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Education grants for nonprofits in Massachusetts

5,090 private foundations reported 15,923 education grants to organizations in Massachusetts on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $1.1B in all. 1,320 of them are based in Massachusetts.

Foundations5,090
Grants on record15,923
Total granted$1.1B
Their typical grant$5,000

Foundations that fund education in Massachusetts

20 of the 5,090: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of education grants to Massachusetts organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 1,581 Total there $240K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    • Padakshep, Brookline - General support$1,842
    • Friends of the Curley K8 School, Jamaica Plain - General support$1,825
    • Year Up Inc, Boston - General support$1,440

  • Fidelity Foundation

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $156.2M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 1,089 Total there $7.9M Typical grant $400 Describes how to apply
    • Adopt-A-Student Foundation, Boston - Campaign / fundraising plan$2,000,000
    • Neighborhood Villages Inc, Jamaica Plain - Strategic plan$600,000
    • Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Inc, Weston - Program expansion$475,000

  • Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)

    Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $38.2M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 230 Total there $17.3M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
    • Partners in Health, Boston - Education$3,500,000
    • Harvard University-Sro Outside, Cambridge - Education$2,100,000
    • Benjamin Franklin Institute of, Boston - Education$1,085,000

  • Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

    Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025
    Gave $19M in 2025
    Education grants in MA 155 Total there $1.2M Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    • Year Up, Boston - Exempt purpose$108,900
    • Jumpstart for Young Children, Boston - Exempt purpose$100,000
    • Neighborhood Villages, Boston - Exempt purpose$100,000

  • Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $50.6M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 142 Total there $7.5M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
    • Freedom House Inc, Boston - Comprehensive program growth and facility enhancement project$300,000
    • Partners for Youth With Disabilities Inc, Boston - Pathways to college and employment opportunities for young persons with disabilities$300,000
    • The Boston Higher Education Resource Center Inc, Boston - Latine college and career access network (lacca)$300,000

  • Gates Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $6.3B in 2024
    Education grants in MA 108 Total there $90.9M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
    • President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - U.s. economic mobility & opportunity$8,000,000
    • President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health$4,226,206
    • New Profit Inc, Boston - K-12 education; postsecondary education$2,678,064

  • The Pfizer Foundation Inc

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 74 Total there $84K Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
    • President & Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - Matching gifts$9,241
    • Boston College Trustees, Chestnut Hill - Matching gifts$8,995
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - Matching gifts$7,599

  • The Flatley Foundation

    Braintree, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 63 Total there $8M Typical grant $100,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Saint Benedict Academy, Natick - Scholarship support$1,000,000
    • Fund for Catholic Schools Inc, Boston - Scholarship support$400,000
    • Cathedral High School, Boston - Scholarship support$250,000

  • The George I Alden Trust

    Worcester, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $11.5M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 59 Total there $8.3M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
    • Umass Memorial Health Care Inc, Worcester - To further education$1,000,000
    • Saint John's High School, Shrewsbury - To further education$750,000
    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester - To further education$600,000

  • Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc

    Pittsfield, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $2M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 59 Total there $312K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    • Berkshire Theatre Group Inc, Pittsfield - Btg plays! year-round education program$25,000
    • Westfield State University Foundation Inc, Pittsfield - Westfield state university internship and student success initiatives$25,000
    • Quinebaug Valley Community College Fndtn, Pittsfield - Dr. robert E. miller educational advancement campaign$25,000

  • Analog Devices Foundation

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $1.9M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 55 Total there $78K Typical grant $371 Describes how to apply
    • Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair Inc, Cambridge - General support$16,465
    • Massrobotics Inc, Boston - General support$15,343
    • Lexington Christian Academy, Lexington - General support$10,250

  • Barr Foundation

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 54 Total there $7.9M Typical grant $80,000 Preselected recipients only
    • (441) Latinos for Education Inc, Boston - To provide core support for latinos for education's massachusetts work$350,000
    • (331) Gardner Public Schools, Gardner - To continue strengthening school leadership work across the north central school leadership pipeline$330,000
    • (734) Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc, Springfield - To support the continued transformation efforts within the commerce family of schools$300,000

  • One8 Foundation

    Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 48 Total there $11.1M Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Year Up Inc, Boston - Youth development$3,000,000
    • Jewish Vocational Service Inc, Boston - Education$995,000
    • Fall River Public Schools, Fall River - Education$854,000

  • Yawkey Foundation II

    Westwood, MA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $19.1M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 48 Total there $3.6M Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
    • Lawrence Catholic Academy of Lawrence Massachusetts Inc, Lawrence - Capital project for new buildings for school and recreation/athletics$750,000
    • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Boston - Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency$500,000
    • Xaverian Brothers High School, Westwood - Scholarship program$200,000

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 47 Total there $1.1M Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    • Edvestors Incorporated, Boston - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$500,000
    • Bellwether Education Partners, Boston - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$300,000
    • Year Up Inc, Boston - In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways$300,000

  • The Ford Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $844.7M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 42 Total there $10.1M Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
    • Proteus Fund Inc, Waltham - Core support for the rise together fund to support black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south…$1,015,000
    • Proteus Fund Inc, Waltham - Core support for the disability & philanthropy forum to center the perspectives of disabled people and engage…$750,000
    • President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - For the university consortium on afro-latin american studies: building networks of knowledge production with…$666,800

  • Laura and John Arnold Foundation

    Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Education grants in MA 41 Total there $15.8M Typical grant $122,776 Preselected recipients only
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - To support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity…$3,500,000
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab north america in its work to generate randomized…$3,000,000
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - To construct a cyclotron facility and procuring the installation of the first 30 mev proton beam within the…$1,500,000

  • American Savings Foundation Inc

    New Britain, CT · latest return: tax year 2025
    Gave $3.4M in 2025
    Education grants in MA 38 Total there $82K Typical grant $1,875 Describes how to apply
    • Jumpstart for Young Children Inc, Boston - Program grants - early literacy program 2024-25$10,000
    • Reach Out and Read, Boston - Program grants - new britain rx for success$10,000
    • Northeastern University Itf Gagnon, Boston - Scholarship program - scholarship$3,250

  • Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

    Austin, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $163.8M in 2024
    Education grants in MA 35 Total there $2.8M Typical grant $19,573 Describes how to apply
    • Saga Education, Boston - Scaling Effective High-Impact Mathematics Tutoring$500,000
    • Panorama Education, Boston - Market-Led Collaboration to Address Chronic Absenteeism for Kentucky Students$412,850
    • Teach Plus, Boston - Reimagining Education Through Equity-Driven Teacher Leadership$375,000
  • Gave $2.3M in 2025
    Education grants in MA 35 Total there $190K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    • Triton Education Foundation, Byfield - Exempt purpose$40,000
    • Newburyport Education Foundation, Newburyport - Exempt purpose$33,800
    • Gloucester Education Foundation Inc, Gloucester - Exempt purpose$20,000

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

Massachusetts organizations that received education grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

OrganizationFundersGrants total
Northeastern University
Boston
10$1,155,331
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge
8$44,162,636
Brandeis University
Waltham Ma
8$1,592,978
Catholic Schools Foundation Inc
Boston
8$432,682
Year Up Inc
Boston
7$3,565,040
Boston College Trustees
Chestnut Hill
7$354,733
Babson College
Babson Park
7$227,256
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
6$29,741,682
Trustees of Tufts College
Medford
6$5,256,620
Regis College
Weston
6$1,195,652

How to use this list

A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Massachusetts that we classify as education, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.

Of these 5,090 foundations, 1,434 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.

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.