Boston Evening Clinic Foundation (BECF) is accepting Greater Boston healthcare grant proposals for its October 2026 review cycle. The Foundation generally makes grants of up to $10,000 to qualifying 501(c)(3) agencies serving the Greater Boston area within Route 128. The next published submission date is October 15, 2026. BECF does not publish a closing clock time or time zone, so applicants should submit before the final day.
Healthcare priorities and eligible uses
BECF funds organizations serving Greater Boston in areas including general medical care, mental health, pediatric care, women’s health, outreach, home healthcare and hospice. The Foundation expressly permits requests for direct medical and mental healthcare, medical equipment, case management services, startup, ongoing or special programs, and occasional renovations. General operating support, new construction, endowment, cash reserves, loans and grants to individuals are not eligible.
Eligibility
The requesting organization must be tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and serve the Greater Boston area within Route 128. BECF ordinarily considers only one grant application from an agency each year. Priority is given to community-based healthcare agencies meeting the healthcare needs of low-income working people, their families and older adults, and the Foundation also values effective collaboration among agencies.
Required application package
BECF requires the Philanthropy Massachusetts Common Proposal Form. Required attachments include evidence of 501(c)(3) status, a current board list with affiliations, the board-approved budget for the proposed program, the most recent independent certified audit or financial statement, a current-fiscal-year financial statement, a list of other grantors solicited for the proposal, and the amounts of funding, goods or services pledged or received for the proposal. Previously funded organizations must also have submitted a full report on the prior grant’s expenditures before a new proposal will be reviewed.
Submission and timing
The Foundation’s current grant-guidelines webpage directs grant submissions by email to becfkcg@gmail.com. Published quarterly proposal dates are January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15. BECF also states that it caps applications at 16 per cycle and will update its website when the grant pool closes. Because no exact closing time or time zone is published, Atlas does not authorize new applicant outreach under the exact-deadline send gate unless BECF publishes or directly confirms that information.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. This is a current, recurring Greater Boston healthcare fund with explicit medical-equipment eligibility and clear nonprofit requirements.
N9+ Fit: 84/100 conditional. Medical equipment is expressly eligible, and the funder prioritizes community-based medical care, outreach, pediatric care, women’s health, home healthcare and services for low-income and older populations. Any Nonagon N9+ role must still be driven by an eligible applicant’s actual clinical program, fit within the Foundation’s relatively small award size, and be accepted by BECF for the specific proposal. QC Healthcare Fit: 20/100 conditional. Direct clinical staffing is not established as a routine vendor pathway. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100 because applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations.
Next action
Eligible Greater Boston nonprofit healthcare organizations should confirm they have not already submitted another BECF request this year, assemble the Common Proposal Form and required financial/governance attachments, and submit well before October 15. Atlas may evaluate applicant-led medical-equipment projects, but no new cold outreach should be sent unless the exact closing time and time zone are authoritatively verified.
Official sources: Boston Evening Clinic Foundation Grant Proposal Guidelines and BECF Grant Guidelines PDF.