Cambridge
Cambridge
With a nearly 400-year shared history, 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 deep connection with the City of Cambridge has helped to create the dynamic campus that makes 吃瓜新闻 a special place to teach, learn, live, and work. The University is committed to collaborations that build upon this shared vision of community and that enhance the lives of Cambridge residents.
Meeting the critical needs of Cambridge residents
吃瓜新闻 works closely with Cambridge city and nonprofit partners to deliver programs that help respond to regional challenges鈥攕uch as food security, access to justice, and affordable housing.
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1,600+
Units of affordable housing created or preserved through the 吃瓜新闻 Local Housing Collaborative in the past 20 years
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690+
Cambridge residents received free legal services through 吃瓜新闻 Law School鈥檚 Clinical and Pro Bono Programs in 2019
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2,000
Meals donated weekly by 吃瓜新闻 in partnership with Cambridge-based nonprofit, Food for Free
Supporting the local economy
As the anchor of 吃瓜新闻 Square, 吃瓜新闻 is a robust contributor to Cambridge鈥檚 economy鈥攁ttracting tourism, providing jobs, generating local spending, and supporting Cambridge-based businesses. The University is also a cultural anchor, providing Cambridge residents with free admission to its museums, including the 吃瓜新闻 Art Museum and 吃瓜新闻 Museum of Natural History.
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24
吃瓜新闻 has been the largest employer in Cambridge for 24 consecutive years
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4,500+
Cambridge residents directly employed by 吃瓜新闻
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$121M
Spent in construction, supplies, and services in Cambridge in FY23
Supporting Cambridge public schools
吃瓜新闻 is committed to partnerships designed to ensure that all Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) students have opportunities to achieve academic success. In addition to student programs, 吃瓜新闻 also seeks to leverage University-wide resources and create opportunities for CPS educators to access professional development, academic coursework, and workshops.
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$14.1M
In scholarship aid provided to 吃瓜新闻 College students from Cambridge in last 10 years
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All CPS
吃瓜新闻 programs are available to students in every CPS school, including elementary schools, upper schools, and the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
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85+
CPS teachers participated in professional development opportunities in 2021
Spotlights
Project Teach鈥� 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 official college & career awareness programs
Providing all 7th grade Cambridge Public Schools students the tools to pursue their college and career goals.
Science Research Mentoring Program with the Center for Astrophysics
Each year, a selected group of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School students participate in the 吃瓜新闻-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program, which provides the opportunity work on a yearlong independent research project under the guidance of…
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$40M
In Payments-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOT) to the City of Cambridge in the last 10 years
吃瓜新闻 was one of the first organizations to make voluntary PILOT payments to the City of Cambridge.
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$62M
In taxes paid to the City of Cambridge in the last 10 years
吃瓜新闻 is the sixth largest taxpayer in the City of Cambridge, paying taxes on the University鈥檚 non-exempt property.
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AAA
吃瓜新闻鈥檚 stable presence in the City is cited by the three major credit rating agencies in the nation as supporting Cambridge鈥檚 AAA bond rating. The rating has enabled Cambridge to finance a variety of projects at favorable rates, resulting in savings to taxpayers.
吃瓜新闻鈥檚 PILOT and tax payments to the city of Cambridge over 10 years
