Awards and Recognition

Cummings Foundation Grant: $350K over 10 yrs

Beverly, MA – In May 2021 Change is Simple, Inc. was chosen as one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through the Cummings Foundation's $25 Million Grant Program. We were chosen from a total of 590 applicants during a competitive review process and will receive $350,000 over 10 years!

This sustained funding will allow the organization to continue the important expansion of our educational program into more under-resourced school districts throughout Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk counties.

NBC Universal Foundation Project Innovation 2021

NEW YORK – May 19, 2021 – The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation and NBCUniversal Local, division of NBCUniversal, today announced that $3.475 million in Project Innovation grants will be presented to 100 non-profits in 11 markets. The grantees will use the funds to help move their communities forward through programs that are helping to shape the next generation of storytellers, foster a culture of equity and inclusion, empower youth with the tools they need to succeed, and inspire individuals to participate and volunteer in community engagement initiatives.

Change is Simple: $50,000

Woodard & Curran Foundation $100K Impact Grant

Andover, MA – In 2018 we were honored to accept an Impact Grant award from Woodard and Curran Foundation for the Change is Simple Mobile Sustainability & Climate Innovation Learning Lab (SCiLL). Change is Simple is receiving $100,000 over three years to design and build a one-of-a-kind Mobile Sustainability & Climate Innovation Learning Lab (SciLL) trailer that will visit schools in the Greater Boston area and educate children on environmental topics, making Change is Simple mobile. This project is expected to be completed to launch in January 2022.