ABOUT THE MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND
The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund is a professionally-managed endowment fund supported by generous gifts from the community. The Legacy Fund invests for the long term while also helping to address current needs through grantmaking. Grants are made to organizations working in the community through an annual competitive process conducted by volunteers serving on the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Grant Committee.
For more information or to contribute to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, please click the "Learn More" button below.
MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND AWARDS $40,000
IN GRANTS
The Medfield Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Legacy Fund Community Impact Grants. The Medfield Foundation (MFi) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation whose mission is to build community by supporting nonprofit initiatives, raising funds for those in need, and distributing grants that positively impact Medfield.
Since 2018, over $135,000 in grants have been awarded to Medfield community groups. The annual process starts with a “Call for Applications” in February, with invitations for semi-finalists to compete in a Pitch It! Shark Tank type event in April, and selection of final winning recipients in May. Any Medfield-based nonprofit or Town department is eligible to apply.
“It’s an honor to support these amazing groups and volunteers that contribute so much to our community”
-Chris Cahill
Co-Chair of the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Committee
This year’s grants were awarded to:
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Friends of Medfield High School Theatre Society for sound and stage support
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Sustainable Medfield for an educational mailing to new residents
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Peak House Heritage Center for a structural survey and their re-siding project
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Medfield Animal Shelter towards shelter renovation needs
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Zullo Gallery Center for the Arts toward strategic planning for building ownership
The Medfield Foundation encourages you to make a tax deductible donation to help Medfield children attend summer camp! There are two easy ways to make your donation:
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Click the donate button below to fill out the form and select "Camp Fund"
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Send your check to the Medfield Foundation, PO Box 745, Medfield MA 02052.
Please make your check out to Medfield Foundation, Inc and then please write "CAMP" in the memo line!
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We hope you will consider donating to the Medfield Foundation Camp Fund to send a Medfield child to summer camp.
If you are need of financial assistance for your children to attend a Medfield based summer camp, please contact Medfield Outreach by calling 508-359-7121 x3421 or x3422 or via email: medfieldoutreach@medfield.net
MEDFIELD FOUNDATION 2025 CAMP FUND NEEDS YOUR HELP
Adults and children throughout Medfield have happy memories of summer camp. From a traditional experience in the woods, to skill building, to specialized camps, many Medfielders cherish these summer camp experiences and the friends they made there.
Before the summer camp season begins, the Medfield Foundation is asking Medfield residents to help make summer camp accessible to all.
Since 2017 the Medfield Foundation’s Camp Fund, thanks to the generosity of our Medfield donors, raised well over $55,000 to benefit more than 60 local families in offsetting costs in order to send their children to camps. Thanks to Medfielders’ generosity, scores of children from our town experienced the magic of a variety of summer camp sessions and swimming at Hinkley Pond.
“Thank you so much for the generosity that helped give my children a chance to have fun and be happy during summer.”
“The program was a godsend that allowed me to keep my son with special needs in camp a few days a week so he could benefit from social interaction with his peers.”
This year, the goal is to raise even more as we expect an increased need for assistance.
ABOUT THE MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND
The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund raises private funds for public good. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund is a professionally managed endowment created to support community driven projects. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund invests for the long term while also helping to address current community needs through annual competitive grantmaking for immediate positive impact.
For more information or to contribute to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, please click the "Learn More" button below.
If you have any questions we can always be reached through our online contact form:
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MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND NOW ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Medfield Foundation has announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2025 Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Up to $40,000 in grants will be awarded, and any Medfield-based nonprofit or Town department is eligible. Applicants are welcome to submit a grant request online here by March 21st, 2025.
The Legacy Fund Committee will review all submissions and select the finalists who will be invited to PITCH IT!, a Shark Tank-type event to be held in person on April 16th, 2025. At PITCH IT!, applicants present their proposal, goals, and financial needs and directly engage with the Legacy Fund Committee on their projects. The Legacy Fund Committee will make its final selection of grant recipients for the 2025 funding round in May 2025.
The Medfield Foundation has awarded close to $100,000 over 5 years for the benefit of Medfield through its Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Recipients include Cultural Alliance of Medfield, Friends of the MHS Theatre Society, Friends of the Medfield Rail Trail, Medfield Cares About Prevention, Medfield Outreach, The Peak House Heritage Center, Sustainable Medfield, Hinkley Helpers, Medfield TV, Kingsbury Pond Gristmill Committee, Zullo Gallery Center for Arts and Friends of the Dwight-Derby House.
Grantees have used their awards to further important projects in Medfield and in some cases to leverage significant additional resources such as matching grants or federal or state funding. This year’s applicants should be prepared to illustrate a strong and compelling current need for funds, and possibly present how those funds may generate additional investments from the Medfield community as well.
Act fast to take advantage of this spectacular opportunity!