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CUSTODIANS OF OUR CITY

At the Cambridge Community Foundation we ve made it our mission to make good on making good We ve pledged ourselves to making economic mobility attainable social cohesion achievable and collective action possible It s a promise we made 109 years ago And one we ll keep for 1 000 more Because at its core that s what community is An enduring promise To look out for one another Stand up for one another Be good to one another A promise to make good now so we can make tomorrow even better

OUR SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE MUCH OF this year has been about reimagining how we approach the big social problems that impact the lives of our most vulnerable neighbors and the fabric of our city We ve made photography a cornerstone of our annual reports because good photographs hold the power to change our perspective and shape our attitudes Will we approach the future with a sense of optimism or dread Or move forward with the belief that we can influence the course of events Likewise our new strategic plan is pushing us to think differently and grapple with important questions What will it take for families to move up the economic ladder from crisis to stability How can we close equity gaps and create pathways to opportunity How can we work effectively with nonprofits to amplify their impact What will it take for us to enhance social cohesion across neighborhoods and cultures You can see this shift in our thinking in the changing ways we work with the nonprofit community Last year for the first time we brought together eight food security partners to reimagine their role in the emergency distribution system in Cambridge This led to a new vision of how they can operate as a network increasing efficiency and impact in addition to distributing food these partners now see themselves as hubs of economic security for low income families Another investment in social cohesion supports Cambridge News Inc a new nonprofit working to strengthen local news an essential component of maintaining a connected democratic community Collaboration and partnerships guide all our activities Uniting donors who share a common purpose helps their dollars go further We can succeed only when people from all corners of the city come together and share their diverse perspectives and skills In this year s annual report we re highlighting the work of Cambridge based photographer Kristen Joy Emack who set out to capture some of the most important but often unseen people in our midst the thousands of custodians of the city who make it all work The people who protect maintain and steward the things we value You can witness their imprint on our schools parks and streets and in our architecture art and traditions They inspire us and we hope they ll inspire you too Thanks to all of you for your support We re grateful to all the nonprofits city officials community leaders universities donors and partners who help us make good in this wonderful city GEETA PRADHAN President PHIL JOHNSON Board chair To harness the power of arts and culture as a building block of social cohesion we re exploring new kinds of partnerships such as our work with Arrow Street Arts to create performance space for underserved artists 2 C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 3

GUARD PROTECT CONNECT CUSTODIANS are caretakers of the people places and spaces that shape our city They share a deep commitment to making Cambridge a home where everyone belongs and they remind us that when we all play our small part in caring for the city we love everyone wins PREPARE STEWARD NOURISH CURATE GUIDE IMAGINE CHAMPION INNOVATE CARE 4 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N

CARING FOR KIDS GHANAIAN BORN FRANCIS Kakra Brew Smith s first career was as a carpenter but he says I decided to help the community so I got a job as a school custodian His favorite part of the day at Cambridgeport School is lunchtime I keep an eye on the kids who don t want to eat he says I sit down beside them and then they eat their lunch My goal as a custodian is to make sure that everybody who sees me is smiling 6 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 7

GUARDING CROSSWALKS BILL MITCHELL 84 was busy throughout his many careers After he sold his cleaning company in 1999 he worked at a computer store but still found time to moonlight as a cleaner at the Cambridge Community Center Fifteen years ago he officially retired and became a crossing guard His most recent post was at Columbia and Market streets near the school he attended decades ago as a child The rewards of seeing the smiles and hearing the good mornings and hellos from the parents and kiddos gave me a sense of purpose he says But the time has come for me to slow down This January he retired again this time for good I miss the people The kids are wonderful 8 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 9

NOURISHING COMMUNITY JIMMY DRES and his late brother Philip bought Andy s Diner 30 years ago preserving the North Cambridge eatery founded in 1958 right down to the menu The restaurant continues to be a hub for anyone looking for a hot cup of coffee and the warmth of belonging among neighbors because the comfort foods on offer aren t the only thing that s soothing It s not even about the food Dres says The food is secondary I consider this almost the church of North Cambridge a place that holds people together You feel like you re at home here 10 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 11

PROTECTING WATER AND NATURE WATERSHED PROTECTION RANGER and Outreach Coordinator Tim Puopolo safeguards Fresh Pond which has provided Cambridge s drinking water for over aalmost century a century A boldAidea bold the idea pond s Fresh designers the Pond s designers sons had of Frederick in the 1800s Law Puopolo Olmsted explains had in thewas 1800s to surround Puopolo explains it with nature was to rather surround than it brick withwalls nature andrather barbed than wire brick So walls a wonderful and barbedside wire effect So is a wonderful it also became side Cambridge s effect is it also most became valuable Cambridge s wildlife most refuge valuablehe wildlife says What refuge happens he says to What the land happens happens to the to the land water happens and to what the water happens and whatto happens the water to the happens waterto happens the people to the people 12 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 13

NURTURING POTENTIAL AS A YOUTH RESOURCE officer with the Cambridge Police Department Pam Morris supports kids and their families by establishing relationships and interacting with them on a more personal level than we would when responding to a crisis Morris says she loves meeting people and being an advocate for those who feel they don t have a voice I believe in the potential of what this city can offer she says and I want everyone to have access to that and a safe place to live 14 C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 15

PRESERVING HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Cambridge Historical Commission Charlie Sullivan has protected Cambridge s built environment for more than 50 years Cambridge was founded to be the capital of Massachusetts he says It has evolved over almost 400 years and is a very complicated layered physical environment that demonstrates countless connections to the past If we re not careful it s easy to erase historic connections as we plan for the future 16 C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 17

CONNECTING WOMEN THROUGH CONVERSATION Left to right Kai Long Dorla White Simpson Shelley Flaherty Yvonne Gittens and Melissa Dagher Left to right Kai Long Dorla White Simpson Shelley Flaherty Yvonne Gittens and Melissa Dagher Erinn Danielle Pearson Breedy cofounded Community Conversations with Shelley Flattery and Dita Obler Erinn Danielle Pearson Breedy cofounded Community Conversations with Shelley Flattery and Dita Obler 18 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N SIXTEEN YEARS ago three friends realized magic was happening in their salon that could benefit the women around them They created Community Conversations Sister to Sister a nonprofit that invites women and medical practitioners to have informal conversations around health and wellness in a comfortable safe space like the salon It s about Black women being heard and getting the support they need to be advocates for themselves and those they love says Erinn Danielle PearsonBreedy owner of Simply Erinn s Unisex Hair Salon and co founder of Community Conversations What I care about is people Hair is secondary At the salon we re a community We chat we laugh we share experiences and advice We re here for one another C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 19

CURATING ART AND INNOVATION FOR MICHAEL JOHN GORMAN director of the MIT Museum a museum s purpose goes beyond traditional preservation He sees it as a hub where people of all ages can gather to think differently forge connections and find inspiration in unexpected ways In the past museums were about preservation Gorman says and that role still exists but the exciting thing is when you can see the sparks fly Museums are one place that can free you from your algorithmic filter bubble to connect and socialize across boundaries At their heart they re places of playful creativity 20 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 21

