MASCO, Inc.

MASCO (Medical Academic Scientific Community Organization) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing Boston’s Longwood Medical and Academic area (LMA) for the benefit of those who live, work, study or receive care in the area. MASCO’s 22 members and associate members include several of the nation’s top medical institutions, one of Boston’s most revered museums, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Dental School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the six Colleges of the Fenway, the largest Reform temple in New England, cutting-edge medical research organizations, a distinguished private high school, major health insurer and a leading health maintenance organization.MASCO members employ more than 45,200 people and generate an average of 1,100 new jobs and 7,500 job openings each year. More than a third of those who work in the LMA are Boston residents.Mission and ServicesMASCO’s mission is to pursue programs that promote a sense of community among its members and to deliver services that are more efficiently developed collaboratively.MASCO and its family of organizations offer a wide range of services including area planning and development, parking and transportation, collaborative purchasing, a call center and child care.As the stewards of the LMA, MASCO creates and coordinates initiatives to preserve and protect open spaces and public areas. Working with members and neighbors, MASCO has restored Evan’s Way Park, part of the “Emerald Necklace” of Parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; planted trees along Huntington Avenue and preserved trees on Avenue Louis Pasteur; and placed and maintained directional signs, planters, banners and benches throughout the LMA.