91 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 91 private foundations reported 207 grants for arts & culture totaling $11,648,773 to 179 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, North Adams. Linde Family Foundation reported the most arts & culture giving — $4,875,048 across 6 grants. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Linde Family Foundation | 6 | $4,875,048 |
| The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart LLP C Casey | 2 | $850,000 |
| The Mooney-reed Charitable Foundation | 1 | $700,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $696,000 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 15 | $648,000 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | 8 | $486,333 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 13 | $485,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 3 | $260,000 |
| ARC Foundation | 1 | $215,000 |
| The Teagle Foundation | 1 | $143,000 |
| George Frederick Jewett Foundation East | 3 | $120,000 |
| The Hearthland Foundation | 1 | $116,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | 3 | $2,963,381 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| Whole School Mindfulness | 1 | $750,000 |
| The College of the Holy Cross | 1 | $700,000 |
| Edvestors Inc | 1 | $696,000 |
| NOW and There | 1 | $500,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | 1 | $250,000 |
| Labyrinth Choir | 1 | $215,000 |
| Community Music Center of Boston | 1 | $195,000 |
| Artists for Humanity | 3 | $181,000 |
| New England Board of Higher Education | 1 | $143,000 |
| The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc | 2 | $140,000 |
| Theater Offensive Inc | 1 | $135,000 |
| The Loop LAB | 2 | $130,000 |
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary ART | 2 | $110,000 |
91 private foundations reported arts & culture grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $11,648,773. The largest by reported dollars were Linde Family Foundation, The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart LLP C Casey, The Mooney-reed Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
179 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc, Whole School Mindfulness. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported arts & culture grant in Massachusetts was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $2,830,048. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