ENCOURAGING THE ARTIST IN EVERYONE NAJEE BROWN creative director of the Multicultural Arts Center in East Cambridge and his team provide opportunities for local artists of all genres and backgrounds The center gives creators the space and support they need while their audiences experience new ways of thinking and creative inspiration through the music dance poetry theater and visual arts they share So many people work 9 to 5 Brown says but art is their saving grace their third place In a world where it can be hard to connect people can find their community through the arts It educates the mind motivates the will and stirs the heart 22 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 23

CULTIVATING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD MOHAMMED HANNAN grew up in Bangladesh with homegrown food When he came to Cambridge in 2008 he craved that fresh flavor but says he wasn t able to afford healthy foods What started as a garden for his family has grown into a 10acre operation in Lincoln Hannan Healthy Foods Farm that he runs in addition to working as a lab manager at MIT The farm lets him bring the experience he had as a child to low income families in Cambridge My mission he says is to reach more and more marginalized communities around us to serve healthy locally grown produce 24 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 25

GUIDING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES TOYBA ABDIE the Cambridge Public Schools Amharic speaking bilingual liaison builds bridges for Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants By connecting children and their families with resources in the area Abdie is a champion of equitable belonging in our city As an immigrant and a parent she says I know how difficult it is to find resources for my family I always tell the families I work with that they have a voice And if they can t find it they can speak through me 26 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 27

PROTECTING CULTURAL HERITAGE Left to right Tina Lieu Jenny Chung Deepa Bharath Vatsady Sivongzay and Nina Farouk Not pictured Francesca Broekman Krystal Gratta and Tina Lu 28 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N THREE YEARS AGO a group of women founded the Cambridge Somerville Asian Festival to protect and celebrate the complexities of cultural heritage We wanted to create spaces where our kids could be together in a community and learn about different cultures and the complex nuances of what it means to be Asian American says Jenny Chung a cofounder of the event Nina Farouk another cofounder adds We try to be conscious of voices that are not the loudest in the Asian community by featuring Malaysian or Hawaiian or Uzbek food for example We want young people to have a sense of belonging and to see themselves reflected in the older generations C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 29

CREATING JOY CAMBRIDGE RESIDENT Daniel Wilson participates every October in the HONK Festival of Activist Street Bands which brings brass bands percussion ensembles stilt walkers puppeteers flag twirlers and more to Cambridge and Somerville I think what holds HONK together is courageous welcoming says Wilson We are inclusive and the only expectation no matter your musical ability is that you show up and have fun It s a fluid community but what holds everyone together is joy 30 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 31

ENSURING SPACES FOR HEALTH FOR WELLNESS ADAM CORBEIL Cambridge s director of recreation and his colleagues help people connect with nature and have fun in green spaces like Danehy Park One of the best parts of my job is watching all kinds of people come together to invest in their personal health and wellness he says Sports recreation and parks are such a unifying force They really bring people together and after participating for the rest of the day they re completely different people 32 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 33

CULTIVATING CURES THE RAGON INSTITUTE of Mass General Brigham MIT and Harvard was founded in 2009 to find a cure for HIV AIDS but has evolved to explore how the immune system can combat a broader spectrum of diseases from tuberculosis to malaria to cancer This ambitious mission brings together diverse minds including scientists researchers engineers and administrators all working in concert Something we say around the lab a lot is that we believe HIV can be cured in our lifetime says Sarah Mustafa Eisa program manager for the Ragon s Kwon Lab I know I can be a force for good 34 Members of the Ragon Institute s Kwon Lab left to right Sarah Mustafa Eisa research technician Daisy Wang postdoctoral fellow Joshua Gammon research scientist Jiawu Xu and research technicians Natalie Culler and Salina Hussain C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 35

CHAMPIONING VALUES DANNY ADKINS a custodian at Cambridgeport School stays late into the night after the last teacher has left the building My best friend s father was a custodian he says and I always admired what a hard worker he was I learned early on that it s not a person s title that matters it s their character 36 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 37

LEADING WITH A MORAL COMPASS JANET JEMMOTT MOSES and her family are keepers of a part of Cambridge s conscience through the legacy of her late husband the civil rights pioneer Bob Moses Through the Moses family s civic engagement and the Bob Moses Fund at CCF the Moseses challenge our collective conscience to work toward a more just and equitable America Whatever the future is going to be will require the people most affected to stand up and organize she says but not around self interest We have to decide what kind of community we really want to be 38 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 39

A QUIET SENTINEL ON THE YORK STREET side of Donnelly Field sits an enormous London plane tree which according to city documents is nearly 250 years old It s amazing to imagine how many moments in Cambridge history it has witnessed the end of slavery in Massachusetts British soldiers marching to Concord on the eve of the American Revolution numerous waves of immigration and industry and natural disasters from hurricanes and blizzards to the pandemics of 1918 and 2020 Like the people in these pages the tree is a custodian bearing witness to our history Care for community is measured in commitment and steady presence says photographer Kristen Joy Emack By protecting and preparing our communal spaces the stewardship of the custodians profiled here and so many others like them makes Cambridge the city it is today a city we are all proud to be a part of Whether safeguarding our past or nurturing the future they all play a vital role in making Cambridge a home where everyone is welcome where everyone belongs 40 C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 41

OUR ROLE REIMAGINED ECONOMIC MOBILITY Community foundations can catalyze change in communities by stewarding resources for the common good We activate partners around the city s most critical issues for the betterment of all AT CCF we see our role as custodians of change using our knowledge resources and connections to take on the city s greatest challenges We recognize that we can only do this work through collaboration partnerships and pooled resources This recognition has brought about a shift in perspective on how we structure the organization define our approach and measure our success To guide our work we leverage our community s intellectual social and financial capital to Partner with innovative organizations donors and stakeholders for collective problem solving Deepen our knowledge of the city and strengthen our role as a convener Build and deploy the financial resources necessary for meaningful change SOCIAL COHESION 42 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N In last year s annual report we introduced a five year strategic plan for achieving economic mobility and social cohesion This year we share the story of how our ambitions are driving and defining our reimagined role as a community foundation Here are a few examples of what we ve accomplished so far 43

