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New FFRF Investigation: College Athletes Pressured to Pray to Play
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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October 21, 2026
New FFRF investigation: College athletes pressured to pray to play
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is releasing today an updated edition of our groundbreaking "Pray to Play" report exposing how religious coercion still permeates college athletics.
A decade after our original investigation uncovered public universities using athletic department resources to support team chaplains, FFRF's legal team has revisited the story to investigate what has changed
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MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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October 21, 2026
New FFRF investigation: College athletes pressured to pray to play
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is releasing today an updated edition of our groundbreaking "Pray to Play" report exposing how religious coercion still permeates college athletics.
A decade after our original investigation uncovered public universities using athletic department resources to support team chaplains, FFRF's legal team has revisited the story to investigate what has changed-- and what hasn't. After more than a year of research, including public records requests to more than 40 colleges and universities, we found that religious pressure persists, even if direct taxpayer funding for team chaplains has diminished.
Our investigation reveals:
* Coaches and athletic staff promoting Christianity through team activities, motivational materials and religious programming.
* Team chaplains receiving extraordinary access to student-athletes, locker rooms and athletic facilities.
* Evangelical organizations cultivating close relationships with coaches and players to recruit athletes into religious ministries.
* Student-athletes facing pressure to conform to religious practices for fear of losing playing time, scholarships or standing with teammates.
From Auburn and Tennessee to Texas A&M, North Texas and Boise State, the report documents troubling examples of religion becoming entangled with publicly funded college sports.
The bottom line: Student-athletes have a right to their own beliefs -- including no religious beliefs at all -- and should never be expected to pray to play or otherwise engage in religious rituals or activities in order to curry favor with coercive coaches.
At public universities across the country, student-athletes are facing religious pressure from the very people who control their playing time, scholarships and athletic futures. Public university coaches should develop athletes, not pressure them to practice religion.
"Coaches hold enormous influence over their players' futures," says FFRF Legal Director Patrick Elliott. "That authority should never be used to advance religious beliefs or make students feel that their opportunities depend on religious conformity."
The report concludes, "At public universities, student-athletes have the right to participate in athletics free of religious proselytizing, promotion or bias from school employees."
If you know a student-athlete, coach or college sports fan, please share this investigation. And if you or someone you know has experienced religious coercion in college athletics, FFRF wants to hear about it.
Contact studenthelp@ffrf.org. All complaints are handled confidentially.
Thank you for helping us defend the constitutional rights of all student-athletes.
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REPORT: https://ffrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Pray_To_Play-26-D2.pdf
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Original text here: https://ffrf.org/news/releases/new-ffrf-investigation-college-athletes-pressured-to-pray-to-play/
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Health Foundation Responds to CQC State of Care Report
LONDON, England, Oct. 23 -- The Health Foundation issued the following news release:
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Health Foundation responds to CQC State of Care report
23 October 2026
Responding to the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care report 2025/26, Hugh Alderwick, Director of Policy and Research at the Health Foundation, said:
'Today's CQC report illustrates the persistent pressures on the NHS and social care in England that risk becoming normalised - with too many people waiting too long for care and inequalities right across the system. The report points to progress in some areas, like people's
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LONDON, England, Oct. 23 -- The Health Foundation issued the following news release:
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Health Foundation responds to CQC State of Care report
23 October 2026
Responding to the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) State of Care report 2025/26, Hugh Alderwick, Director of Policy and Research at the Health Foundation, said:
'Today's CQC report illustrates the persistent pressures on the NHS and social care in England that risk becoming normalised - with too many people waiting too long for care and inequalities right across the system. The report points to progress in some areas, like people'sexperience of general practice. But the government is a long way from achieving the fundamental changes in the NHS and social care that it promised at the last election.
