WHAT
IS THE XERIC FOUNDATION?
The Xeric Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation established in 1992 by Peter A. Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Planet Racers.
Grants are awarded to nonprofit and charitable organizations in western Massachusetts. For 20 years, the Xeric Foundation also supported the work of comic book creators who wanted to self-publish.
Click here for an announcement about the change in the focus of grant-giving.
It is the policy of the Xeric Foundation to prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.