Data that makes a difference.

At MIT, data matters. And at the Community Service Fund, we’re always looking for facts and figures that demonstrate the impact we’re having today, and the places we could go tomorrow with your support. Check out our data from 2020-2024!

55+ years of service and partnership

58
Department Advocates

Flags representing number of ambassadors

 

43
MIT DLCs represented

Domes representing all DLCs participating

 

5 year snapshot (2020-2024): MIT Faculty, Staff, and Retiree donations to the CSF

$418,199
Amount raised
1,132
Total donors
$431,877
Total funds distributed
$190,000
Funds distributed to the MIT PKG Center for student initiatives and internships
$87,377
Funds distributed to 29 independent volunteer initiatives led by MIT students and staff
$154,500
Funds distributed to 15 nonprofits working with MIT volunteers in Cambridge and Greater Boston

CSF Supported nonprofits, 2020-2024:

  • Cambridge Community Center
  • Cambridge School Volunteers
  • CASPAR
  • Charles River Conservancy
  • Community Art Center
  • Elevate Youth
  • Food for Free Committee
  • Just-A-Start
  • Mass. Audubon Society
  • National Braille Press
  • People Making a Difference
  • Project Manna
  • Read to a Child
  • TTT Mentor Program
  • Tutoring Plus of Cambridge

 

Covid-19 Neighborhood Response Fund

The Neighborhood Response Fund was established as a joint initiative of the CSF and Community Giving at MIT in April of 2020 to raise donations for six Cambridge nonprofits providing services to homeless and food insecure individuals and families through 2023. The fund was officially retired in March 2024, after distributing the funds equally to our nonprofit partners:

  • CASPAR
  • Cambridge Community Center
  • East End House
  • Food for Free
  • Just-A-Start
  • Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House

423
Total donors

$172,000
Funds raised