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.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA | $400 | $156.2M | $10–$10M | FY2024 | |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA | $35,000 | $52.2M | $1,000–$10.8M | FY2023 | |
| State Street Foundation IncBoston, MA | $26.9M | $26.9M | One amount | FY2025 | |
| The Tjx Foundation IncFramingham, MA | $26.3M | $26.3M | One amount | FY2024 | |
| Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA | $2,500 | $19M | $50–$14.7M | FY2025 | |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family FoundationNewton, MA | $37,500 | $15.6M | $100–$3M | FY2024 | |
| Ann Theodore FoundationBoston, MA | $200,000 | $9.2M | $28,000–$1.4M | FY2023 | |
| The Irene E and George A Davis FoundationSpringfield, MA | $8.5M | $8.5M | One amount | FY2024 | |
| The Ceres Foundation IncGroton, MA | $82,500 | $7.9M | $10,000–$2M | FY2024 | |
| Technical Training FoundationBeverly, MA | $100,000 | $7.4M | $471–$2M | FY2024 | |
| Eastern Cambridge FoundationWakefield, MA | $2.9M | $5.5M | $360,685–$5.5M | FY2025 | |
| Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation forBoston, MA | $100,000 | $4.9M | $50,000–$1M | FY2025 | |
| Hermann Foundation IncWorcester, MA | $50,000 | $4.7M | $2,500–$497,500 | FY2025 | |
| John A McNeice Jr Charitable FoundationBoston, MA | $200,000 | $4.4M | $25,000–$350,000 | FY2024 | |
| Metrowest Health Foundation IncFramingham, MA | $10,000 | $4.1M | $1,000–$380,433 | FY2024 | |
| Knopf Family Foundation IncWakefield, MA | $27,500 | $3.9M | $2,500–$75,000 | FY2025 | |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundBoston, MA | $20,000 | $3.4M | $5,000–$150,000 | FY2024 | |
| Bristol County Savings CharitableTaunton, MA | $5,000 | $3.2M | $100–$137,500 | FY2025 | |
| Comet FoundationBoston, MA | $25,000 | $3.2M | $600–$2M | FY2025 | |
| Boston Scientific Foundation IncMarlborough, MA | $19,908 | $2.8M | $3,000–$600,000 | FY2025 | |
| The Beveridge Family FoundationWest Newbury, MA | $5,000 | $2.6M | $500–$782,160 | FY2025 | |
| Edwin S Webster FoundationBoston, MA | $25,000 | $2.5M | $5,000–$300,000 | FY2025 | |
| Eos FoundationHarwich Port, MA | $7,500 | $2.5M | $500–$500,000 | FY2024 | |
| The Ludcke FoundationBoston, MA | $2.4M | $2.4M | One amount | FY2024 | |
| Institution for Savings in Newburyport &Newburyport, MA | $2,500 | $2.3M | $500–$2.3M | FY2025 |
- 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.
Data from 990-PF filings, FY2022–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.