About Friends of 2life Communities
Ensure that all older adults have the opportunity to thrive—providing affordable, supportive housing, integrated services, and community to promote purpose, dignity, and wellbeing.
Focus Areas
Affordable senior housingSenior services and supportsAging in communityIntegrated healthcare for seniorsAdvocacy for older adultsIntergenerational / community development
Funding Style
program support / direct service fundingcapital projects / facility fundingoperational/project-based grants
Topics
program delivery and operationsfacility construction and renovation
About Friends of 2life Communities
Friends of 2life Communities Inc’s largest recent grants all center on one mission: supporting 2life-affiliated organizations that serve older adults through programs, services, and capital projects. In 2024, the foundation gave $1,653,217 to 2life Communities Services Inc for programs and services, following a $2,098,512 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. Those awards sit alongside capital support for 2life Developement Inc, showing that the funder backs both day-to-day service delivery and the physical settings where senior housing and community services operate. The grant record points to a tightly linked network of recipients, almost all in Brighton, Massachusetts, including 2life Communities Inc, 2life 370 Harvard LLC, and 2life Leventhal Limited Partnership. Program support is the dominant pattern, but the presence of capital projects indicates that the foundation also funds facility-related work. The overall picture is of a local grantmaker focused on older adults, with resources directed toward affordable housing, supportive services, and community-based aging infrastructure.
What Friends of 2life Communities Funds
The foundation’s grantmaking reflects multiple parts of the senior-services ecosystem. For programs and services, it gave $1,653,217 in 2024 to 2life Communities Services Inc, and $2,098,512 in 2023 to the same organization. That kind of support aligns with direct service funding and operational support. Capital work is another clear theme. In 2024, Friends of 2life Communities Inc awarded $163,290 to 2life Developement Inc for capital projects, after a $407,311 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. The recipient mix also includes 2life Communities Inc, which received $157,549 in 2024 and $187,776 in 2023 for programs and services. Smaller awards to 2life 370 Harvard LLC and 2life Leventhal Limited Partnership show that the foundation funds several related entities within the 2life network, not just one operating organization.
How Friends of 2life Communities Gives
Typical grant size ranges from $16,500 at the 25th percentile to $163,290 at the median and $407,311 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support across 2023 and 2024, including multiple awards to the same affiliated entities, which suggests ongoing relationship-based grantmaking rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation operates as a local funder and makes program-related investments. Its philosophy tags point to program support and direct service funding, plus capital projects and facility funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$9.2M
Total Revenue
$6M
Total Expenses
$3.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $407K, with a median of $163K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$163K
75th Percentile
$407K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BENJAMIN MAHNKE
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