About English for New Bostonians
English for New Bostonians ensures access to high-quality English classes so that adult immigrants across race, education, and migratory backgrounds can pursue their aspirations and contribute to a Commonwealth that fully values their talents and voices.
Focus Areas
Adult English language learning (ESOL)Workforce development and career pathwaysImmigrant economic integrationTeacher training and professional developmentCommunity partnerships and program funding
Who They Fund
adult learnersadults with limited English proficiencyadult immigrant and refugee populations
Funding Style
not_specified
Topics
About English for New Bostonians
English for New Bostonians Inc. concentrates on adult English learning as a pathway to immigrant economic integration, and its grantmaking shows that focus clearly: the largest recent awards go to community-based ESOL providers serving learners across Boston neighborhoods. The foundation’s recent grants include $150,000 to Gilbert Albert Community Center for English learning for adults and $133,000 to Gardner Pilot Academy for the same purpose, alongside repeated support for organizations that combine instruction with workforce and community supports. English for New Bostonians Inc. also backs programs that connect English learning to family life, career pathways, and employer-linked training. In the recent-grants list, recipients range from neighborhood education programs to larger public and nonprofit institutions, including East Boston Harborside Community School Council Inc., East Boston Community Council, YMCA Education & Training, and Boston Public Schools. The pattern suggests a funder that uses English instruction as a core tool for adult access to work, school, and civic participation, rather than as a stand-alone education grant category.
What English for New Bostonians Funds
A central theme is adult ESOL delivered through community partners. English for New Bostonians Inc. gave $127,500 to East Boston Harborside Community School Council Inc. for English learning for adults, and the same purpose appears across other grantees such as St Mark Community Education Program and Abcd South Side Adult Esol. Workforce-linked English is another clear thread: the foundation supports contextualized instruction and career pathways, including $67,000 to Jvs for English learning for adults. It also funds school- and district-connected adult education, with grants to Boston Public Schools for English learning for adults in Roxbury. Family-oriented programming appears as well, consistent with the foundation’s emphasis on learners who are adults with caregiving responsibilities and on ESOL that fits daily life and work.
How English for New Bostonians Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $44,680, the median is $64,342, and p75 is $86,000. The recent list shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Gardner Pilot Academy, Gilbert Albert Community Center, East Boston Community Council, YMCA Education & Training, and East Boston Harborside Community School Council Inc. That repeat pattern points to ongoing program funding rather than one-off awards. English for New Bostonians Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. The grants shown are all programmatic awards tied to adult English learning and related capacity or pathway-building work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$2.8M
Total Revenue
$3.4M
Total Expenses
$4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $86K, with a median of $64K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$64K
75th Percentile
$86K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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