101 private foundations reported community & economic development 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, 101 private foundations reported 256 grants for community & economic development totaling $58,704,039 to 226 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, Lowell. Gates Foundation reported the most community & economic development giving — $36,573,319 across 21 grants. The median grant was $20,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 21 | $36,573,319 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 2 | $3,372,000 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 3 | $3,215,000 |
| Popplestone Foundation | 3 | $2,150,000 |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 15 | $1,300,000 |
| The Devonshire Foundation | 6 | $1,275,314 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 5 | $1,168,885 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 2 | $1,100,000 |
| Linde Family Foundation | 6 | $583,380 |
| Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 1 | $400,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 3 | $10,813,963 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8 | $6,791,470 |
| Precision Development Inc | 3 | $4,009,206 |
| Oxfam-america Inc | 2 | $3,372,000 |
| Omnipulse Biosciences Inc | 1 | $3,078,866 |
| Groundtruth Project Inc | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| JSI Research & Training Institute Inc | 1 | $1,672,863 |
| Tomorrow Companies Inc the | 1 | $1,540,995 |
| National Trust for Local News | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Tides Foundation FBO Movement Voter Fund | 1 | $1,500,000 |
| Salient Predictions Inc | 1 | $1,497,553 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | 2 | $1,182,341 |
| Arranta BIO MA LLC | 1 | $1,000,062 |
| Daisa Enterprises LLC | 1 | $704,885 |
| Year UP Inc | 2 | $600,000 |
101 private foundations reported community & economic development grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $58,704,039. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation, John S and James L Knight Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
226 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Precision Development Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported community & economic development grant in Massachusetts was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,000,000. 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.
