The Filene Foundation is a private family foundation. The Foundation focuses on four specific program areas, including civic education, human development and self sufficiency, music education and performing arts, public education and broadcasting.
The Lincoln and Therese Filene Foundation grant programs continue the philanthropic legacy of their founders by focusing on four program areas: Civic Education, Human Development & Self Sufficiency, Music Education & Performing Arts, and Public Education & Broadcasting. The Foundation seeks to fund organizations that foster American citizenship values, support the disadvantaged towards self-sufficiency, offer music and performing arts opportunities, and ensure equal access to education and civic engagement. Specific interests include but are not limited to services for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, homelessness prevention, job training, musical instruction for the underprivileged, and enhancing public education systems. The Foundation prefers proposals that are achievable and replicable, with awards typically ranging from $10,000 to $20,000.