GWCF announces annual grants after year of turmoil
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The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is based in the Guaranty Building in downtown Worcester
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has announced on Wednesday the recipients of its 2022 community grants, distributing more than $456,000 in grants across 34 organizations in the greater Worcester area.
Grants were given out to support a variety of causes such as education, mental health and cultural exhibits. Amounts ranged from as low as $5,000 to as high as $25,000, an amount that was given to the Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley, Living in Freedom Together, and the New England Botanical Garden.
“Our community organizations are demonstrating their strong commitment to helping others in what is continuing to be a trying time for so many people in and around Worcester,” said Jonathan Cohen, Vice President for Programs & Strategy. “Each of these grants reflects the originality, ingenuity, and strong sense of community that distinguish Central Massachusetts from other places - and this Foundation is proud to be a large part of that philanthropic community.”
The distribution of the yearly grants caps a tumultuous year for the GWCF, losing two CEOs within that timespan. The latest CEO to depart, Jim Ayres, lasted only five months in the role before resigning. The prior CEO Barbara Fields, had held the position for 19 months before resigning.
Though the reasons behind the rapid-fire departures remain unknown, GWCF Chairman Christopher Collins previously told the Worcester Business Journal that Ayres’ departure was an issue relating to personnel within the organization, and that the departure of Fields was an unrelated matter.
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