'The report lays bare the massive challenges facing social care. At its best, social care has the potential to improve the lives of older and disabled people. But right now, too many people struggle to access the care they need, reliance on unpaid carers is high and some people face unaffordable care bills. These problems are not new. Decades of political neglect and underfunding have left an overstretched workforce holding a threadbare system together.
'The prime minister's commitment to reforming the sector and the Casey Commission provide an opportunity to fundamentally redraw the state's offer on social care in England. While major changes are unlikely until the next parliament, the government should begin laying the foundations for a National Care Service now, including by developing the capabilities and infrastructure needed to secure high quality care across the country and delivering on its aims to boost pay and support for the social care workforce.'
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Notes to editors
1. We need to talk: Public attitudes to social care and the NHS (https://www.health.org.uk/node/34896/)
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Original text here: https://www.health.org.uk/media-office/press-releases/health-foundation-responds-to-cqc-state-of-care-report
Tidepool Awarded Breakthrough T1D Grant to Advance Next-Generation Automated Insulin Delivery Algorithm
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Tidepool Awarded Breakthrough T1D Grant to Advance Next-Generation Automated Insulin Delivery Algorithm
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"Unannounced Meals" Functionality Would Provide Significant Quality-of-Life Improvements for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026--Tidepool, a non-profit leader advancing innovation in diabetes technology, today announced it has been awarded research funding from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Tidepool Awarded Breakthrough T1D Grant to Advance Next-Generation Automated Insulin Delivery Algorithm
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"Unannounced Meals" Functionality Would Provide Significant Quality-of-Life Improvements for People Living with Type 1 Diabetes
PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2026--Tidepool, a non-profit leader advancing innovation in diabetes technology, today announced it has been awarded research funding from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, to support clinical evaluation of an investigational "unannounced meal" feature for Tidepool Loop. First cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2023, Tidepool Loop is an automated insulin dosing (AID) smartphone application intended for the management of T1D in persons six years of age and older. Funding from Breakthrough T1D will support a randomized crossover trial of Tidepool Loop's unannounced meal feature, which is designed to automatically adjust insulin delivery around meals without manual carbohydrate announcements. Results will inform a future submission for FDA clearance.
People living with T1D make an estimated 180+ additional health decisions every day, and meals are among the most demanding parts of the mental load, with mealtime boluses (insulin delivered to cover the food being eaten) often being late or missed altogether. Tidepool Loop 3.0, the intended product of the research, aims to reduce the requirements for manual meal announcements by dynamically assessing and adapting to the user's current insulin needs to correct and handle unexpected glucose excursions.
"Breakthrough T1D helped make Tidepool Loop possible, and this grant lets us take on one of the heaviest burdens that remain for AID users: mealtime," said Brandon Arbiter, CEO and Co-founder of Tidepool. "By enabling Tidepool Loop to safely manage meals without manual announcements, we can reduce the daily burden of diabetes and give people back a meaningful share of their day."
"Breakthrough T1D is committed to reducing the daily burden of managing type 1 diabetes and improving health outcomes. Despite significant advances in AID, mealtime insulin management remains a challenge for many people living with T1D. Advancing technologies that remove the need for user intervention at meals is an important part of our mission," said Amin GhavamiNejad, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Breakthrough T1D.
Streamlining Diabetes Management Through Algorithm Enhancements
Building upon its foundational FDA clearance, Tidepool submitted Tidepool Loop 2.0 for FDA review in July 2026. Tidepool Loop 2.0 is designed to respond more quickly to rising glucose levels with automated bolus dosing and to make adjusting insulin delivery simpler with customizable presets, plus dedicated exercise presets and in-app exercise education.
Tidepool Loop 3.0 represents the next evolutionary step. By integrating unannounced meal support, version 3.0 aims to reduce or eliminate the need for carbohydrate counting. The enhanced algorithm adopts a balanced approach to reducing manual inputs while maintaining tight glycemic targets and safe, strong clinical outcomes.
