From Eastie Pride Day to the South Boston Street Festival to Boston Shines to holiday tree lightings, Massport has been pleased to participate in and sponsor community organizations and activities that bring residents together, support children and families, and help to strengthen our neighboring communities.
In addition to financial contributions to neighborhood organizations, Massport employees participate in a number of community activities. In the spring, Massport employees participate in the City of Boston’s annual neighborhood clean up called Boston Shines. At Thanksgiving, Massport employees provide food donations to three community programs: Crossroads Family Shelter in East Boston; Winthrop Community Food Pantry; and South Boston Community Health Center Food Pantry. Combined, these organizations serve more than 500 families and individuals each month, and their help can mean the difference between paying for heat and having a meal on the table.
In the fall, children in need ages 4-17 start the school year with a new backpack filled with school supplies and new clothes thanks to the generosity of Massport employees.
List of community organizations funded by Massport to date
Apollinaire Theatre Company
Artists for Humanity
Babe Ruth League of South Boston
Bedford Babe Ruth
Boston Children's Chorus
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc. (CAPIC)
Casa Myrna
Charlestown Boys & Girls Club
Charlestown Community Center
Charlestown Cooperative Nursery School
Chelsea Boys & Girls Club
Chelsea Collaborative
Chelsea Department of Public Works
Children's Smile Coalition
Children's Trust Fund
City of Worcester Neighborhood Summer Park Steward Program
Codman Square Health Center
Community Against Substance Abuse (CASA)
Condon Community Center
Cottage Park Yacht ClubCSF of Bedford
Curley Recreation Center
Dimock Center
Dorchester Boys & Girls Club
E. Inc.
East Boston Central Catholic School
East Boston Chamber of Commerce
East Boston Main Streets
East Boston Social Centers
East Boston YMCA
East Boston Community Development Corporation (CDC)
FamilyAid Boston
Fort Point Arts Community
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park
Friends of Metro Boston, Inc.
Gate of Heaven CYO
Gavin Foundation
Girls Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts
Greendale YMCA
Hanscom Spouses Club
HarborCOV
Harborside Community Center
Hull Lifesaving Museum
Inner-City Scholarship Fund
John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, Inc.
Julie's Family Learning Program
Labouré Center
Lexington Education Foundation
Logan Airport Association
Martin Pino Community Center
Maverick Landing Community Services
McDonough Sailing CenterMedicine Wheel Productions
Monument Square Neighborhood Association
North End Against Drugs, Inc.
Paraclete Foundation
Piers Park Sailing Center
Revere High School Cheerleading Parents Club
Revere on the Move
Revere Parks & Recreation
Revere Pop Warner
Revere Recreational Department
Revere Youth Baseball & Softball
Salesian Boys & Girls Club
SeaCoast High School
South Boston Boys & Girls Club
South Boston Chamber of Commerce
South Boston Community Health Center
South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation
South Boston Neighborhood House
South Boston Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading
South Boston Youth Soccer
Stretch Walsh Community Center
Swift Waters After School Program
The Fishing Academy
The Friends of the Chelsea Public Library
The North End Community Health Center
The Sports Museum
Tynan Community Center
UMASS Boston/ Camp Shriver
USS Constitution Museum
Vinton Street Hope Initiative
We Are Boston 2017
West Broadway Task Force
Winthrop Chamber of Commerce
Winthrop Fireworks
Winthrop High School Girls Softball
Winthrop Little League
Winthrop Parks & Recreation
Winthrop Youth Hockey Association
Winthrop Youth Softball
Worcester Tree Initiative
Youth Enrichment Services (YES)
East Boston Foundation
Created by Massport in 1997 at the request of the community, the East Boston Foundation has provided nearly $10 million in financial support for 85 community programs that benefit children, adults and seniors -- from sports and recreation to education, training and child care. The East Boston Foundation staff and volunteer Board of Trustees are committed to financial stewardship, recognizing the evolving needs of the community, and enhancing the quality of life for all East Boston residents.