FRAMING SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS THIRTY YEARS AGO the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee CEOC launched its food pantry as a temporary fix to help struggling families Today it has become a permanent food source for families and the demand for services keeps growing When you see people lined up in the cold says Tina Alu executive director of CEOC it makes you think there has to be a better way CEOC was not alone Many organizations with deep knowledge of the food system were also looking for a better way How could they improve food access food access and andaddress addressthe theroot rootcauses causesof ofthe the long waiting lines Could they offer more fresh healthy culturally relevant food Could they provide critical services while addressing the structural barriers facing low income families And the biggest question of all Could they address the food access problem holistically rather than as a series of isolated interventions Last year CCF made a multiyear 1 6 million investment in food security We supported eight projects and hosted a series of conversations bringing food system partners to the table to create a stronger network among them Today these groups are collaborating to reimagine food distribution in Cambridge and they re taking steps to become resource hubs that can meet the varied needs of low income families beyond just putting food on the table Instead of working separately they re sharing their strategies building capacity together and finding creative ways to offer healthy culturally relevant food with dignity This shift from meeting immediate needs to fostering long term opportunities for struggling families exemplifies our approach to economic mobility CCF benefits greatly from the wisdom and expertise of our on the ground partners who have an intense understanding of the challenges of our most vulnerable neighbors 44 Our approach addresses immediate needs while looking at more systemic solutions says Alu who is leading the Food Pantry Network project That s how the Foundation is looking at the problem as well They challenged us as their partners to think differently and we are Sahida Akter with her children Shahria and Fiad CHALLENGING OLD NARRATIVES EVEN IN COMBINATION with the hourly pay her husband earns as a cook Sahida Akter s income as a part time teacher only goes so far for a family of five living in Cambridge The 500 in monthly cash the couple received last year from the Rise Up Cambridge program helped them make ends meet It bought groceries clothing and the occasional Uber fare when a ride was required Akter even put some money aside for her daughter who is heading to college in the fall C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Tina Alu C A M B R I D G E C F O R G The Akters are among the nearly 2 000 families earning at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty line that received monthly cash assistance through Rise Up Cambridge This unique partnership among community government and philanthropists grew out of a 1 6 million pilot funded by CCF and its donors that supported 130 single parent households with 500 a month in unrestricted cash Last year CCF launched a study of Rise Up with MDRC a nonprofit that rigorously researches programs that support people with low incomes In preliminary findings participants reported using the money to meet basic needs pay down debt build savings and do something special for their families now and then Rise Up Cambridge is a powerful example of how an innovative philanthropic experiment to address intractable social problems can lead to a scaledup government program In addition to providing immediate relief for families it is helping to inform policy change by contributing to a growing body of knowledge about the efficacy of guaranteed basic income The lessons we learn and the partnerships we foster will help shape CCF s economic mobility strategies for years to come 45

BUILDING SOCIAL COHESION David Altshuler at the Arrow Street Arts theater IN 2023 when Havard University decided to close the American Repertory Theater s Oberon theater at 2 Arrow Street longtime CCF supporter and theater lover David Altshuler approached Harvard with a proposal to create Arrow Street Arts ASA a community performance art hub complete with a new dance performance studio commercial kitchen and enough dressing rooms to support large scale musicals From the beginning he knew he needed a community partner to coordinate his support of local artists Cassie Wang dances in Strange Attractors The Fianc a work in progress by Dara Capley at ASA 46 Our motto is art builds community and community builds belonging Altshuler says So my first call was to Geeta Pradhan because I knew CCF had the connections and insights into the local arts community that Arrow Street Arts needed to find the right partners and local artists Together CCF and ASA are partnering to support underserved local artists and to bring national and international performers to Cambridge all in service of enhancing civic life and social connections across the city In 2024 the two organizations expanded their partnership by launching a grant program supporting local artists and their new works and performances Marissa Molinar is one of these local artists During her six month ASA residency she brought in seven choreographers 25 performers and 50 professional dancers as students and attracted C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N hundreds of audience members to their performances It s very important to me that people feel welcome Molinar says because in that space you re creating the potential for them to find a fire within themselves that they ll hopefully take into every aspect of their lives Social cohesion may seem like a rather abstract amorphous concept but research shows it s underpinned by tangible drivers including strong relationships a sense of belonging an orientation toward the common good and a willingness to participate In the same way arts and culture create experiences that bring people together to bridge differences build understanding of one another or simply inspire With support from the Barr Foundation s Creative Commonwealth Initiative we re developing our strategy to harness the power of arts as a building block of social cohesion We re drawing from discussions with local arts organizations and practitioners to design new grant programs to support building belonging through the arts Our goal is to advance diverse equitable arts in our community and ensure a vibrant interconnected arts ecosystem C A M B R I D G E C F O R G ARTS AND CULTURE ACTIVITIES BUILD BELONGING WHEN They share power equitably and build community ownership They connect and include people who identify in many different ways They help communities come together to advance common goals They cultivate platforms for diverse forms of cultural practice 47

preserving accessible housing One way we re doing this is by supporting an emerging community land trust that can hold and maintain permanently affordable housing and community spaces With each of these ideas CCF is discovering novel ways of working with the community While we fundamentally remain a grantmaker and a philanthropic advisor to our donors we ve embraced our role as a partner We aspire to help others amplify their impact in the community form powerful coalitions leverage resources uncover and nurture innovation and bring disciplined research to understanding problems and developing solutions CCF s new way of working has extended into our donor relationships Increasingly the philanthropists who invest with us are also partners in funding specific initiatives such as food security as well as funding our steadfast support of the nonprofit ecosystem Our donoradvised fund holders are leading the charge Their engagement this year has vastly increased our grantmaking dollars and our impact in the community We ve also added field ofinterest funds that enable donors with common interests to pool their resources for maximum impact In all this work we continue to deepen our knowledge of the city and strengthen our partnerships so we can drive positive change in Cambridge You give us the power to pursue big ideas and make an impact on the pressing issues of the day You give us the conviction and the capacity to be good custodians of our city PLANTING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE A BIG PART of this year has been about seeding new ideas that can help shape the next round of major initiatives under our strategic plan Food security is about moving families from crisis to stability but we re also thinking about creating opportunities for the next generation Stark disparities in school performance along racial and income lines show that the dollars being spent in our schools are not serving children equally So we re partnering with the Cambridge Public Schools CPS and Thrive a nonprofit incubated at the Harvard Innovation Labs to conduct an equity audit of the CPS budget With our support a group of concerned citizens has launched Cambridge News Inc a new nonprofit aimed at addressing the critical gap in local journalism Local news expands community engagement and democracy and plays an important part in strengthening social cohesion in our community We know housing stability is a fundamental building block of economic mobility As we develop our approach to addressing Cambridge s housing pressures we re encouraging ideas for housing stability and 48 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G MAKE GOOD HAPPEN 49

PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS 2 062 291 COMMUNITY FUND GRANTS 1 139 100 TOTAL INVESTMENTS THIS IN 2024 YEAR WE INVESTED MORE THAN 4 442 337 4 4 MILLION IN COMMUNITY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES 1 240 946 LAST YEAR INVESTED more million in community launched IN 2024 WE WE INVESTED more thanthan 4 4 4 4 million in community We We launched our our firstfirst strategic strategic investments address food insecurity in Cambridge our responsive investments to addresstofood insecurity in Cambridge increasedincreased our responsive grantmaking grantmaking dollars for and support servicesour thatneighbors support our neighbors funded projects dollars for programs andprograms services that funded projects that expand that expand economic and foster social cohesion the philanthropic economic mobility andmobility foster social cohesion advanced theadvanced philanthropic intentions of intentions ourplanted donors the andseeds planted thenext seedssteps for the nextfive year steps in strategic our five year our donors ofand for the in our plan strategic We re plan We regrateful incredibly grateful to the donors and nonprofits and civic who arewith incredibly to the donors nonprofits civic leaders wholeaders are partnering partnering with creative us to build bold creative the city we all love us to build bold solutions for thesolutions city we allfor love 50 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 51

