Theodore Edson Parker Foundation Meets the Challenges of the New Year
LOWELL, MA – Elected for life as a trustee, per the foundation’s governing document ofthe will of the late Theodore Edson Parker, is Lowell leader, Vladimir Saldaña – theyoungest-ever trustee and the first Latino to hold this position. Vladimir has served as aParker Advisor for three 2-year terms. Originally from the Dominican Republic, hemoved to […]
Parker’s First Year in Lowell: With Gratitude
Parker’s First Year in Lowell: With Gratitude 2024 was truly a year of transition, of challenges, of welcoming change, as we moved our office to Middle Street in Lowell. We learned a lot and are continuing to meet the challenges of change. This is a message of gratitude, not only for all who helped us […]
Deck the Walls
Deck the Walls Parker is grateful for community organizations and individuals who have offered visual enhancement to our office walls. Jim Wilder’s textiles, Jim and Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership occupied our current space for 16 successful years. He loaned us textiles from his travels, to India, Mexico, Peru. Refuge Lowell; save the date; Sept 5 […]
PARKER TRUSTEES HOLD ANNUAL MEETING, ELECT OFFICERS AND HONOR TRUSTEE LUIS PEDROSO
PARKER TRUSTEES HOLD ANNUAL MEETING, ELECT OFFICERS AND HONOR TRUSTEE LUIS PEDROSO One June 4, The trustees of the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation held its annual meeting.Elected Officers for the coming year are Karen Carpenter as President, DJ Donahue asTreasurer, and Sophy Theam as Clerk.The trustees discussed their satisfaction with their move this year to […]
Grant Gives Students Paid Professional Experience at Nonprofits
Parker Foundation Grant Also Provides Grant-Writing Training to Nonprofit Image by K. Webster Psychology major Kiley McNeil has already written a successful grant for Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell, with help from Executive Director Bopha Malone. 04/05/2024 By Katharine Webster When senior psychology major Kiley McNeil applied for a paid internship with Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell, she expected […]
Parker Foundation is coming home
News for our community partners We are pleased to announce that the Parker Foundation is coming home to its roots in Lowell. Effective January 1, 2024, the foundation’s office will be in the Pollard Exchange Building, 55-67 Middle Street. We will occupy suite 501, the former home of the Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, whose former […]
Maria Cunha Elected to Board of the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation
LOWELL, MA – The trustees of the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation have voted Maria Cunha to the board effective July 1, 2022. Maria has served as an advisor to the Foundation since 2019. Parker President Karen Carpenter made the announcement of the appointment following the Spring Board of Trustees meeting, and said, “we are thrilled […]
Theodore Edson Parker Foundation Announces Spring 2022 Grants
LOWELL, MA — In the spring of 2022, The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation paid a total of $738,775 in grants to nonprofit organizations at work in Lowell, Massachusetts, and pledged a total of $100,000 for payment in the fall of 2022 or 2023. Some grants are listed below, with the complete list available on the […]
Theodore Edson Parker Foundation Announces 2021 Grants
In 2021, The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation paid a total of $1,192,150 in grants to nonprofit organizations at work in Lowell, Massachusetts, and pledged a total of $530,000 for payment in 2022. Some grants are listed below with the complete list available on the Foundation’s website. All grants follow the 1944 will of Theodore Edson […]
Newell Flather was a force in Lowell
Memorial: Philanthropist died Aug. 30 at age 83. By Barry Scanlon, Correspondent for the Lowell Sun Lowell » He wasn’t a screamer. Didn’t rant or rave. Didn’t speak the most. But during a meeting, when he voiced his opinion, all eyes around the table gravitated toward Newell Flather. “You’d be in a meeting and he would quietly ask […]