Honoring Open-Source Roots
Tidepool Loop represents the vision and contributions of a large open-source community whose pioneering spirit, lived experience, and relentless innovation proved that fully automated dosing systems could transform lives. Tidepool remains deeply committed to carrying this community-led mission forward and to making accessible, regulated, and impactful technology that improves care and quality of life for everyone living with diabetes.
About Tidepool
Tidepool is a recognized innovator in diabetes software on a mission to make diabetes data more accessible, actionable, and meaningful for people with diabetes, their care teams, and researchers. Founded in 2013, Tidepool hosts a suite of software tools for people with diabetes and the clinics that serve them, including Tidepool+, Tidepool Mobile, Tidepool Uploader, and the FDA-cleared Tidepool Loop. Through strategic industry partnerships, Tidepool Loop is commercially available via partner-developed adaptations, such as the twiist(tm) AID System powered by Tidepool, now available in the iOS App Store. Built with enterprise-grade security, the Tidepool platform is HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2 Type II-compliant. Tidepool is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Learn more at tidepool.org. Follow us on LinkedIn.
As the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, Breakthrough T1D helps make everyday life with type 1 diabetes better while driving toward cures. We do this by investing in the most promising research, advocating for progress by working with government to address issues that impact the T1D community, and helping educate and empower individuals facing this condition.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Tidepool's organizational objectives, anticipated software releases, and current and planned submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These statements reflect our current views based on information currently available to us and are not guarantees of future performance.
Tidepool Loop 2.0 is the subject of a pending 510(k) submission. It has not been cleared by the FDA and is not available for sale in the United States. Tidepool Loop 3.0 is under development, has not been submitted to or cleared by the FDA, and is not available for sale in the United States.
Actual results, product features, or timelines may differ materially from those described in this release due to risks and uncertainties. These include but are not limited to delays in software development, the outcome and timing of FDA's review including the possibility that features described in this release are modified, limited or not included in a cleared product, the possibility that the FDA does not clear a submission, the timing and results of clinical studies supporting future submissions, and technical challenges in integrating with third-party devices. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Original text here: https://www.breakthrought1d.org/for-the-media/press-releases/tidepool-awarded-breakthrough-t1d-grant-to-advance-next-generation-automated-insulin-delivery-algorithm/
OMRF receives grant to study origins of infertility, congenital disorders
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF receives grant to study origins of infertility, congenital disorders
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An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received a two-year grant to explore one of biology's oldest mysteries: how chromosomes find the correct partner before an egg or sperm cell is formed.
With a $470,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, OMRF's Roberto Pezza, Ph.D., will build on a new method he developed a way to observe chromosomes moving inside living cells in real time.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 22 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news:
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OMRF receives grant to study origins of infertility, congenital disorders
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An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has received a two-year grant to explore one of biology's oldest mysteries: how chromosomes find the correct partner before an egg or sperm cell is formed.
With a $470,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, OMRF's Roberto Pezza, Ph.D., will build on a new method he developed a way to observe chromosomes moving inside living cells in real time.
Formore than a century, researchers have pieced together snapshots to understand this critical process. Pezza's new imaging process allows scientists to watch the entire process unfold as it happens.
Every person inherits one copy of each chromosome from their mother and one from their father. Before eggs and sperm are created, these matching chromosomes must recognize one another and join together before separating correctly. If that process goes wrong, it can lead to miscarriages or genetic conditions such as Down syndrome.
Using his new imaging system, Pezza's lab discovered a previously unknown way that chromosomes locate and join one another in male reproductive cells. The scientific journal Nature Communications recently published this discovery.
With the new grant, Pezza will now investigate the same process in female reproductive cells.
"Understanding exactly how healthy eggs and sperm are formed may help us develop better ways to predict or perhaps even prevent pregnancy loss," Pezza said.
An estimated 20% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, with most occurring during the first trimester. Ther risk for miscarriage and having a baby born with Down syndrome or other congenital disorders increases with the age of the mother.