COMMUNITY FUND 1 139 100 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES CCF S COMMUNITY FUND has been built by donors for more than a century It awards need based grants to local nonprofits that support shared prosperity social equity and cultural richness for everyone who lives in and relies on Cambridge and makes larger often multiyear investments in projects that work collaboratively toward systemic change 1 240 946 CCF INVESTS IN INITIATIVES and projects that address systemic problems and support our strategy to reduce economic disparities and strengthen community bonds This year the largest chunk of this money by far went to jump starting our food security initiative Education and the arts rounded out our grantmaking FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY RESPONSIVE GRANTS 920 500 EDUCATION ACCESS AND SUCCESS ARTS AND CULTURE SOCIAL INNOVATION RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT ECONOMIC MOBILITY 1 124 388 190 800 191 325 123 700 827 355 297 033 31 arts and culture 23 child and youth development 19 health and well being FOOD ACCESS AND SECURITY EDUCATION ACCESS AND SUCCESS A Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant CDBG combined with CCF s investment to support eight projects shoring up the emergency food distribution system Scholarships include the Parmenter Fund Scholarship at Harvard Falcon Pride and other named scholarships 151 500 110 500 80 500 14 economic security 14 housing 12 education 39 600 23 500 9 075 8 food access 5 community building and engagement 3 environment The Equity Audit tracks the Cambridge Public Schools expenditures to help understand how expenses align with equity goals and student success STEAM programming supports Cambridge students with highquality programs resources and skillbuilding opportunities SOCIAL COHESION 116 558 83 558 OTHER GRANTS 218 600 ARTS AND CULTURE 17 950 83 500 70 250 13 sponsorships 4 community building and engagement 3 child and youth development The Arrow Street Arts Fund subsidizes access to affordable spaces for artists in Cambridge The Creative Commonwealth Initiative is a partnership between the Barr Foundation and eight community foundations advancing diverse equitable local arts 25 500 7 500 The Cultural Capital Fund invests in arts nonprofits artists and projects in Cambridge 16 900 30 000 SOCIAL INNOVATION RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT 4 miscellaneous 1 economic security The Imagined in Cambridge Award recognizes grassroots solutions to hyperlocal problems each year Cambridge WINS supports youth summersports programs that bring the community together 52 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 53

PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS 2 062 291 EVERY DONATION IS so much more powerful when we pool our resources through the deep connections and broad support CCF enjoys in so many sectors of Cambridge society We work with individuals families organizations and companies to realize their philanthropic goals locally and beyond We do this through thoughtful partnerships and strategic investments 1 730 930 100 496 230 865 Donor advised funds Donor partnerships Other Cambridge partnerships 76 192 of donor advised grants stayed local Total grants OUR STEADFAST PARTNERS FY24 Consolidated Financials audited Balance sheet FY24 FY23 FY22 Total assets 62 720 429 55 289 587 50 483 194 Total liabilities 3 094 379 2 547 314 2 851 744 Net assets 59 626 050 52 742 273 47 631 450 Contributions and general revenue 7 116 904 6 094 562 6 145 647 Net investment return 7 071 267 4 750 686 6 272 200 Total revenue 14 188 171 10 845 248 126 553 Grants distributed 5 707 301 4 348 799 3 854 587 General expenses 1 597 093 1 385 626 1 213 697 Total grants and expenses 7 304 394 5 734 425 5 068 284 Surplus deficit 6 883 777 5 110 823 5 194 837 Net assets beginning of year 52 742 273 47 631 450 52 826 287 Net assets end of year 59 626 050 52 742 273 47 631 450 FY24 FY23 FY22 1 year 14 25 10 33 10 78 3 year 3 99 6 97 5 68 5 year 8 27 7 26 8 10 Statement of activity Investment performance Combined funds net of fees Our investment objective is to generate total returns that provide a sustainable funding source for the Foundation while preserving its portfolio s purchasing power over the long run The FY24 investment market was soft in the second half of calendar year 2023 but it strengthened dramatically in the first half of calendar year 2024 delivering outsized returns through the end of the fiscal year Long term 3 to 10 years the portfolio continues to outperform its benchmark 54 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N CCF partners with an incredible group of individuals families businesses and foundations that prioritize the well being of Cambridge and its people We are so grateful to our 2024 donors They are custodians of the future committed to making the city an equitable just and vibrant place to live through their philanthropic investments They re helping to make Cambridge a place where every resident has opportunities to thrive to connect and to belong

CIVIC LEADERSHIP We recognize the donors supporting civic leadership in Cambridge and the broad work of the Foundation 100 000 249 999 Phillip T and Susan M Ragon Wagner Foundation LONGTIME CAMBRIDGE resident Charlotte Wagner has been a steadfast champion of the arts and of shared economic prosperity in our community At Wagner Foundation we believe that art is essential to vibrant and healthy communities she says We support organizations that create new pathways to prosperity CCF is truly a part of the Cambridge community It moves our city forward for the benefit of us all Charlotte Wagner 56 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Wagner is a staunch supporter of CCF Community foundations like CCF are in a unique position to spearhead the work of building healthier more vibrant communities she says They have deep knowledge of the local context they support research that validates community needs and they bring people together to build creative solutions to big social problems C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 25 000 99 999 Anonymous 3 Timothy Albright and Sarah Baker Cambridge Trust Charitable Foundation Google Cambridge Rick Grudzinski and Julie Bowden The Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation Debra and Abram Klein Charles H Rathbone Farley Urmston and Karl Bandtel 10 000 24 999 Anonymous 4 Kim H Bandtel Louise Bray Laurie Burt Coldwell Banker Realty Cares Sasha Ebrahimi Eric Griffith The Janice Snider Memorial Fund Phil Johnson and Donna Gordon Ham and Michelle Lord Beth and Marty Milkovits Robert and Jane Morse Christian Nolen and Susan Denny Carol Pechet PNC Bank Gail Roberts 7 500 9 999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 57

