Mission Statement

The Albert O. Wilson Fund, managed by the Cambridge Community Foundation, is dedicated to the continuation of the charitable legacy of Albert O. Wilson and his family by supporting carefully screened non-profit organizations dedicated to:

•   assisting people in need because of poverty, ignorance, homelessness, deprivation, or natural disaster
•   enhancing quality of life for all people by focus on education, programs for youth, health care, medical research, environmental awareness and support;
•   supporting worthy educational institutions through endowment as well as scholarships and financial aid
•   nurturing and supporting the arts and valuable cultural institutions
•   historic and community preservation and education

The goal of the Albert O. Wilson Fund is to focus on the most worthy charities which fall within the philosophical causes outlined above (as well as additional worthy causes that may be defined in the future); a related goal of the Fund is to identify and give to those charities which are deemed most efficient in directing gifts to achieve the purpose intended.