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.
impact by the numbers
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
Making a difference in the lives of women and girls for more than two decades
The Women’s Fund of Essex County is one of ECCF’s oldest and most impactful field of interest funds By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER Essex County Community Foundation and The Women’s Fund of Essex County have, essentially, grown up together. ECCF...
New cohort of creatives graduate from ECCF’s ChangeMakers program
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER When he joined the Essex County Community Foundation Creative County ChangeMakers program in March, Gloucester resident Sal Zerelli remembers looking around the room of creative people – actors, writers, painters...
‘Philanthropy fueled by thousands of voices, intentions and deeds’
Essex County Community Foundation celebrates 25-year past, looks to the future at Anniversary Celebration By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER After the conga line zig-zagged through the crowd, once the speeches and ‘thank yous’ were through, and the...
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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