The Metro North Regional Employment Board (REB) is a public-private partnership whose mission is to enable area residents to gain the skills to maximize their economic self-sufficiency and provide employers with the workforce they need to effectively compete in the changing world economy.
A defining feature of Metro North Regional Employment Board’s recent giving is repeated large-scale support for job training and place-based workforce work in Massachusetts. The biggest grants in the file go to Abcd Company, including $5,214,705 in 2025, $4,077,658 in 2024, and $3,512,016 in 2023, showing a multi-year commitment rather than a one-off award. Their portfolio also includes substantial support for Chelsea Collaborative, City of Malden, and City of Revere, which points to an emphasis on regional workforce delivery through community organizations and local government partners. The foundation’s mission statement centers on helping area residents gain skills for economic self-sufficiency while meeting employer workforce needs. That shows up in grants tied to job training and place-based services, with recipients spanning cities such as Boston, Chelsea, Malden, Revere, Everett, Cambridge, and Somerville. Several awards to education and training organizations, along with municipal recipients, suggest a funding model that supports both direct service and the infrastructure behind workforce access. Metro North Regional Employment Board is a regular funder, and its recent grants show sustained, high-dollar investment in employment pathways across the Metro North region.
Workforce development is the clearest thread in Metro North Regional Employment Board’s grantmaking. The organization issued the Hospitality Sector Pipeline Training Grant RFP to support training, recruitment, and employer partnerships for hospitality pathways, and it also posted the Workforce Training Fund Regional Training Capacity RFP to expand regional training capacity. Its sector focus extends into IT, through the IT Workforce Program Design Grant RFP, which funds program design work for training programs and employer partnerships that prepare job seekers for IT roles. The foundation also supports industry training equipment through the Industry Training Capital Equipment Program, including a grant size range of $250,000 to $1,250,000. Beyond sector training, the funder connects workforce and education through the MA Life Sciences Center STEM Equipment and Supplies Grant Program and the Adult Career Pathways RFP, showing attention to STEM preparation and adult learner pathways.
$24.6M
$7.8M
$15.2M
$14.6M
Most grants fall between $25K and $89K, with a median of $48K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$48K
75th Percentile
$89K
About 94% of grants go to recipients in MA.
CHRISTOPHER ALBRIZIO-LEE
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Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure level: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $48,479, and the 75th percentile is $89,322. The recent grants list also shows a long tail of larger awards, including multiple six- and seven-figure commitments. Recipients appear across multiple years, with Abcd Company, Chelsea Collaborative, City of Malden, City of Revere, City of Everett, Just a Start Corporation, Community Workshop Inc, and City of Cambridge all receiving more than one award in the file. Metro North Regional Employment Board is a public-private partnership and a regular funder. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant record points to direct workforce funding through recurring awards and competitive opportunities rather than a one-time-only model.
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Massachusetts: 94% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 127 grants in the United States. The city pattern is strongest in Boston, Chelsea, Malden, Revere, Everett, and Cambridge, with additional awards in Somerville, Woburn, Andover, Medford, and Lawrence-area organizations. This is a local funder with a clearly regional footprint in the Metro North area and nearby Greater Boston communities.
Its recent grants go to community organizations, cities, schools, and workforce providers. Examples in the file include municipal recipients such as City of Malden, City of Revere, City of Everett, and City of Cambridge, as well as workforce and education organizations like Chelsea Collaborative, Just a Start Corporation, Greater Lawrence Technical High Sch, and Community Workshop Inc.
The listed focus areas include workforce development, job training, STEM education, youth employment, healthcare workforce, advanced manufacturing, and career center services. The active grant programs also show sector pipeline training, IT workforce program design, hospitality training, capital equipment, and adult career pathways.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years in the recent grants list. Abcd Company received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Chelsea Collaborative in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and City of Malden, City of Revere, City of Everett, Just a Start Corporation, Community Workshop Inc, and City of Cambridge also received more than one grant.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five figures. The 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $48,479, and the 75th percentile is $89,322. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards, including seven-figure grants to Abcd Company.
