65 private foundations reported environment & conservation 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, 65 private foundations reported 184 grants for environment & conservation totaling $7,837,749 to 160 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, Lincoln. Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc reported the most environment & conservation giving — $2,119,500 across 65 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 65 | $2,119,500 |
| Randleigh Foundation | 2 | $575,000 |
| The Devonshire Foundation | 3 | $550,600 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 2 | $412,500 |
| Avatar Alliance Foundation | 1 | $410,500 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 1 | $300,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 1 | $275,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 12 | $215,000 |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | 2 | $200,753 |
| The Echo Charitable Foundation | 4 | $200,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 1 | $200,000 |
| Stifler Family Foundation | 5 | $190,896 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 3 | $611,253 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | 2 | $525,000 |
| Mass Design Group Ltd | 1 | $300,000 |
| Williams College | 1 | $288,000 |
| Trustees of Phillips Academy | 1 | $287,000 |
| Boston Food Forest Coalition | 2 | $282,100 |
| United South END Settlements | 1 | $251,000 |
| Northeastern University | 2 | $227,000 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | 2 | $192,500 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc (for Umass Boston) | 1 | $180,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | 4 | $175,000 |
| Seed Global Health | 1 | $175,000 |
| Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition and Science Policy | 2 | $170,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 1 | $160,000 |
| Social Innovation Forum | 1 | $150,000 |
65 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $7,837,749. The largest by reported dollars were Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc, Randleigh Foundation, The Devonshire Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
160 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Jobs for the Future Inc, Mass Design Group Ltd. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Massachusetts was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $410,500. 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.