5 000 7 499 Anonymous 2 Judith Cranna and Harry Leichtman Ed Feijo Richard Harriman and Kristen Wainwright Harry R Andrews Trust Drs Helen Hunt and Joseph Bouscaren The Johnson Family Dr Rosabeth Moss Kanter Winifred Lenihan Susan Eldredge Mead Microsoft Thomas Shapiro and Nadine Bonda Denis K Sheahan Laura Wernick and John Hansman Peter and Susan Workum 2 500 4 999 Anonymous 2 Thomas and Anne Anninger Elizabeth D Bartle and David Boghossian Nancy Baym Beth Israel Lahey Health Mount Auburn Hospital Boveri Trackman Family Foundation Inc CAMBRIDGESIDE a New England Development property The Camden Foundation Lauren and Jared Cosulich Elizabeth Coxe and David Forney Ellen Curren and John Lees East Cambridge Savings Bank Anne Ellsworth Carrie A Endries Julia Fair Ann and Stephen Gardiner Google Matching Gifts Program Hemenway Barnes LLP Robert and Kira Hower Thomas A Lehrer Sue Lonoff de Cuevas Meta Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Michael Oltmans Brooksie Robbins and Bobo Widing Jonsson 58 Ellen Semonoff Dong and Lisa Shen Todd Sperry David and Catherine Sullivan Verizon Foundation Wolfson Family Foundation 1 000 2 499 Anonymous 9 Cora Beth Abel and John Buster George Anderson and Bridget Rodriguez Joseph and Joanna Antebi Appian Way Energy Partners Doug Arsham and Jenny Effron Bank of America George and Barbara Beal Alfred B Bigelow Anthony Boral Lee and Dirck Born John and Judy Bright Barbara Brittingham Bristol Myers Squibb Matching Gifts Program Brian E Burke and Lynn Margherio Stephen Carr and Louise Elving Dr and Mrs Loring Conant Jr Joseph and Genevieve Coyle Maria Cranna The Ethel Kennedy Foundation Inc Lisa de Lima Bobby Alter and Family Lisa J Drapkin and Debbie Lewis Luise M Erdmann Harriet A Feinberg Jennifer Fuchel Sarah and Andrew Gallop Janet F Garfield Gruber Rose Fund Jonathan Hecht and Lora Sabin Elizabeth Henske Elizabeth Hodder James Hook and Wen Chyi Shyu Gale and Terry Hunt Bob and Nancy Hurlbut Susanna Jacobus Loulie and George Kent C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Daniel Kern and Darlene Carson Nancy P King William King Katharine and Richard Kosinski The L and C Schroder Family Giving Fund The Lander Family Jane K Lewis Pam and Spike Lingel Barbara H Lloyd Chuck and Susie Longfield Anne Lowell Rick and Bunny Melvoin George and Jane Metzger Judy Norris Stephen C Perry and Oliver Radford Bill and LuAnn Polk Mary and Brad Power Geeta Pradhan Harold I and Frances G Pratt Judith Quillard Daniel Raizen Peter and Helen Randolph Laura Roberts and Ed Belove Ann and Jim Roosevelt Carol Sandstrom and Christopher Small Janet Steinmayer Nan and William Stone Hugh R Taylor Sonia F Turek Sheffield Van Buren Gordon and Susan Weir Mary P Yntema 500 999 Anonymous 12 Peter and Mary Lee Aldrich Steven Atlas and Lestra Litchfield Clifford Baden Arthur Bardige Paul Barringer and Joyce Porter Brad Bedingfield The Belanger Family Ty Bellitti Catherine Ann Chute and Hull Fulweiler C A M B R I D G E C F O R G Ruth M Colket Jessica Daniels and Paul Blackborow Diane Davis Raymond Faulkner Carol Fishman Ben Gregson Judy and Henry Grunebaum Sue Hall and David Bass Ross Hoffman and Dorothy Crawford Keith and Catherine Hughes Sheila M and Michael Humphreys Daniel Jacoby Kathy Jenkins Jane S Knowles Joan Krizack and Andre Mayer Yo Yo Ma and Jill Hornor Nagesh Mahanthappa and Valentine Talland Jane and Thomas Martin Martha Minow and Joe Singer Kristin and Stephen Mugford National Bureau of Economic Research Benjamin Neilson Kelwin and Paul Newman The Olds Schwartz Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Thomas Pounds and Leigh Gilmore Adele Pressman James and Judith Sandler Jo and Mike Solet The Sooner Foundation John Spooner Janaki Stern Howard and Fredericka Stevenson Peter Sturges and Sasha Lauterbach Rev Lorraine Thornhill David Tobias Judy and Doug Weinstock Wendy Weiss and Stephen Shay Nancy Woods 250 499 Anonymous 10 David and Holly Ambler Sharyn Bahn 59

Andrew Bannon Sally Benbasset and Steve Miller Sara Mae and Larry Berman Susan P Davies and Richard W Talkov Mahmood Firouzbakht Margaret and Bruce Gelin Lynn Gervens and Richard Freierman Susan Good Garth and Lindsay Greimann Eric Grunebaum and Miriam Tendler Pam Haltom and Harry Irwin Michael Hanlon Hong Kong Restaurant Judith H Johnson Marci and Martin Karplus Robert W Mack Kristin and John D Macomber Karen B Manulis Martha Mason and Jurgen Weiss Alex Moot and Nancy Roosa Susan L Murray Richard and Allene Pierson Larry Rosenberg Mary Ann Serra Laurie Sheffield and Jonathan Austin Daniel Shenfeld Harvey Silverglate Tom and Anne Snyder Frank and Victoria Solomon Amy Sutherland Hitesh Trivedi Josefine Wendel Mary Allen Wilkes Drs Thomas and Dennie P Wolf UP TO 249 Anonymous 41 Surabhi Ahmad Reed Alexander and Doris Jurisson Amy Almeida Tina Alu Peter Ambler and Lindsay Miller Ameriprise Financial Matching Gifts Program Jenise and Alexander Aminoff 60 Jeannette and Charles Atkinson Ela Ben Ur Ginny Berkowitz Robin Bonner Rustam and Maggie Booz Patricia Brady Brain and Mind Consulting Ann Braude and Andrew J Adler Cynthia Broner Carol Brown Daniel Busa Elizabeth K Cabot Mary Cassesso and Peter L Miller Charles W Cobb Greig and Pamela Cranna Deborah Cunningham and John Stauffer Darlow Christ Architects Tom and Jill Delbanco Jess and Ted Deutsch Janet Domenitz and Jon Scarlett Margaret Drury and Ted Bischoff Peter and Jana Dublin Sarah Eaton Mark Eisenberg Mimi Elmer and Lyle Kantor Karen R Engels Charles B Feininger Matthias Ferber Stephen Jerome and Orawan Saejao Fitzsimmons Susan Fleischmann Justin and Corinne Foster Peggy and Maurie Fox Warren Peter L Galison and Caroline Jones Philip O and Amy Yeager Geier Jackson Getting Michael Goldstein and Jennifer Rapaport Dorothy R Gonson Matthew Goodman Nicholas Gross Marcia and Daniel Halperin Suzanne and Easley Hamner David and Fay Hannon Charles Hartman C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Kim Hays Jill Herold Daniel B Hogan Jennifer Johnson Dom Jorge and Susan Rundle David Kale Lyn Kardatzke Joan Karp Heather Kelly and Nicholas Ross Nancy D Kelly and Samuel Jay Keyser David and Alice Kidder Janet Kinasewich Karen Klein Elise Landau Jessica Lander Susan M Lewinnek Forbes Little Theodore A Lund and Norah Hass Michael Magruder Karen P and Donald K Mahoney Charles Maier John H Maloney Maria McCauley Mary Ann McGrail Donald K and Jeannette McInnes Irene and Grier Merwin Heidi Meyer Sandra Moose Patricia Moran Elizabeth Morse Katherine Champion Murphy Paul and Mary Neuhauser NK Elaine O Reilly Martha and David Osler Gail Packer Theodore A Peck Jeffrey and Patricia Cantor Petrucelly Virginia Popper Bruce G Posner and Betsy R Rudnick Carla Procaskey Dr Jane M Rabb Sam and Judy Mendales Rakowsky Nancy Raphael C A M B R I D G E C F O R G Nancy Roth Remington and Thomas Remington Riverbend Community Mental Health Alexis Rizzuto John and Kathy Roberts Jay K Rosengard Richard and Jane Rossi Mary Rupert Marianne Saccardi Elizabeth Saltonstall Arlene Sano Molly Schmidt Robert N Shapiro Julie Shaw Lloyd and Ann Sicari Julie Silberman and Dianne Perlmutter O Robert Simha Jill Slosburg Ackerman Duncan Spelman Nan and Robert Stalnaker Martha Stearns Randy Stern David Strachan Jr Hannah Sukonick Taggart Turner Giving Trust Jeremy Tobacman Miriam K Truslow Susan Siris Wexler Michael and Gail Wiggins Andrea L Williams Henry N Winslow John Wofford Edward Wolpow Ben and Carolyn Woznick Deceased 61

