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Community Endowment of Lexington (CEL) is pleased to announce its Grant Recipients for 2026. This year, we received 24 applications in a highly competitive grant cycle. These grant partners’ initiatives cover topics ranging from health to the arts and from sustainability to food security, and will provide compelling and vibrant programming to enhance life in Lexington. Thanks to the generosity of donors, grants of up to $7,500 each were awarded, with a total of $63,000.

CEL’s 2026 Grant Partners:

• Town of Lexington Health Department – VIP Program: Vaccines-in-Place
• Lexington Town Celebrations Committee – 2026
• Patriots’ Day Parade – America (AM)250
• Beantown Baby Diaper Bank – Closing the diaper gap in Lexington
• Town of Lexington Sustainability & Resilience – Reusable Foodware for Lexington Public Schools
• LexCAN (Climate Action Network) – Program and Marketing Manager
  New Legacy Cultural Center – Organizational
• Development Initiative
• Food Link, Inc. – Rescuing fresh food for Lexington families
• Spirit of Adventure Council Inc., Scouting America – Lexington Service & Leadership Initiative
• Boston Wagner Society – American Wagner Festival
• Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)- Discover Lexington AM250
• Lexington Historical Society – Indigenous Culture Alive Event in Lexington

 

About Community Endowment of Lexington:

CEL awards grants to nonprofits and town agencies working in the areas of health and human services, arts and culture, the environment, and community building; provides ways for donors to give back and leave a legacy; and encourages innovative and collaborative solutions to issues facing Lexington, MA. CEL welcomes volunteers and is currently recruiting. Contact CEL at chair@lexingtonendowment.org.
CEL’s fiscal sponsor is Community Foundation of Metrowest, 3 Eliot Street, Natick, MA 01760