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Grant Funders in Boston, MA

Bespoke Grants indexes 461 grant-making foundations headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts — together $12.44B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Boston nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

461
Foundations in Boston
$12.44B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
MA
State

Foundations headquartered in Boston

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7.32B2023
2Bank of America Charitable Gift Fd$969.5M2024
3Trustees of Boston University$639.9M2024
4Northeastern University$407.0M2023
5Boston Foundation Inc$213.5M2023
6Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$203.4M2023
7The Us Charitable Gift Trust$172.1M2024
8Suffolk University$105.1M2023
9Barr Foundation$87.7M2024
10The Klarman Family Foundation$80.8M2024
11Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$75.8M2022
12Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$72.5M2024
13Fidelity Non-profit Management$72.4M2024
14Fidelity Foundation$72.1M2024
15Simmons University$54.1M2023
16Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$52.0M2024
17Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp$44.4M2025
18City Year Inc$43.7M2025
19Emmanuel College$43.3M2025
20United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc$40.8M2023
21Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$39.9M2024
22One8 Foundation$36.1M2024
23Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center$36.1M2024
24Oxfam-america Inc$32.1M2025
25Jsi Research & Training Institute Inc$30.7M2024
26Grantham Foundation for the Protection$29.9M2024
27Children's Hospital Pediatric$26.7M2024
28Boston Medical Center$26.5M2024
29Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc$26.3M2024
30Brooks Family Foundation$25.6M2025
31The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$25.3M2024
32Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear$23.1M2018
33Champions of Love Foundation Inc$22.4M2024
34State Street Foundation Inc$22.2M2023
35Boston Charitable Trust Fund$20.5M2022
36Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary$19.5M2018
37Popplestone Foundation$18.0M2024
38Sandy Beach Foundation$17.5M2024
39New Balance Foundation$16.8M2025
40Linde Family Foundation$16.8M2024

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What Boston funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Boston:

Health CareHigher EducationEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironment & ConservationFood & AgricultureHousing & Homelessness

Beyond Boston

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Boston, MA address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Boston nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.