Faith-Based grants for nonprofits in Massachusetts

647 private foundations reported 1,474 faith-based grants to organizations in Massachusetts on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $81.8M in all. 269 of them are based in Massachusetts.

Foundations that fund faith-based in Massachusetts

20 of the 647: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of faith-based 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
  Faith-Based grants in MA 347 Total there $123K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • The Satanic Temple, Salem - General support$79,832
  • Lubavitch Foundation of Lexington Inc, Lexington - General support$4,656
  • Cape Cod Chabad Lubavitch, Hyannis - General support$2,450

• Lilly Endowment Inc

  Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $3.9B in 2025
  Faith-Based grants in MA 13 Total there $36.2M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Boston College Trustees, Chestnut Hill - Youth on faith & service initiative$7,500,000
  • Reservoir Church, Cambridge - Christian faith&life storytellg init$5,000,000
  • Veritas Forum, Cambridge - Christian faith&life storytellg init$5,000,000

• Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation

  Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $19M in 2025
  Faith-Based grants in MA 12 Total there $40K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
  • The Lenny Zakim Fund, Boston - Exempt purpose$7,500
  • Bma Tenpoint, Boston - Exempt purpose$5,000
  • Brockton Interfaith Community, Brockton - Exempt purpose$5,000

• The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation

  San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  Faith-Based grants in MA 10 Total there $1.5M Typical grant $48,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Reboot Inc, Longmeadow - General operating support$900,000
  • Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning Inc, West Newton - Lehrhaus expansion$350,000
  • Lehrhaus Center for Jewish Life and Learning Inc, West Newton - General operating support$100,000

• Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025

  Invitation Only
  Faith-Based grants in MA 9 Total there $14K Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
  • Riverside Church of Haverhill Inc, Haverhill - Matching contribution (general operating support)$3,200
  • Ithna Asheri-Muslims Association of New England, Bedford - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
  • Boston Dialogue Foundation Inc, Revere - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000

• Analog Devices Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $1.9M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 9 Total there $5,561 Typical grant $371 Describes how to apply
  • Andover Islamic Center, Andover - General support$1,184
  • Islamic Center of Burlington Inc, Burlington - General support$1,030
  • The Octet Collaborative Inc, Somerville - General support$619

• Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)

  Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $38.2M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 8 Total there $302K Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • Friendshipworks Inc, Boston - Human Services$60,000
  • Wakefield Food Pantry, Wakefield - Human Services$55,000
  • Bma Tenpoint, Roxbury - Education$50,000

• E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation

  Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $14.4M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 6 Total there $524K Typical grant $30,000 Describes how to apply
  • Southern New England Conference of the United Chur, Framingham - General charitable and religious purposes$285,000
  • Hadwen Park Congregational United Church of Christ, Worcester - General charitable and religious purposes$130,000
  • Edwards Church Ucc, Framingham - General and charitable religious purposes$55,000

• John Templeton Foundation

  West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $134.4M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 5 Total there $1.4M Typical grant $215,979 Describes how to apply
  • Veritas Forum Inc, Cambridge - Expanding conversations that inspire awe & wonder, human flourishing, & intellectual humility$598,491
  • American Scientific Affiliation, Topsfield - For general support$250,000
  • Northeastern University, Boston - Spirituality and the ethics of religious borrowing: a sacred writes working group$246,415

• Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $50.6M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 5 Total there $255K Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • LA Vida Inc, Lynn - The chelsea collaborative: building a college-going culture in chelsea$100,000
  • Circle of Hope Inc, Needham - Rapid response for people experiencing homelessness in greater boston$50,000
  • Friendshipworks, Boston - Operating support - discretionary$50,000

• Amelia Peabody Foundation

  Topsfield, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $8.7M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 5 Total there $200K Typical grant $40,000 Describes how to apply
  • La Vida Inc, Lynn - Capacity Building$60,000
  • Building Bridges Through Music, Lynn - Operations$50,000
  • Straight Ahead Ministries Inc, Worcester - Southeastern Massachusetts Reentry Program$50,000

• Arie and Ida Crown Memorial

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $115.2M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 4 Total there $283K Typical grant $55,000 Describes how to apply
  • Trybal Gatherings Inc, Brookline - General operating$150,000
  • Join for Justice Inc, Quincy - Program$100,000
  • Trybal Gatherings Inc, Brookline - Program$30,000

• The Ford Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $844.7M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 4 Total there $282K Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
  • Proteus Fund Inc, Waltham - Core support for the rights, faith and democracy collaborative dedicated to supporting work at the…$200,000
  • Political Research Associates, Somerville - For a convening of feminist organizers, reproductive justice leaders and faith organizations to help build a…$50,000
  • Albert E Marks Charitable Trust, Cambridge - Core support for faith in democracy to further develop its program and project operating model$20,000

• Circle of Service Foundation

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $37M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 4 Total there $240K Typical grant $25,000 Describes how to apply
  • Interfaithfamily Com Inc, Boston - Jewish community$160,000
  • Join for Justice Inc, Quincy - Jewish community$40,000
  • Reboot Inc, Longmeadow - Jewish community$25,000

• Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc

  Pittsfield, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $2M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 4 Total there $12K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
  • Chabad of Berkshire County Inc, Pittsfield - Project dignity$7,500
  • Straight Ahead Ministries Inc, Pittsfield - Worcester youth reentry program$2,500
  • Walking Our Talk, Pittsfield - Resilient women speaker series: embodying rootsilience$1,000

• Ploughshares Foundation

  Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $3.6M in 2025
  Faith-Based grants in MA 3 Total there $129K Typical grant $6,000 Describes how to apply
  • Lenny Zakim Fund, Boston - Youth violence prevention, social justice, human rights and alleviation of poverty and illness$75,000
  • First Parish in Cambridge, Cambridge - $30,000 for tuesday meals endowment; $20,000 for first parish$50,000
  • Bread of Life, Malden - Food programs$4,000

• Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc

  Salem, MA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $1.1M in 2025
  Faith-Based grants in MA 3 Total there $10K Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
  • Bread of Life, Malden - Exempt purposes$5,000
  • Supporting Single Parents, Reading - Exempt purposes$3,000
  • Wakefield Food Pantry, Wakefield - Exempt purposes$2,500

• Texas Instruments Foundation

  Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.6M in 2024
  Faith-Based grants in MA 3 Total there $5,450 Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
  • Kyampisi Childcare Ministries-Inc, Attleboro - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$4,000
  • Collegia Catholic Boston Funding Co, Lowell - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$900
  • Bread of Life Inc, Malden - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$550

• Foundation to Promote Open Society

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  Faith-Based grants in MA 2 Total there $375K Typical grant $254,428 Preselected recipients only
  • Proteus Fund Inc, Amherst - To support the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative in its work to unite communities of faith,…$250,000
  • Reboot Inc, Longmeadow - To support the grantees fiscally sponsored project, cultureguard, on combating hate within subcultures$125,000

• The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Invitation Only
  Faith-Based grants in MA 2 Total there $160K Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Film Makers Collaborative Inc, Melrose - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$100,000
  • Eyol, Watertown - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$60,000

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

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

How to use this list

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