Linde Family Foundation
Historical FunderBoston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-6904949 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$16.8M
Organizations funded115
Typical grant$30,000
Total assets$214.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | MOTT PHILANTHROPIC |
|---|---|
| Address | PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON, STREET SUITE 1560, BOSTON MA 02199 |
| Phone | 6179275700 |
| Form and materials | N/A |
| Deadlines | N/A |
| Restrictions | N/A |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
13% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Community arts initiative (cai)/table of voices (tov)/steam team | $2,830,048 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | Linde family primary care leadership institute and expanding hypertension care | $2,700,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Center for therapeutic discovery | $2,000,000 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | Boston, MA | General operations, intensive community program faculty salaries, and creating the byso youth center for music | $1,200,000 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | Undergraduate financial aid endowment fund, facilities fund & center for prison education | $1,025,000 |
| Now and There | Boston, MA | The boston public art triennial 2025 | $500,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Access fund & access, quality & sustainability fund | $350,000 |
| National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund | Washington, DC | Dr. tiller patient assistance fund | $250,000 |
| Sociedad Latina Inc | Roxbury, MA | General operations/marketing associate staffer | $215,000 |
| Ballet Theatre of Boston Dba Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre | Cambridge, MA | General operations & development capacity-building | $200,000 |
| Edvestors Inc | Boston, MA | Boston public schools arts expansion | $200,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc-C3 | New York, NY | The resolute campaign: the fight for abortion equity | $200,000 |
| West End House Inc | Allston, MA | General operations | $200,000 |
| Community Music Center of Boston | Boston, MA | General operations/to refine, standardize, and continue to expand youth arts employment at cmcb | $195,000 |
| Boston City Singers Inc | Dorchester, MA | General operations/rebuilding boston city singers' membership | $185,000 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter School Foundation Inc | Dorchester, MA | General operations/increasing opportunities for music education at boston collegiate | $185,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | MIT introduction to technology, engineering, and science (mites) | $175,000 |
| Trustees of Eliot School | Boston, MA | General operations | $150,000 |
| Theater Offensive Inc | Boston, MA | General operations/maximizing tto's cultural impact | $135,000 |
| Bostons Childrens Chorus Inc | Boston, MA | General operations/staffing director of good trouble position | $125,000 |
| Browning the Green Space Inc | Boston, MA | Bgs clean energy career development program | $104,000 |
| A Better City Initiative Inc | Boston, MA | Equitable workforce development opportunities in building operations | $100,000 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | Multimedia & entertainment production cte program | $100,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | Support for tanglewood learning center's non-orchestral community programing | $100,000 |
| Bpe | Roxbury, MA | Building a pipeline of STEM students, educators, and professionals at the dearborn STEM academy | $100,000 |
| Building Pathways Inc | Roxbury, MA | Building pathways pre-apprenticeship program | $100,000 |
| Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants the Map | Cambridge, MA | The massachusetts medication abortion access project (the map) | $100,000 |
| Grub Street Inc | Arlington, MA | General operations/building the grubstreet workplace writing program | $100,000 |
| Hackdiversity Inc | Boston, MA | Breaking down barriers for black and latinx professionals in tech | $100,000 |
| Innovators for Purpose | Acton, MA | Ifp 2.0, the next decade | $100,000 |
| Per Scholas Inc | Bronx, NY | It job skills training & innovation pilot | $100,000 |
| Resilient Coders Inc | Cambridge, MA | Resilient coders boston bootcamp | $100,000 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | Enabling opportunity over time: re-engaging youth with STEM via community and family engagment | $100,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | Nurses connect - a peer mentoring program to enhance nursing student success | $100,000 |
| Urbano Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | General operations/increase staff capacity | $100,000 |
| Artists for Humanity Inc | Boston, MA | General operations & foundation training studio | $99,347 |
| Hyde Square Task Force Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | General operations/phase three database build-out | $90,000 |
| Spoke Art Inc | South Boston, MA | General operations and development staffing | $90,000 |
| Museum of Science | Boston, MA | Creating a STEM pathway for bps students through cross-curricular implementation | $85,220 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc | Charlestown, MA | Enrolling and retaining more nursing students: a dual pilot program | $80,000 |
| Making Music Matters | Roslindale, MA | General operations | $75,000 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley | Boston, MA | New way forward - boston partners in the economic inclusion and wealth building | $75,000 |
| Immigrant Family Services Institute Inc | Mattapan, MA | General operations/operating support | $70,000 |
| Origination | Roxbury, MA | General operations/development strategic planning and execution initiative | $69,380 |
| Health Reasources in Action | Boston, MA | Creative youth development fellowship | $51,000 |
| Center for Southwest Culture | Albuquerque, NM | Valley abortion project | $50,000 |
| Company One Inc | Boston, MA | General operations | $50,000 |
| Memphis Center for Reproductive Health Inc | Memphis, TN | Choices center for reproductive health | $50,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women St Louis Hope Clinic Fund | Washington, DC | Hope clinic fund | $50,000 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds Access Reproductive Care-Southeast | Atlanta, GA | General operations support | $50,000 |
| Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy Inc | Boston, MA | STEM career r&d labs: expanding work-based learning opportunities in massachusetts high schools | $50,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | Operating support | $50,000 |
| The Lavender Fund | Washington, DC | Supporting abortion access at dupont clinic | $50,000 |
| Brighter Boston Inc | Boston, MA | General operations | $40,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | Multidisciplinary curriculum and training for identification and response to child maltreatment and exploitation | $40,000 |
| Seven Hills Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | General operations | $40,000 |
| Bay Cove Human Services | Boston, MA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | Food pantry | $30,000 |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | Operating support | $30,000 |
| Transformative Culture Project Inc | Boston, MA | General operations | $30,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 115 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16,782,495 | 115 |
| 2023 | $9,189,210 | 98 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349104946
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-6904949
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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