About Bunker Hill Community College Foundation
The Bunker Hill Community College Foundation directs nearly all of its giving to support Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, funding both student academic support services and campus capital needs. The foundation functions as a dedicated philanthropic vehicle for advancing the college’s educational programs, student success initiatives, and facility improvements. Its approach is highly institution-specific and place-based, focused on strengthening a single public community college.
Focus Areas
Campus capital projects and facility improvements at Bunker Hill Community College (Boston)Academic support programs and retention initiatives for community college studentsWorkforce development and career preparation programs delivered through the collegeStudent services and access-related financial support at a single public community college
Who They Fund
Bunker Hill Community College (institution)Bunker Hill Community College students
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: virtually all funding goes to one recurring grantee (Bunker Hill Community College) in large gifts that cover both programmatic support and capital needs rather than a diversified grant portfolio.
About Bunker Hill Community College Foundation
A $2,452,432 grant in 2023 set the tone for Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc.: its giving is built around Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, with support that includes academic services, other college activities, and capital projects. The foundation’s work is institution-specific rather than broad-based, and the available grant record shows a clear pattern of directing resources to one public community college. That pattern continued with a $1,418,735 grant in 2025 to the same college for academic support and other activities. Across these grants, the foundation functions as a funding vehicle for the college’s student success efforts and campus needs. Its portfolio is centered on the educational life of Bunker Hill Community College students, with grants that help sustain academic support programming and related institutional priorities. The active grant programs reinforce that focus. One program supports emergency assistance for students facing urgent expenses that could interfere with continued enrollment, while another provides scholarships for tuition and related educational costs. Together, the grants and named programs point to a foundation that backs both student access and the college’s operating and facilities needs.
What Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Funds
The foundation’s support for academic support services appears in its largest recent grant: $2,452,432 to Bunker Hill Community College for academic support and other activities, including capital projects. A second grant of $1,418,735 in 2025 also went to the college for academic support and other activities. Student aid is another clear thread. Its BHCC Emergency Assistance Fund is intended to help students cover urgent expenses that could interrupt their studies, and BHCC Foundation Scholarships support tuition and related educational costs. Campus infrastructure is part of the picture as well. The 2023 grant explicitly included capital projects at Bunker Hill Community College, showing that the foundation funds both student-facing services and the physical needs of the institution.
How Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Gives
The grant size distribution is large and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $1,677,159, the median is $1,935,584, and the 75th percentile is $2,194,008. That pattern indicates relatively high-value awards rather than many small grants. The record also points to a recurring relationship with one recipient. The same institution, Bunker Hill Community College, appears in both recent grants listed for 2023 and 2025. The foundation is not structured around individual giving or program-related investments, and the available programs are institution-based rather than open solicitation. Recipients are tied to the college and its students.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$993K
Total Assets
$14.4M
Total Revenue
$4.3M
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.7M and $2.2M, with a median of $1.9M.
25th Percentile
$1.7M
Median
$1.9M
75th Percentile
$2.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARILYN KUHAR
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