests in 2024.
Get a snapshot of Maine giving in 2024.
| | CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP UPDATES | | Colleagues come together for a day of service | | Point32Health takes steps towards healthier communities | | |
Point32Health participates in two signature causes each year to support whole-person health: The Walk to End Alzheimer’s and NAMIWalks.
Friends and family of Point32Health are encouraged to join walk events this fall or support the Point32Health team. You may walk in person at one of the 15 designated locations, or on your own in neighborhoods and communities near you. Every dollar we raise will be matched by our Foundation - doubling our impact.
Walk to End Alzheimer's
Point32Health and our family of companies will be participating in 12 Walk to End Alzheimer’s events, occurring from Saturday, October 4 to Sunday, October 26.
Sign up for the location that works best for you.
NAMIWalks
Join one of the following walks to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
| Block Island, R.I. families receive back-to-school supplies | |
During Point32Health's Volunteer Week in June, 14 Point32Health colleagues volunteered at Meals on Wheels Rhode Island. The group packed backpacks for students experiencing economic insecurity on Block Island.
This past month, Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island, with the help of a Point32Health colleague, delivered backpacks filled with school supplies and healthy meals to 28 children on Block Island who have been participating in the organization’s summer lunch program.
Learn more about the impact in this Block Island Times piece.
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This monthly round-up is organized by due dates. For additional information, please contact funders directly.
Oct 1 | Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
- Geography: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
- Focus: Workforce and economic development
Nov 1 | The Clowes Fund
- Geography: New England
- Focus: Arts, education and social services
Nov 7 | MassDOT Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Grants
- Geography: Mass.
- Focus: Transportation
Rolling | Rhode Island Foundation Community Partner Resilience grants
- Geography: Rhode Island
- Focus: Nonprofits that are directly impacted by funding cuts or changes in policy
Rolling | United Way Rhode Island Emergency Funding
- Geography: Rhode Island
- Focus: Nonprofits experiencing reductions, delays or termination of funding, or facing increased demand for services
Rolling | Groundswell Rapid Response Fund
- Geography: National
- Focus: Rapid response
Rolling | Emergent Fund
- Geography: National
- Focus: Rapid response
Rolling | New Commonwealth Fund and Mass General maternal health mini-grant
- Geography: Boston
- Focus: Implement community listening sessions
Rolling | The Smart Family Fund
- Geography: National
- Focus: leadership development for nonprofits
Rolling | Ben & Jerry's Foundation
- Geography: National
- Focus: Community Organizing
Rolling | Black Farmer Fund
- Geography: Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., Vt., N.J., N.Y., and Pa.
- Focus: Food, rapid response
Rolling | New Commonwealth Fund Immediate-Need Investments
- Geography: Mass.
- Focus: Immediate needs
Rolling | MetroWest Health Foundation "Meeting the Moment" Grants
- Geography: MetroWest, Mass.
- Focus: Immediate needs
Rolling | Grassroots Fund Seed Grants
- Geography: New England
- Focus: Environment, launching new projects
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The following list consists of events in community that the Foundation team is attending, sponsoring or could serve as a resource to you and your organization. For additional information, please contact event organizers directly.
New Commonwealth Fund info sessions
Date(s): September 25 | 3 - 4 p.m.; September 29 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Philanthropy Massachusetts Annual Conference
Date: September 30 | 12:15 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: UMass Boston Campus Center, Boston, Mass.
St. Francis House All the Way Home Gala
Date: October 4 | 6 - 10:30 p.m.
Location: Westin Seaport District Hotel, Boston, Mass.
The Ride for Food
Date: October 5 | 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Mass.
New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s conference: Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire
Date: Friday, October 24 | 8 a.m. -4 p.m.
Location: Grappone Conference Center, Concord, N.H.
Central Boston Elder Services Aging Together with Love and Hope
October 25 | 5 – 10 p.m.
Location: The Westin Copley Place, Boston, Mass.
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Future of Aging Forum
October 28 | 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Boston University Metcalf Trustee Center, Boston, Mass.
Victory Programs 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee
Date: November 6 | 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Artists for Humanity, Boston, Mass.
Massachusetts Public Health Association Annual Conference
November 19 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
2025 Massachusetts Food System Forum
Date: November 21, 2025 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass.
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