Very local. The geographic scope is listed as local, and 94% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, which is also the top state by grant count. The recipient cities in the recent grants list are concentrated in the Metro North and Greater Boston area, including Boston, Chelsea, Malden, Revere, Everett, Cambridge, Somerville, Woburn, Medford, and Andover.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD COMPANY | BOSTON, MA | $5,214,705 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE | CHELSEA, MA | $1,161,029 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CITY OF MALDEN | MALDEN, MA | $836,281 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CITY OF REVERE | REVERE, MA | $367,198 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CITY OF EVERETT | EVERETT, MA | $229,990 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| SASAKI FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $181,374 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| JUST A START CORPORATION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $179,811 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| MACIR | BOSTON, MA | $177,212 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| GREATER LAWRENCE TECHNICAL HIGH SCH | ANDOVER, MA | $163,685 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENG | BOSTON, MA | $141,743 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BREAKTIME UNITED | BOSTON, MA | $128,614 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| COMMUNITY WORKSHOP INC | BOSTON, MA | $118,109 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CITY OF CAMBRIDGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $104,830 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BUILDING MASS CAREERS | WOBURN, MA | $101,335 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| SOMMERVILLE COMMUNITY CORPORATION | SOMERVILLE, MA | $100,383 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| NEW ENGLAND EXPERT TECH | GREENFILED, MA | $79,066 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BOSTON EDUCATION SKILLS & TRAINING CORP | MEDFORD, MA | $74,916 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE | BOSTON, MA | $72,865 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| YMCA GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $62,500 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| YMCA MALDEN | MALDEN, MA | $61,316 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | READING, MA | $60,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | BURLINGTON, MA | $58,215 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| SHAWSHEEN VALLEY TECH HIGH SCHOOL | BILLERICA, MA | $56,579 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LLC | WOBURN, MA | $55,996 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| MACK TECH | WESTFORD, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| GREATER LOWELL WIB | LOWELL, MA | $49,955 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| WHITTIER REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL | HAVERHILL, MA | $49,623 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR ARTS & TECHN | BOSTON, MA | $43,494 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| REVERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | REVERE, MA | $43,065 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| THE WELCOME PROJECT | SOMERVILLE, MA | $37,367 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| LA COMUNIDAD INC | EVERETT, MA | $32,815 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CITY OF SOMERVILLE | SOMERVILLE, MA | $31,330 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| METRO SOUTH WEST | MARLBOROUGH, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOOD CENT | BOSTON, MA | $29,998 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| ACTION FOR EQUITY | DORCHESTER, MA | $27,095 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY WIB | LAWRENCE, MA | $27,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| LARE | LAWRENCE, MA | $21,808 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPAN | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,539 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BERKSHIRE WORKFORCE BOARD | PITTFIELD, MA | $16,500 | 2025 | JOB TRANING & PLACE |
| COMPUTERS FOR PEOPLE | HOBOKEN, NJ | $15,297 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| SPERLING INTERACTIVE | SALEM, MA | $14,388 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY TELEVISION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $12,724 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| UNION SQUARE MAIN STREETS INC | SOMERVILLE, MA | $12,229 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| TABLE TALK PIES | WORCESTER, MA | $12,112 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CENTRAL WORKFORCE BOARD | WORCESTER, MA | $9,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| EAST SOMERVILLE MAIN STREETS INC | SOMERVILLE, MA | $7,417 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| WOBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WOBURN, MA | $5,625 | 2025 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| ABCD COMPANY | BOSTON, MA | $4,077,658 | 2024 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
| CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE | CHELSEA, MA | $950,909 | 2024 | JOB TRAINING & PLACE |
ABCD COMPANY
$5,214,705JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE
$1,161,029JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CITY OF MALDEN
$836,281JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CITY OF REVERE
$367,198JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CITY OF EVERETT
$229,990JOB TRAINING & PLACE
SASAKI FOUNDATION
$181,374JOB TRAINING & PLACE
JUST A START CORPORATION
JOB TRAINING & PLACE
MACIR
$177,212JOB TRAINING & PLACE
GREATER LAWRENCE TECHNICAL HIGH SCH
$163,685JOB TRAINING & PLACE
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENG
$141,743JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BREAKTIME UNITED
$128,614JOB TRAINING & PLACE
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP INC
$118,109JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
$104,830JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BUILDING MASS CAREERS
$101,335JOB TRAINING & PLACE
SOMMERVILLE COMMUNITY CORPORATION
$100,383JOB TRAINING & PLACE
NEW ENGLAND EXPERT TECH
$79,066JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BOSTON EDUCATION SKILLS & TRAINING CORP
$74,916JOB TRAINING & PLACE
JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE
$72,865JOB TRAINING & PLACE
YMCA GREATER BOSTON
$62,500JOB TRAINING & PLACE
YMCA MALDEN
$61,316JOB TRAINING & PLACE
READING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$60,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$58,215JOB TRAINING & PLACE
SHAWSHEEN VALLEY TECH HIGH SCHOOL
$56,579JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LLC
$55,996JOB TRAINING & PLACE
MACK TECH
$50,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
GREATER LOWELL WIB
$49,955JOB TRAINING & PLACE
WHITTIER REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECH HIGH SCHOOL
$49,623JOB TRAINING & PLACE
NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR ARTS & TECHN
$43,494JOB TRAINING & PLACE
REVERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$43,065JOB TRAINING & PLACE
THE WELCOME PROJECT
$37,367JOB TRAINING & PLACE
LA COMUNIDAD INC
$32,815JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CITY OF SOMERVILLE
$31,330JOB TRAINING & PLACE
METRO SOUTH WEST
$30,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BOSTON CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOOD CENT
$29,998JOB TRAINING & PLACE
ACTION FOR EQUITY
$27,095JOB TRAINING & PLACE
MERRIMACK VALLEY WIB
$27,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
LARE
$21,808JOB TRAINING & PLACE
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMPAN
$20,539JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BERKSHIRE WORKFORCE BOARD
$16,500JOB TRANING & PLACE
COMPUTERS FOR PEOPLE
$15,297JOB TRAINING & PLACE
SPERLING INTERACTIVE
$14,388JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
$12,724JOB TRAINING & PLACE
UNION SQUARE MAIN STREETS INC
$12,229JOB TRAINING & PLACE
TABLE TALK PIES
$12,112JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CENTRAL WORKFORCE BOARD
$9,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
EAST SOMERVILLE MAIN STREETS INC
$7,417JOB TRAINING & PLACE
BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL
$6,000JOB TRAINING & PLACE
WOBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$5,625JOB TRAINING & PLACE
ABCD COMPANY
$4,077,658JOB TRAINING & PLACE
CHELSEA COLLABORATIVE
$950,909JOB TRAINING & PLACE