Foundations that fund nonprofits in Newton, MA
850 private foundations reported 1,397 grants to organizations in Newton, Massachusetts, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $54.4M in all. 24 of them are based in Newton.
Foundations850
Based in Newton24
Grants on record1,397
Their typical grant$5,000
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Foundations based in Newton
10 of the 24 local foundations that reported grants to Newton organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $15.6M in 2024
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange - Human services$50,000
- Newton Wellesley Hospital Foundation - Health$25,000
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Wintman Family Charitable Trust a
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Newton Community Farm - Public welfare$5,000
- Centre Street Food Pantry - Public welfare$2,000
- Newton Food Pantry - Public welfare$2,000
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Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Newton North High School Barbara Lourie Scholarship - Operating support$1,400
- Newton Food Pantry - Operating support$255
- Carroll Center for the Blind - Operating support$100
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Gave $409K in 2024
Boston Evening Clinic Foundation Inc
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Pathways to Possible - Support clinical program$8,000
- Carroll Center for the Blind - To support community rehabilitation services for elderly$5,000
- Family Access of Newton - Support increasing early intervention program$5,000
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Sharp Charitable Trust
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Eliot Church of Newton - Unrestricted$15,000
- Friends of the Newton Free Library - Unrestricted$1,000
- Dreamfar High School Marathon - Unrestricted$1,000
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Paul & Elaine Chervinsky Charitable Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Temple Emanuel - General fund$5,108
- Bc Law - General fund$2,500
- American Technion Society - General fund$1,000
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Oscar Miller Family Private Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Beth Menachem Chabad - General purpose$1,500
- Newton Police Memorial Association - General purpose$450
- Newton Firefighters Association - General purpose$200
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Gave $1.7M in 2025
Trustees Under the Will of Herman Dana
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston - Community$125,000
- Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston - Medical$25,000
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Gave $204K in 2024
Alpine Coda Foundation Inc Fka Katzen Family Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Ubs Donor Advised Fund - Donation$100,000
- Jns - Board Meetings and Related Travel - Trustees of the foundation are members of the board of directors of the charity, all expenses related to…$49,362
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The Rowe Family Charitable Trust
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Centre Street Food Pantry - Exempt purposes$6,000
- Newton Public Schools - Exempt purposes$5,000
Other foundations giving most in Newton
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Newton organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Sunflower of Peace - General support$10,923
- National Brain Tumor Society Inc - General support$5,506
- Bright Horizons Foundation for Children - General support$2,010
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Gave $19M in 2025
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- University of Massachusetts Lowell - Exempt purpose$250,000
- Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc - Exempt purpose$10,200
- Cradles to Crayons - Exempt purpose$10,000
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc - Scholarship$400,000
- Cradles to Crayons Inc - Technology & equipment$380,000
- University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc - Scholarship$300,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Newton Chinese Language School - Volunteer program$2,910
- The Wily Network Inc - Volunteer program$1,750
- National Brain Tumor Society - Matching gifts$1,614
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Gave $38.2M in 2024
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Good Shepherd Community Care - Healthcare$75,000
- African Bridge Network - Human Services$60,000
- The Carroll Center for the Blind - Human Services$55,000
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Gave $50.6M in 2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc (For Umass Boston) - Climate careers curricula initiative (C3 initiative)$180,000
- Spoonfuls Inc - Food recovery and hunger relief in greater boston$100,000
- University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc (For Umass Boston) - Camp shriver year-round inclusive recreational programs for children with and without disabilities$100,000
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Gave $2.3M in 2025
Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc
Rockland, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc - Exempt purpose$25,000
- Cradles to Crayons Inc - Exempt purpose$5,000
- Metrowest Collaborative Development - Exempt purpose$5,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Center for Independent Documentary Inc - For the production of "united states of urvashi," an intimate portrait of the late activist and author…$100,000
- The Center for Independent Documentary Inc - Core support for dark laboratory to research and use immersive technologies to produce solutions towards…$100,000
- The Center for Independent Documentary Inc - Core support for the disability justice project to grow its partnerships and expand its mission and…$100,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- St Basils Syriac Orthodox Church - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- National Brain Tumor Society Inc - Matching contribution (general operating support)$1,558
- The Courageous Parents Network Inc - Matching contribution (general operating support)$500
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Jewish Community Center of Greater - Matching Gifts$100
- National Brain Tumor Society Inc - Matching Gifts$100
- National Brain Tumor Society Inc - Matching Gifts$52
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Precision Development Inc - Agricultural development$1,809,728
- Precision Development Inc - Agricultural development$1,499,478
- Inflammasome Therapeutics Inc - HIV$1,025,674
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The Edgerley Family Foundation
Overland Park, KS · latest return: tax year 2024- American Friends of the Royal Foundation - Support-General fund$1,000,000
- Courageous Parents Network - Support-General fund$25,000
- Cg Jung Institute of New England - Support-General fund$2,000
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Gave $23.2M in 2024
American Express Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Earthwatch Institute Inc - General support$451
- National Brain Tumor Society Inc - General support$132
- Cradles to Crayons Inc - General support$24
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The Morningside Foundation
Newton Centre, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- The University of Massachusetts Foundation - General use - education$8,000,000
- Wps Institute Inc - General use - education$1,675,838
- The Colrain Meeting Foundation - General use - education$50,000
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc Health Equity International - Health and Health Equity$1,100,000
- St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc Health Equity International - Health and Health Equity$600,000
- Jewish Women's Archive Inc - Matching Grant$350
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Gave $27.9M in 2024
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Independent Documentary Inc - International music teacher documentary$500,000
- Center for Independent Documentary Inc - Music department documentary$50,000
- Center for Independent Documentary Inc - Music department documentary$50,000
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Champions of Love Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Health Equity International - General$500,000
- Lovin' Spoonfuls Inc - General$25,000
- Spoonfuls - General$5,000
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Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- (861) University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc - To support and elevate the sustainable solutions lab's climate resilience efforts$350,000
- (860) University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc - To support mass ecosystem climate adaptation network to expand learning networks for climate resilience$75,000
- (459) Lovin' Spoonfuls Inc - For general operating support$1,500
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Gave $27.2M in 2024
The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of the Arava Institute - Public policy and jewish communal research$120,000
- Friends of the Arava Institute - Public policy and jewish communal research$120,000
- National Council of Jewish Women in - Improve quality of life for women, children and families$50,000
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Massachusetts Boston - Support for 24 Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM research awards$150,000
- Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership at Hebrew College - Support for curriculum development and convening$100,000
- Center For Independent Documentary - General Operating Support$75
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Newton organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Newton that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Cradles to Crayons | 7 | $435,724 |
| Carroll Centre for the Blind | 7 | $157,249 |
| Centre Street Food Pantry | 6 | $55,617 |
| National Brain Tumor Society Inc | 6 | $9,787 |
| Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange | 5 | $232,766 |
| The Wily Network Inc | 5 | $95,857 |
| Newton Food Pantry | 5 | $6,005 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Inc | 4 | $1,100,105 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | 3 | $8,700,144 |
| Spoonfuls | 3 | $107,300 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Newton, MA address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
Of these 850 foundations, 226 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
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