The SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund was established a year ago in March 2020, to swiftly distribute aid to the most vulnerable communities and regional nonprofits experiencing the detrimental impact of COVID-19. Additionally, as part of the overall SouthCoast...
One morning several years ago, an unassuming widower named Leo Lanouette read a story in The Standard-Times about our annual Scholarship program and was inspired to reach out to us to discuss his and his late wife Muriel’s estate. Leo grew up in Fall River and, after...
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder this past spring, the Community Foundation committed to listen, to learn, to call out racism when we see it, and to talk about it. With regard to January 6th, we definitely need to talk. What we witnessed last week in Washington...
Did you know that this year, thanks to the CARES Act, you can take a deduction of up to $300 for cash donations when you file your tax return next spring? Per a recent New York Times article, this is a change from the last few years and can make decision making about...
My late father-in-law, Dave, could be anywhere in his house and still be able to hear one of us who might be searching for something in the kitchen and would call out, “Whadda ya need?” It has become an oft-repeated family line. Dave kept an eye on things but also...
Jim Phillips from WBSM interviewed John Vasconcellos for Townsquare Sunday to discuss the workings of the foundation and a new $1.1 million program to help families that have been impacted by COVID-19. The interview can be heard here: Read More: Boosting Philanthropy...