In our January newsletter, we announced a very generous challenge grant: The Salah Foundation pledged $50,000 annually for the next five years in support of our expansion to serve Fall River— $250,000 total — if we could raise matching funds.

We are thrilled to announce that the grant is FULLY matched not just for this year but for all five years! Since January, 50 individuals have sent gifts ranging from $10 to $10,000 earmarked for our expansion. The Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) of Boston also awarded a $12,000 grant for the project, bringing our total raised to $41,000 for the first year.

Two separate anonymous donors then stepped forward with major gifts intended to fully meet the challenge grant, not just for the first year but for the next four years too.

Thanks to The Salah Foundation combined with all these generous donors, My Brother’s Keeper can count on $500,000 over the next five years which will be directed to operating costs at our Dartmouth facility.

In addition, The Flatley Foundation, The Yawkey Foundation, and The Lynch Foundation have also collectively pledged more than $500,000 to our South Coast expansion, bringing the total raised for the project to more than $1,000,000. (These grants do not count towards The Salah Foundation challenge.)

With this exceptional base of support, we can confidently move forward with expansion knowing it will not draw resources away from our Easton operation.