109 private foundations reported human services 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, 109 private foundations reported 352 grants for human services totaling $21,834,384 to 293 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Framingham, Hyannis. Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc reported the most human services giving — $5,185,000 across 48 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 48 | $5,185,000 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 36 | $5,000,000 |
| Mulago Foundation | 10 | $2,850,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 2 | $1,850,000 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 3 | $1,145,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 1 | $1,102,733 |
| The High Pointe Foundation | 21 | $642,388 |
| The Call Of Duty Endowment | 1 | $450,000 |
| The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation | 7 | $315,000 |
| The Karakin Foundation | 2 | $250,000 |
| Metrowest Health Foundation Inc | 12 | $239,983 |
| The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart LLP C Casey | 2 | $230,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Street INN | 6 | $2,289,243 |
| NEW Ecology Inc | 1 | $1,400,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | 1 | $1,102,733 |
| ST Mary's Center for Women and Children | 2 | $1,100,000 |
| Father Bills & Mainspring Inc | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | 7 | $695,000 |
| Hebrew Seniorlife Inc | 2 | $645,000 |
| Lgbtq Senior Housing Inc | 2 | $550,000 |
| Project Healthy Children Inc | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Luminos Fund | 1 | $500,000 |
| Veterans Inc | 2 | $475,000 |
| National Consumer LAW Center Inc | 1 | $450,000 |
| Familyaid Boston Inc | 2 | $350,000 |
| Bridges Homeward | 1 | $300,000 |
| Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative (fiscal Sponsor Brazilian Worker Cent | 1 | $300,000 |
109 private foundations reported human services grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $21,834,384. The largest by reported dollars were Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc, Yawkey Foundation II, Mulago Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
293 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Pine Street INN, NEW Ecology Inc, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported human services grant in Massachusetts was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $2,000,000. 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.
