Mental Health grants for nonprofits in Massachusetts
466 private foundations reported 905 mental health grants to organizations in Massachusetts on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $90.6M in all. 227 of them are based in Massachusetts.
Foundations466
Grants on record905
Total granted$90.6M
Their typical grant$7,500
Foundations that fund mental health in Massachusetts
20 of the 466: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of mental 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- The Mast Cell Disease Society Inc, Sterling - General support$2,859
- International Ocd Foundation Inc, Boston - General support$1,795
- Behavioral Health Network Inc, Springfield - General support$1,791
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Gave $19M in 2025
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Wakefield, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- May Institute Inc, Randolph - Exempt purpose$15,000
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Boston - Exempt purpose$12,500
- Power Forward Inc, Marshfield - Exempt purpose$10,000
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Gave $38.2M in 2024
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)
Woburn, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc, Boston - Human Services$130,000
- Victory Programs Inc, Boston - Human Services$75,000
- Samaritans Inc, Boston - Healthcare$52,000
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Gave $50.6M in 2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Spoonfuls Inc, Newton - Food recovery and hunger relief in greater boston$100,000
- Samaritans Inc, Boston - Building connections workshop, an initiative of the samaritans youth suicide prevention and education program$70,000
- De Novo Center for Justice and Healing, Cambridge - The eviction defense project$50,000
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Gave $11.6M in 2025
The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation
Getzville, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Eliot Community Human Services, Lexington - Charitable$395,311
- Behavioral Health Innovators Inc, S Chatham - Charitable$195,650
- John Ashford Link House Inc, Amesbury - Charitable$120,000
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Gave $19.1M in 2024
Yawkey Foundation II
Westwood, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc, Boston - Wraparound basic needs for underserved youth$70,000
- Emerson Hospital, Concord - Mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable individuals$60,000
- YWCA of Southeastern Massachuetts, New Bedford - Capital support for new behavioral and mental health facility$30,000
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Gave $3.6M in 2025
Ploughshares Foundation
Highland Park, IL · latest return: tax year 2025- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Cambridge - $20,000 for climate crisis$60,000
- Oxfam America, Boston - $25,000 for global refugee and immigration crisis and aid to gaza emergency appeal$30,000
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Boston - General$6,000
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Children's Hospital Corporation, Boston - Enhancing the behavioral health & wellness of students & school communities$25,000
- Servicenet Inc, Northampton - Servicenet supported employment$25,000
- St Mary's Center for Women and Children Inc, Dorchester - Trauma-Informed clinical services for families experiencing homelessness$10,000
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Gave $2.3M in 2025
Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc
Rockland, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Advocates Inc, Framingham - Exempt purpose$10,000
- Italian Home for Children, Jamaica Plain - Exempt purpose$10,000
- Fall River Deaconess Home, Fall River - Exempt purpose$5,000
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Gave $2M in 2024
Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc
Pittsfield, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Allston Brighton Comm Development Corp, Pittsfield - Homeownership & counseling$10,000
- The Foundation for Ellis Medicine, Pittsfield - Improving access to mental health services for children, adolescents and families.$10,000
- Contact Community Services Inc, Pittsfield - Cny youth mental health summit$3,000
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Gave $2.3M in 2025
Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc
Newburyport, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- John Ashford Link House Inc, Amesbury - Exempt purpose$15,000
- Dirty Hands Project, North Andover - Exempt purpose$3,000
- Mental Makeover Inc, Salem - Exempt purpose$1,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Families Like Ours Inc, Great Barrington - Health & welfare$5,000
- Michael J Dias Foundation, Ludlow - Homeless shelter$3,000
- Sharing Kindness Inc, South Harwich - Health & welfare$3,000
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Gave $1.9M in 2024
Analog Devices Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Mental Health Collaborative Inc, Hopkinton - General support$618
- Together for Connor Inc, Sutton - General support$212
- Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Inc, Cambridge - General support$51
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of Scituate Facts Inc, Scituate - Matching gifts$100
- May Institute, Randolph - Matching gifts$90
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc, Boston - Matching gifts$50
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Manton Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge - For curriculum innovation, building the front-line mental health workforce, and educational resources$1,014,382
- Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, New Bedford - For the behavioral health facility project$500,000
- Samaritans Inc, Boston - For general support$250,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- American Repertory Theatre Company Inc, Cambridge - Core support for the production of "dear everything," a play portraying how young people are navigating the…$150,000
- The Center for Independent Documentary Inc, Newton - Core support for dark laboratory to research and use immersive technologies to produce solutions towards…$100,000
- Health Resources in Action Inc, Boston - Core support for the health alliance for violence intervention for hospital and community collaborations to…$75,000
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Gave $15.2M in 2024
Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Steppingstone Inc, Fall River - Capital$50,000
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc, Boston - Capital$32,000
- May Institute, Randolph - Capital$30,000
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Gave $16.8M in 2024
Linde Family Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Boston - Operating support$25,000
- Eliot Community Human Services Inc, Lexington - Operating support$20,000
- Cole Resource Center Inc, Waverley - Operating support$10,000
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Gave $1.1M in 2025
Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc
Salem, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- Advocates Inc, Framingham - Exempt purposes$2,500
- Building Trades Recovery Week Inc, Braintree - Exempt purposes$2,500
- Power Forward Inc, Marshfield - Exempt purposes$1,000
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Margaret a Cargill Foundation
Eden Prairie, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Oxfam-America Inc, Boston - Strengthening community preparedness, rapid response and recovery in asia$2,382,000
- Oxfam-America Inc, Boston - Community preparedness for disaster response and recovery in central america$990,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Massachusetts organizations that received mental health grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc Boston | 9 | $300,843 |
| Samaritans Inc Boston | 8 | $394,511 |
| Victory Programs Inc Boston | 6 | $180,162 |
| Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Inc Cambridge | 5 | $31,401 |
| Eliot Community Human Services Inc Lexington | 4 | $450,669 |
| Steppingstone Inc Fall River | 4 | $53,535 |
| May Institute Inc Randolph | 4 | $45,600 |
| Italian Home for Children Inc Jamaica Plain | 4 | $43,506 |
| Advocates Framingham | 4 | $17,750 |
| De Novo Center for Justice and Healing Cambridge | 3 | $65,219 |
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 mental 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 466 foundations, 183 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.