STRATEGIC GRANTMAKING We recognize donors who supported the first steps in CCF s strategic plan 100 000 249 999 Barr Foundation Google Cambridge 25 000 99 999 Anonymous 1 St Onge Family Fund Upland Gardens Fund Why Wait Fund 10 000 24 999 Beth and Marty Milkovits Daniel Raizen 5 000 7 499 Anonymous 2 Verizon Foundation Wendy Weiss and Stephen Shay 2 500 4 999 Central Square Business Improvement District Sonia F Turek Clara Wainwright 1 000 2 499 The Boston Foundation Lauren and Jared Cosulich The Lander Family 62 500 999 Catherine Zusy and Sam C Kendall DONORS TO FUNDS 250 499 Lynn Gervens and Richard Freierman Diane and Charles Norris We recognize the donors supporting the diverse family of funds that strengthen our community in myriad ways For brevity this list recognizes by name donors who contributed 1 000 or more UP TO 249 Anonymous 2 Afsoon Afshar Susi Barbarossa Barbara Brittingham Jean Fuller Farrington Alice Kidder AS A MAJOR presence in Kendall Square Google has consistently demonstrated its deep commitment to Cambridge through thoughtful engagement from featuring the work of local artists in its offices to creating employment opportunities for residents Google has been a longtime partner of CCF most recently supporting the strategic grantmaking fund with an emphasis on education and workforce development We were particularly excited to coinvest this year says Liz Schwab former head of external affairs for New England because CCF s new Left to right Google employees Andrew Bannon consulting account lead and software engineers Serguei Alleko and Roberto Fischer Google s support of CCF isn t just a community investment it s a shared commitment to empower communities and drive meaningful measurable success together Liz Schwab strategic plan mirrors our own vision for Cambridge as a place where innovation educational opportunity and economic mobility come together C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N 500 000 Massachusetts Community Development Block CARES Act a program of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities 100 000 249 999 Anonymous 1 The 2006 Ralph W Chapman Family Trust The many donors to the Cambridge Housing Authority Resident Services Empowerment Fund St Onge Family Fund 25 000 99 999 Anonymous The A Baker R Murphy Family Fund Carol K Engler Foundation Leslie T Ditrani and Philip Curtis Elizabeth Keating Cathy and John Pena Upland Gardens Fund 10 000 24 999 Anonymous 2 Joel and Betsy Bard The many donors to the Bob Moses Conference Dr Marla Felcher and Dr Max H Bazerman C A M B R I D G E C F O R G Harvard Legacy of Slavery Initiative The Johnson Family Phil Johnson and Donna Gordon Debra and Abram Klein Ham and Michelle Lord Massachusetts Institute of Technology Beth and Marty Milkovits Daniel Raizen Wagner Foundation Walking Stick Family Fund Viney Wallach Foundation 7 500 9 999 Henry Bain Wendy Weiss and Stephen Shay 5 000 7 499 Anonymous 2 Elizabeth D Bartle and David Boghossian Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project Suzy Palitz George E Wilson 2 500 4 999 Anonymous 2 Andrew Goodman Foundation Fred Chernoff Seymour A Danberg Ginger and Richard de Neufville Edward and Joanna T Fischer Faith Gay The Lander Family The NEA Foundation Erin and Taza Vercruysse 1 000 2 499 Anonymous 8 Actionist Consulting Judith Bishop and Robert Liner The Bob Moses Research Center Anthony Boral Rachael Cobb and Matt Mazzotta Sharon Cohen Lauren and Jared Cosulich Suzanne Dworsky East Coast Tavern Group Daniel Ellis Deborah Gallagher and Peter Traversy Ann and Stephen Gardiner Douglas Gray Harvard University Alan McClennen Jr Emily Newmann Franklin Raines RBS04 Fund Michal Regunberg Meera and DP Singh Harborne Stuart Richard Wegryn 63

Back row left to right James Pierre career development specialist Kambiz Maali deputy director of resident services Yanley Francois teacher counselor and Work Force alumnus Elijah Adamson alumni coach Vanessa Bellony teacher counselor and Work Force alumna and Kalieyah Lahens teacher counselor Front row left to right Erica Cannon senior teacher counselor Kalin Mitchell senior careerdevelopment specialist Elka Uchman senior teacher counselor Dwayne Cartagena alumni coach and Work Force alumnus Vanessa Manluco program director RESIDENT SERVICES EMPOWERMENT FUND OUR FUNDS CCF stewards 175 funds including donor advised memorial scholarship and nonprofit funds and endowments such as those that make up the Community Fund which ensures that nonprofits can continue their work for years to come We also receive funds from supporters who had the foresight to make Cambridge an integral part of their legacy CCF is honored to serve as a home for these philanthropic intentions 64 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Our choice of CCF was centered on two pivotal factors its long standing support of our work and its deep local expertise that we could trust completely John Lindamood C A M B R I D G E C F O R G FOR THREE DECADES John Lindamood director of Resident Services at the Cambridge Housing Authority CHA has championed transformative programs that create pathways out of poverty for residents CHA s Work Force program is one of them Every year it provides broad academic and developmental support to 300 youth from middle school through college age with remarkable results In 2022 when Lindamood was searching for a home for the Resident Services Empowerment Fund an endowment for Work Force he came to CCF Today it s a 2 million fund and growing We were confident that we would be the beneficiaries of a personalized form of guidance and expertise we could unequivocally trust Lindamood says And we wanted our investment to strengthen CCF s support of the many nonprofits serving critical community needs 65

