Foundations that fund nonprofits in Boston, MA

6,734 private foundations reported 20,843 grants to organizations in Boston, Massachusetts, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $2.3B in all. 616 of them are based in Boston.

Foundations6,734

Based in Boston616

Grants on record20,843

Their typical grant$5,999

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Foundations based in Boston

10 of the 616 local foundations that reported grants to Boston organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.

• Barr Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 264 Total there $41.1M Typical grant $80,000 Preselected recipients only
  • (126) Boston Ujima Project Inc - To provide core support$1,200,000
  • (239) Conservation Law Foundation Inc - To provide core support for the transportation for massachusetts coalition$1,100,000
  • (238) Conservation Law Foundation Inc - To provide core support for the transportation for massachusetts coalition$1,000,000

• Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $50.6M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 260 Total there $17M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • Boston Private Industry Council - Pic 2024 summer jobs$361,631
  • Freedom House Inc - Comprehensive program growth and facility enhancement project$300,000
  • Jewish Vocational Service Inc - Brockton career & community initiative (bcci)$300,000

• Fidelity Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $156.2M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 185 Total there $22.4M Typical grant $400 Describes how to apply
  • Pine Street Inn Inc - Endowment$5,050,000
  • New England Aquarium - Discovery research (science)$2,500,000
  • Adopt-A-Student Foundation - Campaign / fundraising plan$2,000,000

• The Klarman Family Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $82.2M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 68 Total there $16.3M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation - Support for the TEAM UP for Children Initiative$2,075,000
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc - Unrestricted operating support and support for local agencies$1,995,000
  • Facing History and Ourselves Inc - Unrestricted operating support$1,500,000

• Richard K Lubin Family Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 64 Total there $8.5M Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - To provide support for the needs of the organization.$2,063,317
  • Museum of Fine Arts - Boston - To provide support for the needs of the organization.$1,130,000
  • United Way - To provide support for the needs of the organization.$1,078,100

• Linde Family Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $16.8M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 53 Total there $11.6M Typical grant $30,000 Describes how to apply
  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston - Community arts initiative (cai)/table of voices (tov)/steam team$2,830,048
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Linde family primary care leadership institute and expanding hypertension care$2,700,000
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Center for therapeutic discovery$2,000,000

• Analog Devices Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $1.9M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 50 Total there $126K Typical grant $371 Describes how to apply
  • Womens Foundation of Boston Inc - General support$27,309
  • Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - General support$16,502
  • Massrobotics Inc - General support$15,343

• Champions of Love Foundation Inc

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 37 Total there $4.2M Typical grant $30,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center - General$1,100,000
  • Healthcare for the Homeless Program - General$1,000,000
  • Saint Cecilias Parish School - General$700,000

• One8 Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 35 Total there $9.5M Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Year Up Inc - Youth development$3,000,000
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc - Community$1,861,800
  • Jewish Vocational Service Inc - Education$995,000

• New Balance Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 25 Total there $4.7M Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Boston Childrens Hospital - General support$1,750,000
  • Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester - General support$1,550,000
  • Playworks New England (Boston) - General support$200,000

Other foundations giving most in Boston

Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Boston organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.

• Amazonsmile Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023

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  Grants in Boston 779 Total there $238K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - General support$21,168
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc - General support$20,418
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation - General support$18,801

• Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

  Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $19M in 2025
  Grants in Boston 340 Total there $7.2M Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
  • Massachusetts Housing Partnership - Exempt purpose$1,538,000
  • The Greater Boston Food Bank - Exempt purpose$515,000
  • The Builder Coalition - Exempt purpose$301,930

• Gates Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $6.3B in 2024
  Grants in Boston 190 Total there $193.4M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
  • Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc - Malaria$8,098,262
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation - Community engagement grantmaking$5,000,000
  • Massachusetts General Hospital - HIV$4,750,000

• Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)

  Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $38.2M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 136 Total there $11M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • Partners in Health - Education$3,500,000
  • Benjamin Franklin Institute of - Education$1,085,000
  • Catholic Charities of Boston - Human Services$250,000

• The Pfizer Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 93 Total there $664K Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
  • Partners in Health - Access to innovative care - rwandan national oncology needs assessment$350,000
  • Last Mile Health - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
  • Care 2 Communities (C2c) - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000

• Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Grants in Boston 82 Total there $5.3M Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
  • Compass Working Capital Inc - In support of financial health$1,000,000
  • Jobs for the Future Inc - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$955,000
  • The Bottom Line Inc - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$592,000

