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Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Awards $40,000 In 2025 Grants

Posted on May 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Awards $40,000 In 2025 Grants

From Colleen Sullivan on the Medfield Patch –

Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Awards $40,000 In Grants

On a beautiful evening in Medfield, the MFi Legacy Fund Grant recipients gathered in celebrating these groups and volunteers

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Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Awards $40,000 In Grants

The Medfield Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Legacy Fund Community Impact Grants. The Medfield Foundation (MFi) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation whose mission is to build community by supporting nonprofit initiatives, raising funds for those in need, and distributing grants that positively impact Medfield.

Since 2018, over $135,000 in grants have been awarded to Medfield community groups. The annual process starts with a “Call for Applications” in February, with invitations for semi-finalists to compete in a Pitch It! Shark Tank type event in April, and selection of final winning recipients in May. Any Medfield-based nonprofit or Town department is eligible to apply.

“It’s an honor to support these amazing groups and volunteers that contribute so much to our community”, said Chris Cahill, Co-Chair of the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Committee.

This year’s grants were awarded to:

  • Friends of Medfield High School Theatre Society for sound and stage support
  • Sustainable Medfield for an educational mailing to new residents
  • Peak House Heritage Center for a structural survey and their re-siding project
  • Medfield Animal Shelter towards shelter renovation needs
  • Zullo Gallery Center for the Arts toward strategic planning for building ownership

ABOUT THE MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND

The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund is a professionally-managed endowment fund supported by generous gifts from the community. The Legacy Fund invests for the long term while also helping to address current needs through grantmaking. Grants are made to organizations working in the community through an annual competitive process conducted by volunteers serving on the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Grant Committee.

For more information or to contribute to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, please visit https://www.MedfieldFoundation.org

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Repair Cafe – Saturday – 2-5pm

Posted on May 1, 2025 | Comments Off on Repair Cafe – Saturday – 2-5pm

From Catherine Friend White –

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EV Car Show, Sunday 1-3 at The Center

Posted on April 30, 2025 | Comments Off on EV Car Show, Sunday 1-3 at The Center

From Chris Gordon, Medfield Energy Committee –

EV CAR SHOWSUNDAY, MAY 4, 1-3 PM1 ICE HOUSE ROAD THE CENTER AT MEDFIELDContact us at:sustainablemedfield@gmail.com Come talk to local owners of plug-in hybrids and all-electric models.An Initiative of the Medfield Foundation An Initiative of the Medfield Foundation, INC. Test drive a new lucid! Ice Cream and kids’ crafts table!

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MCSP’s “Path for Hope” Walk 11:30 AM Sunday – Medfield Rail Trail

Posted on April 29, 2025 | Comments Off on MCSP’s “Path for Hope” Walk 11:30 AM Sunday – Medfield Rail Trail

From Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke –

MCSP’s Path for Hope Walk this Sunday, May 4th
11:30 AM at the Medfield Rail Trail
Hosted by the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention

This Mental Health Awareness Month of May, come walk with us as we build community, raise awareness, and honor those impacted by suicide. Path for Hope is more than just a walk; it’s a walk to foster community, connection and hope. It’s a show of support, a step toward healing, and a reminder that no one should walk alone in their struggles.

Sponsored by MCSP, a community-led coalition administered by Medfield Outreach, the Town of Medfield’s social service department.  The mission of MCSP is to promote the mental health and emotional well-being of all community members. The vision of MCSP is to build a community where suicide, self-harm, and stigma have been replaced by hope, self-care, and acceptance.

This free, family-friendly event is open to all. Donations are welcome to support the vital work of MCSP: www.medfieldfoundation.org/make-a-donation

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MFi YL Grants Open to End of April

Posted on April 17, 2025 | Comments Off on MFi YL Grants Open to End of April

MFi Youth Leadership Program Now Accepting Grant Applications


The Medfield Foundation Youth Leadership Program is now accepting applications for its 2025 Grant Program. Up to $1,000 in funding will be awarded, which may be awarded in full or divided among multiple recipients. Applicants are welcome to learn more about the grant process and to submit a grant request at https://forms.gle/y9Yy9svXdJAFdsEw7 by April 30th.

