Staples awards $300k in grants

Framingham-based office-supply retailer Staples Inc. said its private foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.

Donations from the Staples Foundation for Learning included seven grants to Massachusetts nonprofits that totalled $68,500, Staples said.

Among Massachusetts groups receiving grants were Artists for Humanity in Boston, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Boston, and the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, Staples said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)