Welcome to The Clowes Fund

Our Values AND Mission

The Clowes Fund, a family foundation, seeks to enhance the common good by encouraging organizations and projects that help to build a just and equitable society, create opportunities for initiative, foster creativity and the growth of knowledge, and promote appreciation of the natural environment.

We pursue these goals by awarding grants in three areas: arts, education and social services (i.e., immigrant services and workforce development). We also recognize the special value of efforts that create links among these areas.

The Fund has a special interest in supporting projects that strengthen the communities in which Clowes family members and the foundation’s directors live and work.

Recent Grantee Spotlights

In the Spotlight
Indy Reads
Indy Reads

ADVANCING SOCIAL EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION (Fall 2024). For more than 40 years, Indy Reads has been working towards its vision of 100% literacy for all. Each program year, Indy Reads serves more than 400 adult learners in its tuition-free High School Equivalency (HSE), English Language Learning (ELL), Literacy Foundations, and workforce certifications Community Classrooms. Indy Reads also operates a community bookstore in Fountain Square that hosts more than 250 events annually and makes the joy of reading accessible to all.

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English for New Bostonians
English for New Bostonians

ENSURING A REALISTIC PATHWAY FOR IMMIGRANTS (Fall 2024). English for New Bostonians (ENB) ensures access to high-quality English classes so that immigrants across race, education and migratory backgrounds can pursue their aspirations and contribute to a Commonwealth that fully values their talents and voices.

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