THE TEACHING PHILANTHROPY FUND The kids in the program are so enthusiastic about what they re doing and learning Seeing their excitement about philanthropy is incredibly inspiring Bob Hurlbut Back row left to right Cambridge Youth Council coordinator Izzy Schpeiser and council members Shakia Afrose Jasper Adiletta Rehaan Anjaria Eliana Mamo and Urbana Barua Middle row left to right Bob Hurlbut with Cambridge Youth Council members Fatima Najri Sophia Salehi and Shajnin Shaila Asraf Front row left to right Cambridge Youth Council members Musie Futsum Abel Asefa Maia Shen and Jasper Mallon AS THE CAMBRIDGE Community Foundation s first executive director Bob Hurlbut was instrumental in growing CCF s resources and deepening its partnerships across Cambridge while pioneering hands on grantmaking programs that continue to inspire new generations of philanthropists More than 20 years ago he created the Teaching Philanthropy Fund which today teaches fundraising and philanthropy to local high school students through a partnership with the Cambridge Youth Council As young people learn about earning a living they should be exposed to how charitable giving works Hurlbut says It helps students to understand their power and their responsibility to spark positive change in their community WHEN ZANDY BARD passed away at age 32 his parents THE ZANDY BARD FUND Joel and Betsy and his sister Emilie reflected on the many stories Zandy had told them over the years about how much he and his friends loved growing up in Cambridge Zandy would always tell us he couldn t imagine a better place to be says Betsy Bard The city offered so many opportunities both for support and adventure The family established the Zandy Bard Fund at CCF to honor Zandy s spirit for new experiences and his appreciation for opportunities Today the fund helps young people from Cambridge take advantage of classes jobs internships and even travel opening avenues that otherwise might not be available to them Zandy wanted everyone around him to have a shot at a great life Betsy Bard We hope Zandy s legacy continues to inspire and empower young people in Cambridge to explore grow and embrace new opportunities Joel Bard says With this fund we can give kids a chance to see what they can be 66 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 67

LEGENDS LIVE FOREVER FUND When Xavier passed away every night for the first year people would meet me at the courts and light candles We keep this area in his memory and his memory lives on through our ourLegends Legend Lives Live Forever scholars Rayschell McCants 68 FOUNDATION FUNDS Rayschell McCants McCant with withher herhusband husbandJohnny JohnnyWariebi Wariebi RAYSCHELL McCANTS S son Xavier was shot at the Pemberton Street tennis courts in North Cambridge just six months before he was hehead was to to University Xavier to tohead Xavier a historically aUniversity Historically Black colleges Black university in Louisiana and universities HBCU in With his college Louisiana With funds his college and donations from the funds and donations from the community Rayschell community McCants opened the Legends Live Forever Fund to give a scholarship to a CRLS graduate each year The fund aims to support youth who mirror Xavier s spirit values and goals including his aspiration to graduate from an HBCU C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N Anonymous 2 Alan Steinert Fund Albert O Wilson Fund Alfred Della Paolera Scholarship Fund Alice Wolf Early Education and Care Fund Americo J Francisco Elder s Fund for East Cambridge Anne H and Dwight E Harken Fund Anne Longfellow Thorp Fund Arrow Street Arts Fund Arthur L and Geneva T Malenfant Fund BankBoston Fund Biogen Idec Fund for Cambridge Bob Moses Fund for Education and Organizing Cambridge Art Association Fund Cambridge Community Foundation Leadership Fund Cambridge History Museum Fund Cambridge SNAP Fund Carol and Sherwood Bain Fund Casimir and Elizabeth de Rham Fund Chamberlin Fund Charlotte and Irving W Rabb Fund Cornelia Balch Wheeler Fund Cultural Capital Fund David Morganelli Scholarship Fund Detlev and Dorothy Vagts Fund Diane Bushner Memorial Fund Education Equity Fund Eleanor Balkind Friedman Fund Eleanor Roberta Walker Scholarship Fund Falcon Pride Scholarship Fund Food Security Fund Friends of Jerry s Pond Fund Guaranteed Basic Income Fund Head Of The Charles Regatta Fund Henry Hall Fund Horace O Bright Fund Housing Stability Fund Imagined in Cambridge Fund C A M B R I D G E C F O R G J Jonas Fund J Preston Rice Memorial Fund James Jerome Sullivan Fund Judge Charles Almy Fund Judy and Bill Bibbins Fund Karnovsky Fund Legends Live Forever Xavier Louis Jacques Scholarship Fund Leo H Dworsky Fund Local News Fund Mary Mohrer Peer Counselors Fund Mrs Marion Eiseman Fund Mylestones The Myles P Vercruysse Memorial Fund Nan Haar Fund Natalie Zinn Haar Civic Leadership Fund Open Software Foundation Fund Parmenter Fund Pathway for Immigrant Workers Fund Patricia and Herbert W Pratt Fund Patricia Weiland Stavely Memorial Book Fund THE PARMENTER FUND CCF S FOUNDING gift was from Jonathan Maynard Parmenter a cattle farmer who in 1916 designated funds to provide scholarships for needy and deserving undergraduates to attend Harvard College Over the course of a century this fund has supported hundreds of scholarships to Harvard students and it will support Harvard students forever 69

