Health grants for nonprofits in Massachusetts
2,414 private foundations reported 5,175 health grants to organizations in Massachusetts on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $945.4M in all. 754 of them are based in Massachusetts.
Foundations2,414
Grants on record5,175
Total granted$945.4M
Their typical grant$5,333
Foundations that fund health in Massachusetts
20 of the 2,414: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of health grants to Massachusetts organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc, Boston - General support$20,418
- Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation, Boston - General support$18,801
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc, Boston - General support$7,275
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Gates Medical Research Institute, Cambridge - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; malaria; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health;…$276,581,817
- Gates Medical Research Institute, Cambridge - General operating support - in kind$15,584,196
- Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation, Boston - Community engagement grantmaking$5,000,000
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Gave $19M in 2025
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Family Health Project, Manchester - Exempt purpose$50,000
- South Shore Health System, Weymouth - Exempt purpose$25,000
- Fisher House Boston, South Walpole - Exempt purpose$13,500
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Catalyst, Boston - Serving as the national coordinating/program office for rwjf's voices for health justice authorization$8,620,000
- Third Sector New England, Boston - Supporting the network for public health law, 2023-2025$3,113,279
- Community Catalyst, Boston - Ensuring that marketplace coverage meets the needs of systematically excluded communities that face high…$2,205,000
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Gave $38.2M in 2024
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Winchester Hospital Foundation, Winchester - Healthcare$500,000
- Marie Esther Health Center Inc, Marlborough - Healthcare$150,000
- Supportive Living Inc, Woburn - Healthcare$110,000
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Gave $15.6M in 2024
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Newton, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boston Medical Center, Boston - Health$1,500,000
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston - Health$500,000
- Health Resources in Action, Boston - Medical research$373,158
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Berkshire County Diaper Project Inc, Stockbridge - Health & welfare$7,500
- Community Mentoring Team, Hyde Park - Health & welfare$5,000
- Confikids Inc, Foxboro - Health & welfare$5,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Last Mile Health, Boston - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
- Care 2 Communities (C2c), Boston - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brookline - Matching gifts$7,522
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Compass Working Capital Inc, Boston - In support of financial health$1,000,000
- Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc, Boston - In support of financial health$530,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brookline - Matching contribution (general operating support)$21,249
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Gave $31.3M in 2024
The Commonwealth Fund
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2025-26$850,000
- The Health Initiative Inc, Concord - Investing in Health: Unlocking Dollars to Improve Health (Phase II)$199,939
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge - Supporting Health Care Delivery Organizations to Accelerate Decarbonization, Phase 2$179,913
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Gave $2M in 2024
Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc
Pittsfield, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Easter Seals Massachusetts Inc, Pittsfield - Esma: children & youth services program$15,000
- Revitalize Community Development Corp, Pittsfield - New facility capital campaign to support housing and health for low-income hampden county residents$14,286
- Revitalize Community Development Corp, Pittsfield - New facility capital campaign to support housing and health for low-income hampden county residents$14,286
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Gave $50.6M in 2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boston Medical Center Corporation, Boston - Support for the living well at home program$250,000
- Justice Resource Institute Inc, Needham Heights - Youthharbors & jri health youth housing solutions gap year funding$145,000
- Capital Link Inc, Boston - Expanding environmental resiliency for healthcare centers$125,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Alzheimer's Association Massachusettsnew Hampshire Chapter, Newton - Diseases, disorders, medical disciplines$1,295
- Tedys Team Inc, Plainville - Diseases, disorders, medical disciplines$1,000
- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston - Health - general and rehabilitative$900
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The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Broad Institute Inc, Cambridge - Novel therapeutic approaches for crohns disease$3,497,605
- Mass General Brigham for the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston - Real-Time post-op touchless, remote monitoring in crohns disease the sapphire trial$2,905,515
- Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc, Boston - Improving medical oxygen production and utilization$2,811,261
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc, Tewksbury - General support$28,833
- Dana Farber Mass General Brigham Cancer Care Inc, Boston - General support$4,137
- John Estrella Foundation for Cancer Research, Beverly - General support$3,336
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Wellcome Leap Inc
San Diego, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- President and Fellow of Harvard College, Cambridge - Global health research$1,816,356
- Harvard College, Cambridge - Global health research$1,235,496
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston - Global health research$1,018,399
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Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Reboot Rx Inc, Winchester - To (1) research and explore policies that would enable the fda to incorporate updated information on a…$500,000
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge - To assess and estimate the amount of home health care fraud in the united states and the effect of…$451,094
- Lown Institute Inc, Brookline - To pursue new data analyses related to nonprofit hospitals and billing practices.$348,667
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Gave $19.1M in 2024
Yawkey Foundation II
Westwood, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Boston Medical Center Corporation, Boston - Health care access for underserved individuals & communities$250,000
- Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc, Needham - Health care access for underserved individuals & communities$125,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston - Health care access for underserved individuals & communities$80,000
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Gave $17.3M in 2024
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation
Rye Brook, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston - Research project$250,000
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston - Research project$250,000
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge - Research project$250,000
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One8 Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Youth Villages Inc, Woburn - Health & human services$900,000
- Children's Hospital Corporation, Boston - Health & human services$500,000
- Boston Medical Center Corporation, Boston - Health & human services$250,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Massachusetts organizations that received health grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc Boston | 11 | $2,852,834 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation Boston | 10 | $2,761,081 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc Boston | 7 | $3,978,343 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center Inc Boston | 7 | $818,786 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation Boston | 6 | $7,381,832 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation Boston | 5 | $5,055,244 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics Boston | 5 | $136,299 |
| Brain Aneurysm Foundation Incorporated Hanover | 5 | $5,034 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge | 4 | $16,057,837 |
| Community Catalyst Inc Boston | 4 | $15,584,755 |
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 health, 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 2,414 foundations, 611 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.