"With more people choosing to have children later in life, understanding the fundamental biology behind chromosome behavior is more important than ever," Pezza said.
Pezza's grant, No. R21HD118636-01A1, was awarded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, part of the NIH. His lab's recent discovery was supported by grant No. R01HD110990 from the same NIH institute and also by funding from the Presbyterian Health Foundation.
This content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Original text here: https://omrf.org/omrf-receives-grant-to-study-origins-of-infertility-congenital-disorders/
Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: Protecting Steelmakers Means Higher Costs for Manufacturers
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 22 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary:
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October 20, 2026
The Cost of Europe's Steel Wall
Claudia Ascensao Nunes
Protecting steelmakers means higher costs for manufacturers.
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Steel tariffs protect producers at the expense of the businesses that depend on them.
As of July 1, the European Union has capped duty-free steel imports at about 18.3 million tonnes (20.2 US tons) a year, 47% below 2024 quota levels. Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 also doubles the duty on imports that exceed those limits, from 25% to 50%.
Brussels justifies
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DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 22 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary:
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October 20, 2026
The Cost of Europe's Steel Wall
Claudia Ascensao Nunes
Protecting steelmakers means higher costs for manufacturers.
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Steel tariffs protect producers at the expense of the businesses that depend on them.
As of July 1, the European Union has capped duty-free steel imports at about 18.3 million tonnes (20.2 US tons) a year, 47% below 2024 quota levels. Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 also doubles the duty on imports that exceed those limits, from 25% to 50%.
Brussels justifiesthese measures by pointing to global overcapacity and the need for strategic autonomy. Yet, by making imported steel more expensive, it risks hurting thousands of European companies that rely on this raw material to compete in domestic and international markets.
One of the main drivers of overcapacity is state support for production, particularly in China. Subsidies, tax breaks, and cheap loans allow some steelmakers to keep producing even when domestic demand falls short. Because the home market cannot absorb all the steel produced, manufacturers look for buyers abroad, pushing down international prices. The OECD estimates that global excess capacity will reach 721 million tonnes (794 US tons) by 2027. Chinese steel exports more than doubled between 2020 and 2024, reaching 118 million tonnes (130 million US tons). Meanwhile, the EU steel industry was operating at just 67% of capacity.
Steel is an intermediate good, a raw material used to make highly necessary, everyday products such as automobiles, auto parts, household appliances, and industrial equipment. Restricting imports reduces available supply and limits buyers' options. When steel becomes more expensive, the companies that use it must raise prices, accept thinner margins, or cut other costs, including investment and jobs.
In January, 10 industry associations, including ACEA, APPLiA, CECIMO, and Orgalim, estimated that the new restrictions could generate between Euros5 billion ($5.6 billion) and Euros9 billion ($10.1 billion) in additional tariff costs per year, assuming that imports stay at 2024 levels. The Commission expects a 3.25% rise in average steel prices, while buyers warn of increases of up to 30% in some categories.
The effects may reach well beyond the European steel market. A manufacturer that pays more for its raw material faces higher costs than competitors that can buy cheaper steel in other markets. If it raises prices, it risks losing orders; if it absorbs the costs, it has fewer resources to invest and grow. Protecting steel mills can therefore weaken other industries that employ more people and produce higher value-added goods.
Since its enactment on October 1, the "melt and pour" rule has required importers to prove where their steel was originally melted and cast, even if it was later processed in another country. This requirement raises administrative costs and can make imported steel harder to obtain, especially for small businesses that rely on distributors and have no direct control over the required documentation.
The restrictions also affect close trading partners. EU free-trade partners account for about 80% of steel imports and benefit from half of the annual quota, but their access remains limited. Switzerland (a supplier of specialized steel to European industrial supply chains) and the United Kingdom have both objected to the measure. A policy aimed at Chinese overcapacity ends up also restricting supply from economies closely integrated with Europe.
