MIT Community Service Fund

If 100 donors make a gift to the community service fund on March 14, $10,000 will be donated by a long-time member of the MIT community, the MIT Community Service Fund Board of Trustees, and the Community Giving at MIT Steering Committee. 

Community Service Fund

The MIT Community Service Fund’s goal is to inspire MIT volunteers and donors alike and to raise $10,000+ from 100+ donors in 24 hours. Our Challenge donors will match the $10,000 raised on March 14. 

For 55+ years, the MIT Community Service Fund (CSF) has served as MIT’s “home team” for community service, collaboration, and partnership, turning our commitment to equity into impact for our neighbors.

The CSF empowers students, staff, and faculty to carry out service initiatives by applying their leadership skills and creative problem-solving approaches to community needs. CSF also provides reliable financial support to local nonprofits with MIT volunteers.

Mentors from Lincoln Laboratory created G.I.R.L. (Girls’ Innovation Research Lab), which provides hands-on activities to make electronics and programming accessible to middle school girls.

Examples of CSF’s wide range of service initiatives aimed at addressing equity include: 

Education

• Introducing hundreds of students from local public schools to STEM activities and pathways to careers 
• Providing medical interpreter training during IAP 
• Mentoring middle school and high school students through academics, sports, and dance  

Food Security and Housing 

• Developing access to food security and nutritious meals 
• Promoting community gardens as hubs for green infrastructure and food justice for underserved communities 
• Connecting individuals and families to secure, stable, and affordable housing  

Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center Social Impact Internships  

• Advancing the Social Impact Internships at nonprofits, government agencies, and hospitals 

MIT Architecture graduate students developed community gardens as hubs for green infrastructure and food justice for underserved communities.

*If you do not see a particular fund listed, you can donate on the MIT giving site and still be counted in the MIT 24-Hour Challenge.