Just as the Medfield Foundation has its Legacy Fund endowment and its Pitch It! Grant Program, the MFi youth leaders team raised $1,000 in the fall of 2024 to award in its own process. The Youth Leadership Grant Program is our call for any and all ideas that will enrich the lives of those who call Medfield home. The youth leaders will review the applications, ask questions, interview the applicants, conduct site visits, and make final presentations to their youth leader teammates before voting on and selecting the winner(s). Funding decisions will be communicated to winners by May 30th.

Founded in 2014 by the Medfield Foundation Inc. (MFi), the MFi Youth Leadership program empowers high school students with a sense of philanthropy and volunteerism to take action in their community. From an early age, the town’s youngest residents have opportunities to make a difference in their community. Those opportunities continue to grow as children come of age in our town. The Medfield Foundation is responsible for many local fundraising initiatives. As part of its commitment to community involvement, MFi created this program where high school students could take that philanthropic spirit, run with it and gain leadership experience in the process. Our youth leaders support one of the Medfield Foundation’s largest signature events, The MFi Angel Run, in the fall. It provides a perfect opportunity to get involved and gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to plan and manage a fundraising event. Then the winter/spring programming focuses on the grant process, including how to solicit proposals and how to review and award grants.

For more information, visit https://www.medfieldfoundation.org/youthleadership or email mfiyouthleadershipgrant@gmail.com

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Your Opinion Matters!

Posted on April 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Your Opinion Matters!

At the Medfield Foundation, your voice helps shape the work we do — and we want to hear from you!   We’re asking our community to take a quick survey to share thoughts and feedback that will help guide our future priorities. It only takes 3-5 minutes, and your input will make a meaningful difference in how we support Medfield.


SURVEY


Thank you for being such an important part of the Medfield community. We truly appreciate your time and support!  

Medfield Foundation · P.O. Box 745 · Medfield, MA 02052 · USA

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Please Take Medfield Foundation’s Survey

Posted on April 17, 2025 | Comments Off on Please Take Medfield Foundation’s Survey

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At the Medfield Foundation, your voice helps shape the work we do — and we want to hear from you!   We’re asking our community to take a quick survey to share thoughts and feedback that will help guide our future priorities. It only takes 3-5 minutes, and your input will make a meaningful difference in how we support Medfield.


SURVEY


Thank you for being such an important part of the Medfield community. We truly appreciate your time and support!  



Medfield Foundation · P.O. Box 745 · Medfield, MA 02052 · USA

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Sustainable Medfield’s Action of the 2nd Quarter 2025 = Reject Fast Fashion

Posted on April 12, 2025 | Comments Off on Sustainable Medfield’s Action of the 2nd Quarter 2025 = Reject Fast Fashion

From Jackie Alford of Sustainable Medfield –

Sustainable Medfield Announces Action of the 2nd Quarter 2025 

Reject Fast Fashion: Refuse/Reduce/Reuse/Recycle

Sustainable Medfield is pleased to announce that its Action of the Quarter is Reject Fast Fashion: Refuse/ Reduce/ Reuse/ Recycle.

Sustainable Medfield works to amplify and elevate messages of its partner organizations to educate residents on issues related to sustainability. We work with TSARC (Transfer Station and Recycling Center), Medfield Environment Action,  Medfield High School’s Environmental Club,  and other local groups. Our goal is to share ideas on ways to educate the public about the humanitarian cost of Fast Fashion consumerism and the impact of excessive clothing waste on the planet, and to give suggestions on what individuals can do about it.  Join other town residents to help us spread the word about this under-publicized crisis.

Throughout the quarter, we will promote special presentations, films and events related to Fast Fashion’s detrimental impact on the environment.  For weekly tips and updates, follow Sustainable Medfield on Instagram and Facebook.  Sustainable Medfield will also host a booth at several upcoming Medfield Community Market days. Stay tuned for dates and please stop by to say hello and learn more about this topic.

For more information and to access helpful resources visit SustainableMedfield.org and head to the Action Portal.  

Sustainable Medfield is an initiative of the Medfield Foundation. Learn more at MedfieldFoundation.org.

