78 private foundations reported research & science 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, 78 private foundations reported 187 grants for research & science totaling $66,059,104 to 116 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, Waltham. Gates Foundation reported the most research & science giving — $31,713,504 across 30 grants. The median grant was $100,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 30 | $31,713,504 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 4 | $11,800,000 |
| The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation | 29 | $5,215,711 |
| Hess Foundation Inc | 1 | $5,150,000 |
| The Peabody Foundation Inc | 27 | $1,529,478 |
| Target ALS Foundation Inc | 5 | $1,419,889 |
| Rosetime Foundation | 1 | $810,000 |
| The Jack Satter Foundation | 2 | $800,000 |
| Sunlin and Priscilla Chou Foundation | 1 | $572,334 |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | 3 | $510,000 |
| Marriott Daughters Foundation | 1 | $428,000 |
| Charles Pankow Foundation | 2 | $403,500 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 16 | $12,308,944 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 13 | $9,899,196 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 10 | $5,849,124 |
| Harvard Business School | 1 | $5,150,000 |
| Bridgespan Group Inc | 1 | $5,000,000 |
| Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Inc | 1 | $3,254,428 |
| Sunflower Therapeutics PBC | 1 | $1,927,106 |
| Amplitude Therapeutics Inc | 2 | $1,898,710 |
| Trustees of Boston University Bumc | 2 | $1,770,103 |
| Children's Hospital Corp (boston Children's Hospital) | 7 | $1,537,139 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 2 | $1,382,507 |
| Sail Biomedicines Inc | 2 | $1,324,092 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | 7 | $1,003,333 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 3 | $925,000 |
| Broad Institute | 2 | $853,613 |
78 private foundations reported research & science grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $66,059,104. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation, The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
116 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, President and Fellows of Harvard College. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported research & science grant in Massachusetts was $100,000, and the largest single reported grant was $5,550,000. 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.
