Eliot Church has received an extra gift from Cummings Foundation beyond the $150,000 grant that has supported our Day Center over the past three years. This new funding is part of their MAD$ program, in which their own volunteer site visitors can nominate a program they have visited for additional support.
Cummings Foundation is giving us $50,000 for infrastructure improvements in our Day Center, although they also stated we may use the money for the Day Center in any way we wish.
Cummings Foundation Deputy Director Andrew Bishop wrote that the foundation “sees its role as supporting the real experts: organizations like the Day Center at Eliot Church. While we may help with the technical part — providing resources — only you and your colleagues can do the miraculous part: changing lives and strengthening the vibrancy of our communities. The Foundation and its site visitors are confident in your organization’s ability to deploy these supplemental resources for meaningful impact and are pleased to help accelerate your mission.”
Eliot Church is grateful for, and inspired by this support.