About Trustees of Boston College
Trustees of Boston College directs a small number of relatively large awards toward neighborhood revitalization, urban green space, and Catholic religious missions. Their support mixes local Allston–Brighton community development and parks infrastructure with contributions to Jesuit and Franciscan organizations, indicating both place-based civic investment and faith-based philanthropy. The foundation tends to fund organizations capable of delivering community-facing services or capital projects rather than many small program grants.
Focus Areas
Capital support for urban parks and recreation (citywide/Allston–Brighton)Neighborhood community development and local organizing in Allston–BrightonSupport for Jesuit institutional work and Catholic religious ordersFaith-based international mission and service (e.g., African mission work)
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with a single dominant award ( Fund for Parks and Recreation) alongside multi-sector support for local community organizations and Catholic institutions; favors one-time or project/capital grants over many small recurring gifts.
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating support
About Trustees of Boston College
The largest recent award from Trustees of Boston College went to The Fund for Parks and Recreation, a $250,000 general-support grant in 2025. That single grant reflects a pattern of backing community-facing work that is tied to place: urban green space, neighborhood revitalization, and local organizing in the Allston–Brighton area. The foundation’s recent grants also show a clear faith dimension, with support for Jesuit institutional work and Catholic religious missions alongside civic investment. Its grantmaking is relatively concentrated and uses sizable awards rather than many small checks. In the recent record, the foundation gave $100,000 to Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province for general support and $75,000 to Allston Brighton Community Fund for general support. Those grants sit alongside additional support for a community development corporation and a Franciscan mission organization, showing a mix of local infrastructure and religiously affiliated philanthropy. The foundation’s 2025 filing also shows program-related investments, which adds another layer to how it deploys capital beyond standard grants.
What Trustees of Boston College Funds
In urban parks and recreation, Trustees of Boston College made a $250,000 general-support grant to The Fund for Parks and Recreation. That award points to interest in citywide or neighborhood green-space infrastructure rather than a narrow program. For Jesuit and Catholic religious work, the foundation gave $100,000 to Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province for general support and $20,000 to Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa for general support. Those gifts indicate attention to both institutional religious life and mission-oriented service. Local neighborhood development is another visible thread. The foundation awarded $75,000 to Allston Brighton Community Fund and $24,825 to Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation, both on a general-support basis. The pair suggests sustained support for organizations working in the Allston–Brighton community.
How Trustees of Boston College Gives
Typical grant size is fairly elevated for a foundation with low annual grant volume: the 25th percentile is $24,825, the median is $75,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent record shows a small number of grants, with awards clustered in that range and one larger outlier at $250,000. The 2025 filing also indicates program-related investments, so the foundation uses more than one capital tool. The recent list does not show repeated grantees across multiple years, so the visible pattern is a single-year snapshot rather than a long recurring series.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.7M
Total Assets
$7.7B
Total Revenue
$1.8B
Total Expenses
$1.5B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ
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