List of EBF contributions to date:
A Change of Attitude
Alliance East
America Scores
Atlantic Works
BASE Baseball Program
Bennington Street Planter
Boston Area Natural Networks
Boston Creative Action
Boston History Collaborative
Boston Police ESL Program
Brooke Charter School Playground
Chelsea Creek Action Group
Collaboration for Active Communities
Columbus Day Parade Committee
Community Education Center
Courageous Generation Seniors
Crossroads Family Shelter
Cultural Connections
Curtis Guild School
Don Orione Senior Program
East Boston Adult Education
East Boston APAC
East Boston Artists Group
East Boston Athletic Board
East Boston Central Catholic School
East Boston Chamber of Commerce
East Boston Community Activity Day
East Boston Cultural Exchange
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council
East Boston Flames Cheerleaders
East Boston Girls Softball
East Boston Healthy Boston Coalition
East Boston High School
East Boston Little League
East Boston Main Streets
East Boston Museum
East Boston Pop Warner Football
East Boston Resident Action Council
East Boston Seniors
East Boston Social Center
East Boston Veterans Council
East Boston YMCA
East Boston Youth Group
East Boston Youth Hockey
Eastie Pride Day
Eastie Week
Excel Academy
Freedoms Foundation
Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
Friends of East Boston Court
Friends of East Boston Library
Friends of East Boston Veterans Memorial
Friends of the Golden Stairs Park
Golden Age Seniors Bus Trips
Harbor Arts
Harbor City School
Harborside Community Center
Heritage Apartment Seniors Bus Trips
Italia Unita Feast
James Otis Elementary Schoolyard Initiative
Jeffries Point Neighborhood Association
Kennedy Schoolyard Renovation
Kiwanis
Little Folks
Martin Pino Community Center
Metro Lacrosse
Montmorenci Avenue Block Party
Nantucket Lightship
New England Gallery of Latin American Art
New England Scores
NOAH
North Shore Recreation
North Suffolk Mental Health
Paris Street Community Center
Piers Park Sailing
Sacred Heart Feast
Sacred Heart Kids Club
Salesians Boys and Girls Club
Salvadorian Cultural Festival
Savio Prep
Senior Citizen Bus Trips
St. Mary's Star of the Sea School
Swift Waters Afterschool
The Trust for Public Land/Lopresti Park
Victory Gardens Senior Bus Trips
Zumix
Other Community Activities
Making Holidays Bright
Massport organizes students from area elementary schools to bring holiday cheer to travelers at Logan Airport’s Terminal A as part of its annual holiday music program. Each year, Massport invites students from neighboring communities to sing.
Massport Means Business
Massport is taking steps to create more business opportunities at Logan Airport for East Boston companies. In 2016, Massport, the East Boston Chamber of Commerce and East Boston Main Streets co-hosted the MASSPORT MEANS BUSINESS initiative to learn more about doing business with Massport.
In 2015, Logan International Airport generated $5.5 million in economic activity for East Boston businesses. Massport’s mission is to ensure that East Boston businesses have every opportunity to thrive by partnering with us to serve our passengers, airlines, security and maintenance needs. Massport needs a variety of services and supplies to operate including products like software, tools, paint, uniforms, building maintenance supplies, as well as services like moving, snow removal, office and uniform cleaning, and landscaping needs are all on Massport’s purchasing lists.
Through MASSPORT MEANS BUSINESS, local employers are able to: Register to receive information on upcoming Massport needs for goods and services; receive detailed information on Massport bid procedures; learn about the type of products and services Massport typically buys.
'Pulling for Hope"
Massport joins JetBlue in hosting the American Cancer Society’s inaugural “Pulling for Hope” plane pull at Logan Airport. Hundreds of people compete in teams to pull a 100,000-pound jet 24 feet in the fastest time to raise money for cancer research.