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $622.6M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 69 Total there $33.1M Typical grant $46,950 Describes how to apply
  • Community Catalyst - Serving as the national coordinating/program office for rwjf's voices for health justice authorization$8,620,000
  • Third Sector New England - Supporting the network for public health law, 2023-2025$3,113,279
  • Community Catalyst - Ensuring that marketplace coverage meets the needs of systematically excluded communities that face high…$2,205,000

• Ploughshares Foundation

  Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $3.6M in 2025
  Grants in Boston 69 Total there $724K Typical grant $6,000 Describes how to apply
  • Partners in Health - $50,000 for work in haiti and mexico$85,000
  • Lenny Zakim Fund - Youth violence prevention, social justice, human rights and alleviation of poverty and illness$75,000
  • Greater Boston Food Bank - General$38,000

• Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc

  Rockland, MA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $2.3M in 2025
  Grants in Boston 69 Total there $498K Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
  • YMCA of Greater Boston - Exempt purpose$40,000
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc - Exempt purpose$31,000
  • Saint Francis House - Exempt purpose$25,000

• Yawkey Foundation II

  Westwood, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $19.1M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 57 Total there $9.7M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc - Capital renovations to new co-located facility for camp & youth enrichment programs$2,500,000
  • Pine Street Inn Inc - Capital support for permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals$2,000,000
  • Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc - Capital project for new building to expand programs and mission delivery$750,000

• Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation

  Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $15.6M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 55 Total there $9.3M Typical grant $35,606 Describes how to apply
  • Boston Medical Center - Health$1,500,000
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies - Jewish causes$1,500,000
  • Esplanade Association - Cultural vitality$1,000,000

• The Ford Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $844.7M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 54 Total there $14.1M Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
  • Oxfam America Inc - For the climate media collaborative for economic justice and community rights to leverage strategic…$2,000,000
  • Oxfam America Inc - Core support to create a global program, partnering with global south scholars and movements, to reshape…$1,334,000
  • Disability Rights Fund Inc - General support and core support for institutional strengthening$1,000,000

• Wagner Foundation

  Cambridge, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 48 Total there $6.1M Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Mass Design Group - The catalyst fund, learning & engagement program, and labs program$1,000,000
  • Year Up Inc - Campaign for an equitable future$1,000,000
  • Institute of Contemporary Art - Fund for the future: phase II$700,000

• The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation

  Cambridge, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 40 Total there $2.2M Typical grant $20,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Brigham & Women's Hospital - Program and operating support$510,000
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies - Program support$150,000
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Program support$100,000

• Ge Aerospace Foundation

  Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $15.3M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 39 Total there $44K Typical grant $429 Describes how to apply
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc - Matching gift$12,882
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc - Matching gift$5,000
  • Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Matching gift$3,178

• Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

  Hartford, CT · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $6.2M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 37 Total there $1.8M Typical grant $2,000 Describes how to apply
  • Boston Children's Hospital (Ma) - Support for the 2024 walk for boston$700,000
  • Mass General Hospital (Ma) - Support for the aspire awards event and the hospit$350,000
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (Ma) - United way of massachusetts bay$300,000

• Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

  Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Grants in Boston 36 Total there $2.7M Typical grant $40,000 Preselected recipients only
  • School and Main Institute Inc - Support Learn and Earn to Achieve Potential technical assistance and learning community$333,000
  • Jobs for the Future Inc - Support to develop a state-level policy agenda to improve student parent outcomes$250,000
  • Health Resources in Action Inc - Support development and implementation of the Foundation's Community Safety strategies and provide technical…$245,000

• W K Kellogg Foundation

  Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $303.9M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 33 Total there $7.2M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Summits Education - Early Care and Education$550,000
  • Trustees of Boston University - Promise of an Equitable Future$550,000
  • Summits Education - Early Care and Education$500,000

• Texas Instruments Foundation

  Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.6M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 32 Total there $63K Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$17,500
  • Dana Farber Partners Cancer Care - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$6,292
  • Oxfam-America Inc - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$5,136

• The Northrop Grumman Foundation

  Falls Church, VA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $12.4M in 2024
  Grants in Boston 32 Total there $16K Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
  • MIT - Matching Gifts Dept - General operating grants & matching gifts.$2,500
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst - General operating grants & matching gifts.$2,500
  • MIT - Matching Gifts Dept - General operating grants & matching gifts.$1,500

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Boston organizations several of these foundations fund

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