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MFi Legacy Fund Grant Applications due 3/21

Posted on March 16, 2025 | Comments Off on MFi Legacy Fund Grant Applications due 3/21

MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND NOW ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS

The Medfield Foundation has announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2025 Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Up to $40,000 in grants will be awarded, and any Medfield-based nonprofit or Town department is eligible. Applicants are welcome to submit a grant request online at https://www.medfieldfoundation.org/ by March 21st, 2025.

The Legacy Fund Committee will review all submissions and select the finalists who will be invited to PITCH IT!, a Shark Tank-type event to be held in person on April 16th, 2025. At PITCH IT!, applicants present their proposal, goals, and financial needs and directly engage with the Legacy Fund Committee on their projects. The Legacy Fund Committee will make its final selection of grant recipients for the 2025 funding round in May 2025.

The Medfield Foundation has awarded close to $100,000 over 5 years for the benefit of Medfield through its Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Recipients include Cultural Alliance of Medfield, Friends of the MHS Theatre Society, Friends of the Medfield Rail Trail, Medfield Cares About Prevention, Medfield Outreach, The Peak House Heritage Center, Sustainable Medfield, Hinkley Helpers, Medfield TV, Kingsbury Pond Gristmill Committee, Zullo Gallery Center for Arts and Friends of the Dwight-Derby House.

Grantees have used their awards to further important projects in Medfield and in some cases to leverage significant additional resources such as matching grants or federal or state funding. This year’s applicants should be prepared to illustrate a strong and compelling current need for funds, and possibly present how those funds may generate additional investments from the Medfield community as well.

Act fast to take advantage of this spectacular opportunity!

ABOUT THE MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND
The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund raises private funds for public good. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund is a professionally managed endowment created to support community driven projects. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund invests for the long term while also helping to address current community needs through annual competitive grantmaking for immediate positive impact.

For more information or to contribute to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, please visit www.medfieldfoundation.org/legacy-fund. Or you may contact us directly at info@medfieldfoundation.org.

Make an impact. Leave a Legacy!

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MFi Legacy Fund Opens 2025 Grant Applications

Posted on February 25, 2025 | Comments Off on MFi Legacy Fund Opens 2025 Grant Applications

MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND NOW ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS

The Medfield Foundation has announced that applications are now being accepted for its 2025 Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Up to $40,000 in grants will be awarded, and any Medfield-based nonprofit or Town department is eligible. Applicants are welcome to submit a grant request online at https://www.medfieldfoundation.org/ by March 25th, 2025.

The Legacy Fund Committee will review all submissions and select the finalists who will be invited to PITCH IT!, a Shark Tank-type event to be held in person on April 16th, 2025. At PITCH IT!, applicants present their proposal, goals, and financial needs and directly engage with the Legacy Fund Committee on their projects. The Legacy Fund Committee will make its final selection of grant recipients for the 2025 funding round in May 2025.

The Medfield Foundation has awarded close to $100,000 over 5 years for the benefit of Medfield through its Legacy Fund Community Impact grants. Recipients include Cultural Alliance of Medfield, Friends of the MHS Theatre Society, Friends of the Medfield Rail Trail, Medfield Cares About Prevention, Medfield Outreach, The Peak House Heritage Center, Sustainable Medfield, Hinkley Helpers, Medfield TV, Kingsbury Pond Gristmill Committee, Zullo Gallery Center for Arts and Friends of the Dwight-Derby House.

Grantees have used their awards to further important projects in Medfield and in some cases to leverage significant additional resources such as matching grants or federal or state funding. This year’s applicants should be prepared to illustrate a strong and compelling current need for funds, and possibly present how those funds may generate additional investments from the Medfield community as well.

Act fast to take advantage of this spectacular opportunity!

ABOUT THE MEDFIELD FOUNDATION LEGACY FUND
The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund raises private funds for public good. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund is a professionally managed endowment created to support community driven projects. The Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund invests for the long term while also helping to address current community needs through annual competitive grantmaking for immediate positive impact.

For more information or to contribute to the Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund, please visit www.medfieldfoundation.org/legacy-fund. Or you may contact us directly at info@medfieldfoundation.org.

Make an impact. Leave a Legacy!

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