The Brendan Grant Foundation was created in the summer of 2001 (as a 501(c)3 organization) to honor the memory of Brendan Peter Anthony Grant, who was a life-long resident of Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. From a broad perspective, the Foundation is dedicated to enhancing youth development, representing the best in spirit of the child-parent relationship.

Brendan was born in Brighton, Massachusetts on 25 August 1982. He lived his entire life in Belmont except for his freshman year (Sept/2000 - May/2001) at American International College (AIC) located in Springfield, Massachusetts. At Belmont High School, Brendan participated on the football, wrestling, and baseball teams. In his senior year (1999-2000), he was a team captain for both the wrestling team and the baseball team. As a freshman at American International College, Brendan started for the AIC baseball team throughout his first year in college.

On 27 June 2001, Brendan was playing summer baseball for the Belmont Senior Babe Ruth Baseball Team on the Belmont High School Varsity Field. While attempting to catch a routine fly ball from his position as left fielder, Brendan collided with the center fielder, and sustained fatal injuries from the resulting collision. Although the archives of baseball are still being investigated, a certain level of historical significance exists since this is an extraordinarily rare occurrence (i.e., a fatal collision between outfielder's) for this particular sport.