Paul and Martha Lawrence Fund Paul R Corcoran Fund Ralph and Beryl B Beatley Fund Ralph W Chapman Jr Memorial Fund Resident Services Empowerment Fund Richard H and Amy L Bird Fund Rick Harriman and Kristen Wainwright Civic Leadership Fund Rindge School of Technical Arts Fund Ronald Novendstern Fund Ruth and Edith Lindblom Fund Ruth W Motherwell Fund Sara M Bass Fund Sarah Hope Moulton Fund Sheila Gamble Fund Special Fund Spirit of Cambridge Fund Spirit of Elaine Fund Stanley Lawton Fund Starlight Forever Fund Strategic Grantmaking Fund Synectics Inc Fund Teaching Philanthropy Fund Theodora Keith Fund Timothy and Joseph Traversy Fund Tufts Health Plan Fund United Legal Defense Fund Urgent Needs Fund Val Hinderlie Scholarship Fund Walter F Earle Fund Walter Knight Sturges Fund Zandy Bard Fund 70 DONOR ADVISED FUNDS It is a profound honor to hold our donoradvised funds and to steward the philanthropic intentions of these donors locally and far beyond Anonymous 88 Stories Fund Alice Morris Sturges Fund Anna Lenihan Charitable Fund Bartle Boghossian Family Fund Beth and Marty Milkovits Fund Bob Shea Memorial Fund Cambridge Trust Company Customers Fund Children s Fund Cosulich Family Charitable Fund Cranna Leichtman Donor Advised Fund Derek and Ellen van Bever Foundation Endries Family Fund Gail Roberts Fund Gardiner Family Fund Gwyn Gallagher Fund for Cambridge Hodder Fund for Learning and Teaching Hurlbut Legacy Fund for Cambridge Impact Fund Jackson Family Fund Jean K Mason Fund Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice John R Moot Fund Johnson Family Fund Kowalski Loveall Fund Laskin Fund for Cambridge The Lauterbach Sturges Charitable Fund Mann s Hill Fund Matthew Glidden Charitable Fund Mina Reddy Fund Oaktree Appellant s Group Affordable Housing Fund Opportunity Fund Philo Impact Fund Pradhan Family Fund RBS04 Fund Reid Family Fund Social Justice Works Fund Sonia F Turek Fund St Onge Family Fund Upland Gardens Fund Vaillant Family Fund Virginia M and George E Wilson Campers Fund Wernick Hansman Family Fund Why Wait Fund Winifred Lenihan Charitable Fund Lists are current as of February 28 2025 An addition to a donor advised fund in FY24 Newly established funds C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N If you want to support what makes Cambridge Cambridge or you re interested in something specific CCF has the connections Gail Roberts C A M B R I D G E C F O R G GAIL ROBERTS is an award winning real estate broker with Coldwell Banker s Gail Roberts Ed Feijo and Team As a champion of those in need and a powerful advocate for nonprofits in Cambridge and Boston Roberts directs her local giving through the Gail Roberts Fund her CCF donor advised fund Being a real estate agent in Cambridge has allowed me to have a good life she says and I feel I owe the city When you re giving to CCF you re giving to the city 71

LEGACIES AS THE FORMER vice president for development at WGBH and a longtime Cambridge resident Win Lenihan brings her experience in philanthropy to her role as a CCF board member while embracing an active next chapter in retirement When I sat down to update my estate plans I realized that over time she says what has been consistent in my life is my love for the Cambridge community This gift allows me to express it in a tangible way Through her legacy gift to CCF Lenihan is ensuring her commitment to Cambridge will continue making an impact for generations to come The Cambridge Community Foundation recognizes the following donors who have established a legacy by including the Foundation in their estate plans through a bequest or other planned gift We are grateful to these donors for their foresight and generosity in establishing future new Fifty years from now I don t funds or growing existing know what the exact needs of funds at the Foundation in a broad range of areas Cambridge will be or what Maurice Anderson Harry R Andrews Anne Silber Charitable Fund Carol and Sherwood Bain Betsy and Joel Bard Betty and Art Bardige Sara M Bass Lauren and Jared Cosulich Sy Danberg C Lansing Fair and Julia M Fair Natalie Zinn Haar Daniel Kern and Darlene Carson Margaret Lampert Winifred Lenihan Pam and Spike Lingel Ellen Moot Arthur F Musgrave Geeta Pradhan Patricia Pratt Charles H Rathbone Robert C Reid Barbara Rimbach It s really a pride thing for me to take care of my community Rico Rodriguez Department of Public Works maintenance worker organizations will be called upon to help but I know the Cambridge Community Foundation will be leading the charge Win Lenihan WE DEDICATE this report to all the custodians of Cambridge You are the people who show up day in and day out to make a difference in our community Deceased We want to thank all our donors for their generous gifts We have made every effort to list our donors accurately but if you find an error please help us update our records by emailing us at info cambridgecf org 72 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N C A M B R I D G E C F O R G 73

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF Phil Johnson Chair Geeta Pradhan President Beth Milkovits Interim Treasurer and Clerk Elizabeth Patton Chief of Staff Andus Baker Geoff O Connell Chief Financial Officer Ty Bellitti Lauren Marshall Vice President of Marketing and Civic Engagement Brian E Burke Lauren S Cosulich Judith A Cranna CFA Ed Feijo Raffi Freeman Sarah Gallop Michal Rubin Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships Christina Turner Vice President of Programs and Grantmaking Liz Ackerson Donor Relations and Systems Manager Daniel Kern Danny DiCamillo Senior Programs and Grantmaking Associate Winifred Lenihan Carrie Eason Administrative Associate Hambleton Ham Lord Trustee Chris Landry Senior Development Associate Michael Monestime Wen Lo Finance Director Gail Roberts Brandon Solis Programs and Grantmaking Associate Cultural Vibrancy Rick Grudzinski James Roosevelt Jr Trustee Denis Sheahan Trustee Jennie Woo Director of Development Todd Sperry Gabe Ziaukas Digital Communications Officer Rev Lorraine Thornhill CCF warmly welcomes Raffi Freeman to a term commencing in FY25 Many thanks to Janet L Steinmayer whose service concluded in FY24 and George Beal Michelle Hicks Andrew Bannon and Lori Lander for their service on CCF committees PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS COUNCIL Bill Laskin Co chair Wendy Weiss Co chair Brad Bedingfield Abhijeet Bhutra Lauren S Cosulich Leslie Ditrani Kristin N G Dzialo Photo by Kayla Bernard Frantz J Bien Aime Trustee CCF welcomes new staff members Jennie Woo Chris Landry Gabe Ziaukas and Carrie Eason and thanks Jenny White and Minjee Lee for their years of dedicated service to the Foundation as well as our 35 community reviewers who help make our grantmaking possible CREATIVE TEAM The creative team collaborated to develop the custodians theme and the visuals and stories in this year s annual report Kristen Joy Emack Featured Photographer Elizabeth Gehrman Editor Lauren Marshall Project Director Writer George Restrepo Graphic Designer Gabe Ziaukas Writer IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR to spend time with the passionate dedicated people in this photo essay each of whom is guided by a remarkable personal vision of their role The school custodians the innovators the city employees and the leaders of nonprofits large and small continuously provide us with the gifts of safety protection vision clarity comfort innovation abundance and preservation Kristen Joy Emack We thank Kristen Joy Emack who drew on her deep roots in Cambridge to assemble a thoughtful photo essay on the committed custodians in our midst Emack is a Guggenheim Fellow a MacDowell Fellow a Mass Cultural Council Fellow Her work has been acquired by private and public institutions and her longterm series Cousins was published as a photobook in Italy in 2023 Emack lives in Cambridge and is a family liaison for the Cambridge Public Schools Carrie A Endries Tim Mazanec CONTRIBUTORS Beth Milkovits Liz Ackerson Sarah Mooren Geoff O Connell Alexander Olson Elizabeth Patton David Strachan Christina Turner Sarah Wulf Michal Rubin We d like to thank Kelwin Conroy Newman for her service as a PAC member and Kristin N G Dzialo for her term as co chair and we warmly welcome Sarah Mooren to the advisors council in 2025 74 PHOTOGRAPHERS Greig Cranna page 2 Kristen Joy Emack pages 6 to 41 44 to 46 48 62 67 68 73 Margaret Lampert pages 56 64 66 71 72 Robert Torres page 47 C A M B R I D G E C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N

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