2,971 private foundations reported grants to Massachusetts recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2021–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2021–2025, 2,971 private foundations reported 13,028 grants totaling $1,726,606,226 to 6,450 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded purposes were education (992 grants) and health & medical (667 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $578,644,943 across 289 grants. The median reported grant was $15,000.
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The Massachusetts communities receiving the most reported foundation grants, of 82 with a meaningful reported volume. Recipient city is the address the filing foundation reported.
Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 289 | $578,644,943 |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 6 | $106,027,000 |
| Susquehanna Foundation | 2 | $63,438,266 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 38 | $35,875,000 |
| Joia Foundation Inc | 1 | $32,534,595 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 513 | $31,857,631 |
| State Street Foundation Inc | 1 | $21,596,114 |
| Yawkey Foundation II | 155 | $18,140,556 |
| NEW Balance Foundation | 107 | $17,747,920 |
| The Stanton Foundation | 41 | $17,704,155 |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | 54 | $15,193,000 |
| Aphorism Foundation | 5 | $15,050,000 |
| Linde Family Foundation | 96 | $14,547,995 |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 5 | $13,545,000 |
| Hess Foundation Inc | 11 | $11,568,333 |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | City | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Medical Research Institute | Cambridge | 2 | $292,166,013 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston | 44 | $120,107,567 |
| Museum of Science | Boston | 10 | $80,232,333 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge | 104 | $76,565,476 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 108 | $60,330,983 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | 105 | $59,407,870 |
| Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc | Boston | 47 | $55,354,380 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | 46 | $21,565,800 |
| JSI Research & Training Institute Inc | Boston | 14 | $16,021,717 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | 39 | $15,635,618 |
| Fidelity Charitable Fund | Boston | 11 | $14,613,441 |
| Partners in Health | Boston | 43 | $12,889,939 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill | 10 | $11,729,320 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Charlestown | 28 | $10,188,790 |
| Probabilistic Computing Foundation Inc | Cambridge | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | 62 | $9,007,808 |
| Bridgespan Group Inc | Boston | 2 | $9,000,000 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston | 29 | $7,479,894 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | 52 | $7,369,082 |
| Cushing Academy | Ashburnham | 2 | $6,938,406 |
2,971 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $1,726,606,226 across 13,028 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Susquehanna Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Massachusetts concentrate in education (992), health & medical (667), scholarships & financial aid (398). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Massachusetts recipient was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $276,581,817. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Recipients in Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Newton, Waltham received the most reported foundation grants in Massachusetts. UseGrants publishes a page for each Massachusetts city with enough distinct funders and recipients to report on.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2021–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
