Foundations & grantmakers
Search 101,800 U.S. funders — private foundations, community foundations, United Ways and other grantmaking charities — by name, cause or the organizations they have funded. Each page shows the funder's largest grants, where its money goes and — just as important — whether it takes applications.
16,130 funders that gave to recipients in Massachusetts, sorted by giving in the state.
| Funder | Based in | Given in MA | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Evening Clinic Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Bay Cove Human Services Inc | Newton, MA | $409K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| North Easton Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: My Brother's Keeper Inc | South Easton, MA | $408K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| The Dolce Family Foundation Trust Private foundation · largest grant: Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $408K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| Stemberg Thomas G Char Fnd Private foundation · largest grant: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | Boston, MA | $408K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Farmlink Project Grantmaking public charity · largest grant: Food Forward | Los Angeles, CA | $407K tax year 2024 | Check website |
| Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Park Street School | Framingham, MA | $407K tax year 2023 | Preselected only |
| Usher 1F Collaborative Inc Grantmaking public charity · largest grant: Harvard University | Newtonville, MA | $407K tax year 2025 | Check website |
| Charles Pankow Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Northeastern University | Pasadena, CA | $406K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Dewine Family Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Hands Together | Cincinnati, OH | $405K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Hillman Family Foundations Private foundation · largest grant: Carnegie Institutethe Andy Warhol Museum | Pittsburgh, PA | $405K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Speyer Family Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | New York, NY | $405K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Bressler Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $405K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Burke Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Rutgers School of Public Health - Urban | Princeton, NJ | $403K tax year 2023 | Preselected only |
| Brock Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $402K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Tides Foundation | Boston, MA | $401K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Zoe Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Food Bank of Western Massachusetts | Northampton, MA | $401K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| Phillip and Susan Ragon Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Cambridge Community Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $401K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Jt Tai & Co Foundation Inc Private foundation | Little Neck, NY | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Fora Charitable Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund | Miami, FL | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| Schmertzler Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Phillips Academy | St Petersburg, FL | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| The Llewellyn Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Ccf | Springfield, OH | $400K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The 1916 Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Delaware Community Foundation | Montchanin, DE | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Cambiar Education | San Francisco, CA | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Donnini-Rudolph Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Yale University | Champaign, IL | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Ortner Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Cana Academy | Mclean, VA | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Charles & Marjorie Holloway Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| The Wu and Yan Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Purchase, NY | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Inc Grantmaking public charity · largest grant: Trustees of Tufts University | Arlington, VA | $400K tax year 2024 | Check website |
| Culp Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Washington College Tennis Center | Mclean, VA | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Vermont Community Foundation | Cornwall, VT | $400K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| The Morton K and Jane Blaustein Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Accelerate Change | Baltimore, MD | $400K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| Trott Family Philanthropies Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Scholarship Foundation of St Louis | Chicago, IL | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| William Davidson Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Jewish Federation of Detroit | Birmingham, MI | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Eastside College Preparatory School | San Francisco, CA | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Quad Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Cohoes, NY | $400K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
| Josephine G Russell Trust Private foundation · largest grant: Lawrence General Hospital | Andover, MA | $399K tax year 2025 | May accept |
| National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Inc Grantmaking public charity · largest grant: Virginia Commonwealth University | Minneapolis, MN | $398K tax year 2024 | Check website |
| Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Wellspring House Inc | Boston, MA | $398K tax year 2024 | May accept |
| The Mcmanus Family Foundation Private foundation · largest grant: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $398K tax year 2025 | Preselected only |
| Cri Foundation Inc Private foundation · largest grant: Fidelity Charitable | New York, NY | $397K tax year 2024 | Preselected only |
From IRS Form 990-PF returns (private foundations that gave $5,000 or more) and Form 990 Schedule I (public charities whose main work is grantmaking, with $50,000 or more in grants to organizations). “Preselected only” means the foundation reported it does not accept unsolicited requests. Appearing here does not mean a funder will consider your request.
Frequently asked questions
Do private foundations accept grant applications?
Many do not. Of the 89,593 private foundations listed here, about 77% reported on Form 990-PF that they give only to preselected organizations and do not accept unsolicited requests. Use the "May accept applications" filter to see the rest, and check each foundation's instructions.
What about community foundations and United Ways?
They are public charities, so they file Form 990 rather than 990-PF and list their grants on Schedule I. GrantsJunction includes 12,207 grantmaking public charities — 939 community foundations, 741 United Ways and others whose main work is making grants. Community foundations and United Ways usually run open grant rounds for local nonprofits; their Form 990 doesn't describe the process, so check each one's website.
Where does this data come from?
From returns e-filed with the IRS and published in the IRS Form 990 Series downloads: Form 990-PF for private foundations and Form 990 Schedule I for grantmaking public charities. GrantsJunction keeps each organization's latest return, its 25 largest grants and its giving by state, and refreshes monthly. Grants to individuals are counted but never named.
How can I find foundations that fund organizations like mine?
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