mission
Essex County Community Foundation inspires philanthropy that strengthens the communities of Essex County by managing charitable assets, strengthening and supporting nonprofits and engaging in strategic community leadership initiatives.
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invested in systems-based community leadership initiatives

individuals directly supported by systems-change efforts

organizations collaborating to address root causes of our most challenging issues
the latest eccf news
Now 343 members strong, a local coalition prepares to tackle climate change together
ECCF gathers cross-sector leaders on June 12 for second meeting of group tasked with increasing resiliency By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer “The word ‘resilience’ gets tossed around a lot. But what does it really mean?” This was a question posed...
Despite national funding landscape, lots to celebrate for digital equity in Essex County
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Despite recent news that government funds for digital equity programming were being terminated, members of the Essex County Digital Equity Coalition still had much to celebrate at its June 3 meeting. Expanded partnerships. Ten thousand...

Bartlett Tree Experts
For over 118 years, Bartlett Tree Experts, a fourth-generation, family-owned business founded by Francis A. Bartlett, has been helping residential and commercial clients maximize the health and value of their landscapes. They do this through a rare mix of...
our systems approach
To address our region’s most complex social issues, ECCF employs a new kind of philanthropy, systems philanthropy.

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