375 private foundations reported education grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. 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 2022–2025, 375 private foundations reported 992 grants for education totaling $118,599,517 to 728 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, Worcester. Gates Foundation reported the most education giving — $32,174,468 across 53 grants. The median grant was $20,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 53 | $32,174,468 |
| EG Watkins Family Foundation | 1 | $6,926,406 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 105 | $5,585,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 2 | $5,350,000 |
| The Morningside Foundation | 3 | $3,969,500 |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | 1 | $3,800,000 |
| Caldwell Fisher Family Foundation | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 39 | $3,060,000 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 1 | $2,731,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 11 | $2,263,700 |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | 5 | $2,003,729 |
| The Zeng Foundation | 1 | $2,000,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cushing Academy | 1 | $6,926,406 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 22 | $6,094,017 |
| Northeastern University | 5 | $5,256,668 |
| Babson College | 3 | $5,050,000 |
| Achievement Network Ltd the | 4 | $4,868,750 |
| NEW Profit Inc | 3 | $4,538,064 |
| Winthrop Park School Inc | 1 | $3,903,500 |
| Harvard's Climate Action Accelerator Fund | 1 | $3,500,000 |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | 5 | $3,128,000 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | 2 | $3,087,500 |
| Harvard University | 13 | $2,841,528 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 15 | $2,792,412 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | 1 | $2,731,000 |
| Project Evident Inc | 2 | $2,669,508 |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | 7 | $2,668,538 |
375 private foundations reported education grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $118,599,517. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, EG Watkins Family Foundation, Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
728 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Cushing Academy, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Northeastern University. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported education grant in Massachusetts was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $6,926,406. 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 2022–2025). 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.
