Wagner Foundation
Invitation OnlyCambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 20-6079941 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$12.5M
Organizations funded132
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$228.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
24% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Design Group | Boston, MA | The catalyst fund, learning & engagement program, and labs program | $1,000,000 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | Campaign for an equitable future | $1,000,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | Fund for the future: phase II | $700,000 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | Building on impact towards greater systems change grant | $650,000 |
| Root Capital Inc | Cambridge, MA | Wai evolution & innovation grant | $450,000 |
| Integrate Health Inc | Medway, MA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Muso Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| Pivotworks Inc | Randolph, MA | General operating support | $400,000 |
| United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | Wagner arts fellowship | $392,722 |
| Seed Global Health Inc | Boston, MA | Innovative financing for health systems strengthening | $350,000 |
| Health Initiative Inc | Attleboro, MA | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Fund for Catholic Schools Inc | Braintree, MA | Fund for the future | $250,000 |
| Build Health International | Beverly, MA | Rwanda health systems strengthening program | $200,000 |
| Homestart Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Women in Global Health Inc | Sacramento, CA | General operating support | $200,000 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | Vital village network's birth equity leadership fellowship | $185,000 |
| Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| LA Colaborativa Inc | Chelsea, MA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Now and There Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | Regis in haiti program | $140,000 |
| Now and There Inc | Boston, MA | The 2025 boston public art triennial | $125,000 |
| Printed Matter Inc | New York, NY | Independent publishers grant and commissioned publications | $116,500 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | Doula expansion toolkit dissemination: enhancing maternal health equity project | $110,000 |
| African Visionary Fund Inc | Boston, MA | African visionary fund's health portfolio | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Sponsorship of 2024 house party, waiving all goods and services | $100,000 |
| Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc | Roxbury, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Full Frame Initiative | Greenfield, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Genunity Inc | Dorchester, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Global Health Corps Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | The inkwell society's black history film initiative & related programs | $100,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | Jill medvedow fund | $100,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Boston, MA | Fy25 board special fund | $100,000 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | Exhibition program and gardner ambassador program | $100,000 |
| Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| More Than Words Inc | Waltham, MA | Community engagement & advocacy work | $100,000 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Renewal of the women artists initiative | $100,000 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | Expanding health equity in new bedford & beyond | $100,000 |
| St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | Unrestricted emergency response support in massachusetts | $100,000 |
| Boston Center for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | Studio program | $90,000 |
| Boston Art Review Inc | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Breaktime United Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation | Scituate, MA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Central Square Business Improvement District Inc | Cambridge, MA | Central square bid strategic planning grant | $75,000 |
| Contemporary Arts Museum Houston | Houston, TX | Rebirth in action phase two | $75,000 |
| Counterpublic | Saint Louis, MO | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Floating Museum | Chicago, IL | The burroughs residency | $75,000 |
| Loop Lab Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Monument Lab | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Royall House Association | Medford, MA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Public Trust | Philadelphia, PA | Engagement curation conference | $70,000 |
| Art Papers Inc | Atlanta, GA | 'Fire ecology' programming | $60,000 |
| Accompany Doula Care Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics | Boston, MA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | Endowment support for the josh kraft fund for diversity and equity | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Caremessage | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Center for Economic Democracy | Jamaica Plain, MA | Sei pooled fund | $50,000 |
| Central Square Business Improvement District Inc | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Chinatown Community Land Trust Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Essex Art Center Inc | Lawrence, MA | Artist publishing initiative and 'speech lives' traveling exhibition | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 132 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,534,222 | 132 |
| 2023 | $13,196,500 | 135 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349103136
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-6079941
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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