Recipient organizations for past events
Learn more about the organizations we’ve highlighted at our events!
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
BARCC’s mission is to end sexual violence through healing and social change. Sexual violence thrives when people exploit power over others. Our vision is a society free of all forms of oppression, and therefore sexual violence does not exist. In this world, people only engage in sexual activity with their full will, happiness, and consent. Everyone is free to go about their daily lives knowing that their bodies, identities, minds, and spirits will always be valued and respected.
Charles River Watershed Association
The mission of CRWA is to protect, preserve, and enhance the Charles River and its watershed through science, advocacy, and the law. Formed in 1965 after the public grew concerned about the declining condition of the Charles River, the Association has been dedicated to keeping the Charles clean and improving our water resource management for over 50 years. The CRWA’s work promotes smart environmental policies, resilient communities and a healthy river ecosystem.
International Institute of New England
IINE works to reunite refugee children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with their families in New England, in addition to their core services of refugee resettlement, case management, health services navigation, employment, education and literacy, and citizenship programming.
Health Equity International
Health Equity International runs St. Boniface Hospital, the only referral hospital in southern Haiti. St. Boniface has the region’s only neonatal intensive care unit, 24/7 emergency room, and spinal cord injury center. In a country where many people die because they can’t afford or access healthcare, Health Equity International is a lifeline.
REACH
REACH provides safety and support to survivors of abuse while engaging communities to promote healthy relationships and prevent domestic violence. It provides a wide range of supportive services, accompanying domestic violence survivors on every step of their journey.
Black & Pink Massachusetts
Black & Pink’s mission is to abolish the prison industrial complex and liberate LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing.
Boston Book Festival
Celebrating the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire, Boston Book Festival presents year-round events culminating in an annual festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of the city.
Black Futures Lab
Black Futures Lab works with Black people to transform communities, building Black political power and changing the way that power operates—locally, statewide, and nationally.