The American experience offers a useful perspective. In 2018, President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on most steel imports under Section 232, raising them to 50% in June 2025. The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimated that steel users would bear additional costs of about $650,000 for every job created in the steel industry. Federal Reserve economists Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce found that the American industries most exposed to the 2018-19 tariffs saw relative declines in employment, driven in part by higher input costs and retaliatory tariffs from trading partners. The 2025 increase points the same way. A year after the tariff rose to 50%, total steel imports fell about 13% (finished steel down 17%), while domestic raw steel output rose roughly 3% and shipments 5%. The benchmark price of hot-rolled coil climbed 31%, and Labor Department data showed producer prices for steel mill products up 13.3% over the year. Manufacturing employment, meanwhile, stayed flat.
The European system uses quotas before applying the 50% tariff, but it faces the same dilemma. Protection reduces the competitive pressure to improve productivity, and tariffs leave untouched the subsidy policies that fueled global overcapacity. Brussels also plans to consider extending the restrictions to products such as pipes and wire rods and, later, to goods made of steel or containing significant amounts of it.
The result of these measures will be lower investment, fewer jobs, and higher prices. Protectionism simply shifts the costs of foreign competition onto other businesses and onto consumers.
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Claudia Ascensao Nunes
Claudia Ascensao Nunes is a Portuguese writer and political commentator. She is the President of Ladies of Liberty Alliance - Portugal and a columnist featured in both national and international publications. Claudia collaborates with Young Voices and focuses on economic freedom, European policy, and transatlantic cooperation. She has over 20,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), where she shares insights on politics, liberalism, and cultural issues.
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Original text here: https://fee.org/articles/the-cost-of-europes-steel-wall/
FIRE is bringing the Free Speech Forum to the West Coast!
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release:
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FIRE is bringing the Free Speech Forum to the West Coast!
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FIRE and Stanford University will host a one-day Free Speech Forum for high school juniors and seniors on Saturday, March 20, bringing FIRE's popular program to the West Coast for the first time.
'We are thrilled to join FIRE, which has steadfastly maintained the importance of speech on campuses, to bring awareness of related issues to high schoolers in the Bay Area.'
The new event builds on FIRE's successful
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release:
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FIRE is bringing the Free Speech Forum to the West Coast!
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FIRE and Stanford University will host a one-day Free Speech Forum for high school juniors and seniors on Saturday, March 20, bringing FIRE's popular program to the West Coast for the first time.
'We are thrilled to join FIRE, which has steadfastly maintained the importance of speech on campuses, to bring awareness of related issues to high schoolers in the Bay Area.'
The new event builds on FIRE's successfulweeklong Free Speech Forum, hosted at American University in Washington, D.C., giving students an opportunity to explore free expression alongside attorneys, professors, and other experts.
"In recent years, Stanford has launched university-wide efforts to enhance the speech climate on campus, including the ePluribus project and a new free speech guide by students for students," said Bernadette Meyler, Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law and special advisor to the provost on university speech. "We are thrilled to join FIRE, which has steadfastly maintained the importance of speech on campuses, to bring awareness of related issues to high schoolers in the Bay Area."
Students will work on speech cases with FIRE attorneys and Stanford University faculty to learn what speech is (and isn't) protected by the First Amendment. Programming will include an introduction to the First Amendment, discussions with leaders in the free speech field, and interactive exercises focused on speech controversies. By the end of the Forum, students should be able to explain First Amendment principles, work through case law, make an argument for protecting speech they disagree with, and feel more prepared to discuss free expression in their own schools and communities.
"High school students are encountering complicated questions about speech in their classrooms, on social media, and in their communities," said Molly Nocheck, FIRE's vice president of Student Development. "The Free Speech Forum gives them a place to explore those questions and develop the tools to think through what free speech actually means. We're excited to bring that experience to the West Coast with Stanford."
