Green Light Fund Boston

Venture backed start-ups and technology giants have made “the hub” their home thanks to the area’s rich talent pool and world class institutions of higher education and medicine. Construction cranes dot the skyline. Areas like the Seaport District, Fort Point Channel, Fenway and Kendall Square are booming with new commercial and residential development. Boston is also home of some of the country’s leading social innovations and public sector initiatives. But not all news is good. A recent ranking listed Boston as first in the country in income inequality. Affordable housing is beyond the reach of more and more residents – even middle class families. And too many of our city’s most vulnerable risk being left far behind. This is where GreenLight comes in. We give Boston a tool to identify and address the most urgent needs of low-income residents with the country’s best social innovations. OUR APPROACH 26.9% of children in Boston are living in poverty 33% of Boston Public School third-graders met reading expectations 11,000 youth in Boston ages 16-24 are out-of-school and out-of-work at any given time Our Portfolio We search from coast to coast to bring the most promising, ground-breaking answers to some of Boston’s most challenging poverty-related issues. Organizations in our portfolio represent the best in their fields – in innovation, measurable results and ability to scale.