QARI Awarded $225,000 Cummings Grant

Quincy nonprofit receives 3 years of funding from Cummings Foundation

Quincy Asian Resources, Inc (QARI) is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The Quincy-based organization was selected from a total of 715 applicants during a competitive review process. It will receive $225,000 over three years.

Since 2001, QARI has established itself as the go-to resource center in the region for Asian and other immigrants. Their mission is to foster and improve the social, cultural, economic and civic lives of immigrants and their families in order to benefit the wider communities, and QARI achieves this through a wide range of programs and services. 

This support from Cummings Foundation provides invaluable support for QARI’s core programs, which have seen an increase in demand over the past years. “At QARI, we are committed to serving communities with programs that meet their needs, and delivering these programs in ways that they find the most effective and accessible,” said Emily Canner, QARI’s Chief Operating Officer. “We are delighted to use this funding to support operations across a number of programs, including established programs including our Youth and Adult Education offerings.” Cummings Foundation funding would also support QARI’s new outpatient mental health clinic, which provides bilingual and culturally tailored therapy for immigrants across Massachusetts. 

The Cummings $30 Million Grant Program primarily supports Massachusetts nonprofits that are based in and serve Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties, plus six communities in Norfolk County: Brookline, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Quincy, and Wellesley.

Through this place-based initiative, Cummings Foundation aims to give back in the areas where it owns commercial property. Its buildings are all managed, at no cost to the Foundation, by its affiliate, Cummings Properties. This Woburn-based commercial real estate firm leases and manages 11 million square feet of debt-free space, the majority of which exclusively benefits the Foundation.

“Greater Boston is fortunate to have a robust, dedicated, and highly capable nonprofit sector that supports and enhances the community in myriad ways,” said Cummings Foundation executive director and trustee Joyce Vyriotes. “The entire Cummings organization is thankful for their daily work to help all our neighbors thrive.”

This year’s grant recipients represent a wide variety of causes, including housing and food insecurity, workforce development, immigrant services, social justice, education, and mental health services. The nonprofits are spread across 49 different cities and towns.

Cummings Foundation has now awarded $500 million to greater Boston nonprofits. The complete list of this year’s 150 grant winners, plus nearly 2,000 previous recipients, is available at www.CummingsFoundation.org.