The Lincoln Foundation’s current fundraising campaign “Bridge the Gap” is the first fundraising LF has engaged in since 2009.

Bridge the Gap is addressing an immediate threat to keeping low-income homeowners in the affordable units that the Town created 30+ years ago. Yearly increases in condo fees and property taxes have stretched the financial resources of affordable owners making the continued affordability of remaining in their homes challenging. The additional large special assessments could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back …unless our community can help.

LF has stepped in to help, using our reserves, but we need to do fundraising  to meet the needed payments for the next 3-10 years.

Recent LF Grants made for home improvements and special assessments:

2021: Home improvement grants to Battle Road Farm owners with 80% Area Median Income (AMI) or less to make needed replacements and repairs to kitchen cupboards, countertop & sink, carpeting, HVAC.   We made five grants of $5,000 each.

2022: Six grants of $6,000 to owners with Battle Road Farm owners with 120% AMI or less to make needed replacements for flooring, windows and HVAC systems, including installing heat pumps.

2022: Five grants ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 to low and very low-income seniors at MinuteMan Commons to significantly help pay their $9,000 special assessment for septic system rebuild.

2023: Seventeen grants ranging from $3,100 to $4,000 to low and very low-income owners at Battle Road Farm to significantly help pay their 2023 installment of an overall payment of ~$20,000 special assessment for sewage treatment plant rebuild and road improvements.