Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations in Massachusetts

2,379
foundations
$1.71B
grants paid, FY2022–FY2025
638
say they accept unsolicited
$6,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 2,379 private foundations based in Massachusetts, from their 990-PF filings for FY2022–FY2025. Together they paid out $1.71 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 638 of them (27%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Boston (735), Cambridge (70) and Worcester (50).

Top 25 of 2,379 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 613 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Massachusetts
Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA$400$156.2M$10–$10MFY2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA$35,000$52.2M$1,000–$10.8MFY2023
State Street Foundation IncBoston, MA$26.9M$26.9MOne amountFY2025
The Tjx Foundation IncFramingham, MA$26.3M$26.3MOne amountFY2024
Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA$2,500$19M$50–$14.7MFY2025
Richard & Susan Smith Family FoundationNewton, MA$37,500$15.6M$100–$3MFY2024
Ann Theodore FoundationBoston, MA$200,000$9.2M$28,000–$1.4MFY2023
The Irene E and George A Davis FoundationSpringfield, MA$8.5M$8.5MOne amountFY2024
The Ceres Foundation IncGroton, MA$82,500$7.9M$10,000–$2MFY2024
Technical Training FoundationBeverly, MA$100,000$7.4M$471–$2MFY2024
Eastern Cambridge FoundationWakefield, MA$2.9M$5.5M$360,685–$5.5MFY2025
Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation forBoston, MA$100,000$4.9M$50,000–$1MFY2025
Hermann Foundation IncWorcester, MA$50,000$4.7M$2,500–$497,500FY2025
John A McNeice Jr Charitable FoundationBoston, MA$200,000$4.4M$25,000–$350,000FY2024
Metrowest Health Foundation IncFramingham, MA$10,000$4.1M$1,000–$380,433FY2024
Knopf Family Foundation IncWakefield, MA$27,500$3.9M$2,500–$75,000FY2025
George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundBoston, MA$20,000$3.4M$5,000–$150,000FY2024
Bristol County Savings CharitableTaunton, MA$5,000$3.2M$100–$137,500FY2025
Comet FoundationBoston, MA$25,000$3.2M$600–$2MFY2025
Boston Scientific Foundation IncMarlborough, MA$19,908$2.8M$3,000–$600,000FY2025
The Beveridge Family FoundationWest Newbury, MA$5,000$2.6M$500–$782,160FY2025
Edwin S Webster FoundationBoston, MA$25,000$2.5M$5,000–$300,000FY2025
Eos FoundationHarwich Port, MA$7,500$2.5M$500–$500,000FY2024
The Ludcke FoundationBoston, MA$2.4M$2.4MOne amountFY2024
Institution for Savings in Newburyport &Newburyport, MA$2,500$2.3M$500–$2.3MFY2025
  • Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.