Current Grantees

Mildred’s Dream Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Empower Communities Nationwide

We are so grateful to be able to announce over $1,000,000 in funding in 2025! Listed below is all those we were able to support in our 2025 grant in addition to numerous organizations we could support throughout the year.

She and her husband Roy raised their family in Cambridge and Brookline, where she saw all nine of her children graduate from her alma mater, Brookline High School. A bright, talented, kind, and compassionate individual, Mildred was an incredible mother. She appreciated and respected the strengths and challenges of all nine children and helped them develop a strong sense of self.

Grant Focus Areas and 2025 Recipients

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

We’re proud to stand with nonprofits that are creating safer communities, empowering survivors, and breaking the cycle of abuse.

Alianza
Ardella’s House
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Inc. (BARC)
Bridges Homeward
Centerboard, Inc.
Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Empowering Her Destiny
FORGE
HarborCOV
Health Imperatives, Inc.
Love Life Now Foundation
Massachusetts Children’s Alliance
RESPOND, Inc.
RIA, Inc.
Safe Exit Initiative, Inc. (SEI) (formerly LIFT)
Safe Monroe
Sister to Sister 2, Inc. (dba Serenity House)
The Hummingbird Project
Victim Rights Law Center, Inc. (VRLC)
Women4Women

EDUCATION

We support non-profits focused on providing access to quality education for all individuals.

Aaron’s Presents
Beyond Soccer
Boston Higher Education
CAFÉ: Community for the Advancement of Family Education
Center for Teen Empowerment
Change is Simple
Coaching4Change
Connecting for Children and Families
EV Kids, Inc.
Fluent Futures
Friends of Rafael Hernandez School
Girls, Inc. of Boston and Lynn
Leap for Education
Merrimack Valley YMCA, Inc.
National Braille Press
One Bead
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Project: Play2Learn
QARI
Raising Multicultural Kids
School on Wheels of MA, Inc.
Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village

PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH

We fund non-profits focused on the areas of physical and mental health and provide support for individuals and families affected by cancer, mental health issues and other health-related matters.

Association for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Connor’s Kindness Project, Inc.
Express Yourself, Inc.
FREE2LUV
Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center
Home of Possibilities
Italian Home
Lorenzo’s House
Mind What Matters
Our Neighbor’s Table
Our Space
Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Inc.
Sarah Vande Berg Tennis Foundation, Inc.
SMILE Mass
Spina Bifide – SBAGNE
The Camel Project
The Haven Project
West Trippley Foundation
Youth Enrichment Services (YES)

Every dollar raised through our events and fundraising goes directly to these causes. Thanks to the generosity of The Piltch Family, who fund all operational costs, 100% of your donations support the organizations doing the work on the ground. We couldn’t do this without our incredible community of supporters. Every event ticket, every donation, every share — it all adds up to real change.

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MDF proudly donates 100% of the money raised from our events and fundraising activities to our selected charities. All costs associated with MDF events and operations are funded by donations from The Piltch Family.