90 private foundations reported youth & family 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, 90 private foundations reported 272 grants for youth & family totaling $31,439,660 to 231 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Lawrence, Cambridge. Gates Foundation reported the most youth & family giving — $17,969,925 across 20 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 20 | $17,969,925 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 16 | $4,355,000 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 32 | $2,860,000 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | 6 | $700,000 |
| Carnegie Corporation of NEW York | 1 | $500,000 |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | 2 | $450,000 |
| The Duke Endowment | 2 | $400,000 |
| The Kresge Foundation | 1 | $380,000 |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | 10 | $300,000 |
| The Stephen & Renee Bisciotti Foundation | 1 | $300,000 |
| The Hyams Foundation Inc | 3 | $258,000 |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | 1 | $250,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc | 4 | $5,362,296 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | $3,020,670 |
| Lyndra Therapeutics Inc | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 3 | $2,834,520 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | 3 | $2,600,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc the | 2 | $1,932,661 |
| The Baseball Inc | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc | 2 | $675,000 |
| More Than Words | 4 | $600,000 |
| Bankable Frontier Associates LLC | 1 | $500,000 |
| Piers Park Sailing Center | 2 | $425,000 |
| Mubulushu International Inc | 1 | $404,470 |
| Utec Inc | 1 | $380,000 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | 1 | $359,058 |
| Year UP | 1 | $350,000 |
90 private foundations reported youth & family grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $31,439,660. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Yawkey Foundation II, Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
231 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lyndra Therapeutics Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported youth & family grant in Massachusetts was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $3,000,000. 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.
