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The Wellesley Field Fund Campaign

We Need Your Help to Cross the Finish Line

The Wellesley Field Fund is raising $1.5M to bring dark sky-compliant lighting, team rooms, and improved sound to the WHS Track & Field — enhancements that will benefit our whole community and help support the power of outdoor play. With the help of over 600 private donors, we are close to $1M in donations and outstanding pledges. 

In other words: the finish line is in sight.


DONATE TODAY

EIN 47-2147009

100% of Your Tax-Deductible Donation Supports this WFF Effort

Prefer to send a check? Make payable/mail to WFF/Community Investors, 25 Earle Rd, Wellesley, MA 02481


Please join us in investing in our kids and schools, and building a space to create new community traditions. Your donation will make a positive impact on our town for years to come. 


Need more information? Check out our TOOLKIT for project history, answers to FAQs, and more.

Questions? Please email ContactUs@wellesleyfieldfund.com

Check out our coverage in The Swellesley Report


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Let's Get Home Field Advantage in 2023!

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Let's Get Home Field Advantage in 2023!

Private Fundraising Goal: $1,500,000

To date we have gifts and pledges close to $1M of our $1.5M target. We're in the home stretch, but need your help to finish strong!


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Phase I Donor Wall Example

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Let's Get Home Field Advantage in 2023!

Phase II Donor Wall Levels:

All-Star

$100,000+
MVP

$50,000-$99,999
National Champion

$25,000-$49,999
State Champion

$10,000-$24,999
Baystate Champion

$5,000-$9,999
Raider Fan

$1,000-$4,999

Community Investors: Empowering Kids

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Community Investors, a Wellesley-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, serves as the fiscal sponsor of the Wellesley Field Fund (WFF).


Community Investors mission is to empower happy and healthy kids rocking the Power of Play! by supporting the physical, social and emotional wellness of our next generation through fun, inclusive, commu

Community Investors, a Wellesley-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, serves as the fiscal sponsor of the Wellesley Field Fund (WFF).


Community Investors mission is to empower happy and healthy kids rocking the Power of Play! by supporting the physical, social and emotional wellness of our next generation through fun, inclusive, community-based active play. 


All donations to the WFF will be directed to an account restricted exclusively to support WFF.

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Congrats to Our Light it Up! Sweepstakes Winners!

Two lucky families scored 4 lower-level tickets and VIP parking to Taylor Swift's sold-out Eras Tour on Saturday, May 20th. 


Best of all? Everyone's entry helped push us closer to our fundraising goal. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to some of the most frequently-asked questions about this

fundraising effort.


Can't find an answer to your question? 

Please email ContactUs@wellesleyfieldfund.com

The successful Phase I project at the WHS Track and Field, which included a new track and a larger, artificial turf field, involved a team effort by multiple Town boards, commissions, and private donations.  Given the Town’s generous commitment to building two new elementary schools, School Committee did not want to ask the Town to contribute financially to Phase II. It will be up to private donors to secure adequate funding to allow the School Committee to make Phase II a reality.


The Natural Resources Commission approved Phase II in July 2022. Next, the Wetlands Protection Committee and Design Review Board will review the project where applicable. Finally, the project will go through a site plan review and special permit process with the Zoning Board of Appeals under the recent outdoor lighting bylaw passed by Town Meeting. Also required will be the School Committee approving the acceptance of private funding.  Since Phase I permitting included stormwater and utility connections envisioning future enhancements (like team rooms and bathrooms), we are hopeful most approvals can be secured by early Winter.


This is truly a community effort so if you'd like to share your support feel free to email/contact town stakeholders:

Natural Resources Commission

Wetlands Protection Committee

Design Review Board

Zoning Board of Appeals

School Committee

Select Board

Playing Fields Task Force / Recreation Commission


The Town will not permit construction to proceed until the fundraising goal is met. Once funded, the installation of lights/sound could be completed within 6 months, while the installation of the team room would likely take 9-12 months.  Please help us by donating today!


The process for improvements at the WHS Track and Field have been on-going for over a decade. The School Committee started in earnest looking at Phase II in February, 2021.  The School Committee’s website provides an excellent overview and background not only on the current Phase II proposal, but also documents and materials on Phase I. For more information visit:  https://wellesleyps.org/district-information/facilities-master-plan/hunnewell-track-field-projects


Absolutely! Just visit your DAF account at:

  • Fidelity: https://fidelitycharitable.org
  • Schwab: https://schwabcharitable.org
  • BNY Mellon: https://bnymelloncharitablegiftfund.org

Search for “Community Investors” or use our EIN 47-2147009.


Please reach out with any questions via ContactUs@wellesleyfieldfund.com.


Fiscal sponsorship, at its core, is when a nonprofit organization extends its tax-exempt status to select groups engaged in activities related to the organization’s mission. Most often, fiscal sponsorship is used by organizations, individuals, or collaborations who are doing charitable work but who want an alternative to becoming a 501(c)(3) organization with the IRS. In a fiscal sponsorship arrangement, the sponsor accepts tax deductible donations and grants on behalf of the sponsored project/organization. The sponsor accepts responsibility for the use of those funds and ensures their application toward charitable purposes, along with any additional donor restrictions. To ensure this is not merely a pass-through of charitable dollars from the 501(c)(3) to the project, the IRS requires that the sponsor have “complete discretion and control” over the funds.


Fiscal sponsors often offer additional services and supports to their sponsored projects; the range of services provided varies by sponsor. Most fiscal sponsors charge sponsored projects a fee to offset the additional cost. Generally, that fee is somewhere between 5%-10% of all funds held on behalf of the sponsored group.

https://www.propelnonprofits.org/resources/a-boards-guide-to-fiscal-sponsorship/


100% of your donation goes to the Phase II effort. There are always costs/fees involved in running a fundraising campaign (especially when trying to raise $1.5M in three months) and we are very thankful that a generous group of donors will cover all Phase II fundraising fees (including fiscal sponsorship) and expenses.

So get on the team, donate today, and spread the word! Let there be lights!


Funding primarily but not limited to the following:

  • Team Rooms: Includes locker rooms and bathrooms for both home and away teams.
  • Dark Sky-Compliant Lighting: Designed to direct light to the ground and not the sky in an effort to mitigate light pollution, improve safety for our athletes attending dusk-time games/practices, and provide for night games.
  • Directed Sound System: This new state-of-the-art system reduces excess sound via proximity technology and improved speaker locations.
  • Necessary Paving and Landscaping
  • Bathrooms/Concession Stand (if needed)


At the conclusion of the fundraising campaign, any funds remaining will be used for necessary capital maintenance and improvements or other expenses relating to the project.


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