The event is free to attend and open to high school juniors and seniors. Students and families interested in learning more can visit FIRE's website for updates on eligibility, applications, and program details.
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Boston Foundation: Equality Fund Announces Statewide Expansion to Support LGBTQ+ Communities Across Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release:
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Equality Fund announces statewide expansion to support LGBTQ+ communities across Massachusetts
October 21, 2026
Boston - Fourteen years after its launch, the Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation, the largest philanthropic fund exclusively dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Massachusetts, is expanding its community-based approach and grantmaking from Greater Boston to all of Massachusetts.
"As the LGBTQ+ population of Massachusetts becomes larger, more diverse, and more geographically
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release:
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Equality Fund announces statewide expansion to support LGBTQ+ communities across Massachusetts
October 21, 2026
Boston - Fourteen years after its launch, the Equality Fund at the Boston Foundation, the largest philanthropic fund exclusively dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ+ community in Massachusetts, is expanding its community-based approach and grantmaking from Greater Boston to all of Massachusetts.
"As the LGBTQ+ population of Massachusetts becomes larger, more diverse, and more geographicallyspread across the state, it only makes sense that we shift our work to better reflect the reality of LGBTQ+ life statewide," said Scott Knox, Executive Director of the Equality Fund. "This change also allows us to broaden grantmaking, opens the door to new relationships, and ensures LGBTQ+ organizations across Massachusetts can take part in the Fund's convening, research, and donor engagement work."
The Equality Fund has continued to increase its funding amid growing need, thanks to generous donations from a widening group of donors. In its next grantmaking cycle, expected to open in January 2027, the Equality Fund expects to grant at least $700,000 to organizations that serve and strengthen LGBTQ+ communities across the state.
"The Boston Foundation does incredible work to strengthen our communities and expand opportunities for everyone," said Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. "At a time when our LGBTQ+ community is facing major threats, it is so important that the Equality Fund is expanding their work to invest in organizations across the state that are providing the support and resources LGBTQ+ people need to succeed."
Among the Fund's recent grantees is the LGBT Asylum Task Force, based in Worcester, which provides LGBTQ+ asylum seekers across Massachusetts with housing, financial aid, legal connections, career mentorship, and other support until they receive their work permits. Since 2008, the Task Force has supported more than 400 asylum seekers.
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"This change... allows us to broaden grantmaking, opens the door to new relationships, and ensures LGBTQ+ organizations across Massachusetts can take part in the Fund's convening, research, and donor engagement work."
- Scott Knox, Executive Director, The Equality Fund
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"We're deeply grateful to the Equality Fund for expanding statewide and recognizing that LGBTQ+ people and families live in every corner of the Commonwealth," said Al Green, Ministry Director of the LGBT Asylum Task Force. "Their support means that we can keep standing up for people who have fled danger and struggle to navigate a complex immigration system. Our partnership is key to helping them build safe, stable lives here."
In preparation for the 2027 grant cycle, the Fund is refining its systems and resources to ensure that organizations across Massachusetts are able to partner with the fund, and to better position the fund to grow its grantmaking thoughtfully and sustainably while continuing the same commitment to community support it has provided since its founding in 2012.
To date, the Equality Fund, guided by its advisory board of LGBTQ+ community leaders, has made more than $3.6 million in grants to nonprofit partners, hosted convenings on critical issues facing LGBTQ+ communities, and commissioned four first of its kind research reports on the LGBTQ+ community in MA - including reports on the unique needs of LGBTQ+ youth and aging adults.
"The goal here is not to expand the map or reallocate resources already supporting LGBTQ+ communities from Provincetown to Pittsfield," said Knox. "Rather, it is an opportunity for us to lean into research, relationships and levels of support that can more effectively meet the real needs of LGBTQ+ people in Massachusetts today."
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Original text here: https://www.tbf.org/news-and-insights/press-releases/2026/october/equality-fund-statewide-announcement
