History

Forest Foundation was started in 1993 as a grant making foundation focused on new, small, and emerging non-profits supporting under-resourced youth and families in Essex County, Massachusetts.  It has evolved into a regional grant maker with a sharp focus on the leadership development of undergraduate college students in the non-profit sector. We currently support 65 summer non-profit internships in Greater Boston, make venture grants to young leaders and their initiatives in New England and New York State, and continue to make regional grants to new and emerging social service agencies in Greater Boston.