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Grant Funders in Cambridge, MA

Bespoke Grants indexes 57 grant-making foundations headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts — together $1.72B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Cambridge nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

57
Foundations in Cambridge
$1.72B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
MA
State

Foundations headquartered in Cambridge

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

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1President and Fellows of Harvard College$817.0M2023
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology$681.0M2024
3The Broad Institute Inc$59.9M2023
4Phillip and Susan Ragon Foundation$29.0M2024
5Jp Fletcher Foundation Inc$9.2M2024
6Moderna Charitable Foundation Inc$8.6M2022
7The William & Lia G Poorvu$8.4M2024
8Buckingham Browne & Nichols School$8.4M2018
9The Stanley Fund for the Broad Institute$8.0M2020
10China Medical Board Inc$5.4M2024
11Metro North Regional Employment Board$5.2M2024
12Harvard-yenching Institute$5.2M2024
13Laspau Inc$4.4M2023
14MIT International Inc$4.4M2023
15Accion International$4.4M2024
16Pdb Foundation$4.2M2024
17MIT Real Estate Foundation Inc$3.9M2024
18Cambridge Community Foundation$3.2M2025
19Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc$3.0M2025
20Life Science Cares$2.6M2024
21Akamai Foundation Inc$2.2M2024
22Center for Strategic Leadership and$2.2M2022
23Cambridge Savings Charitable$2.0M2024
24Alchemy Foundation$2.0M2024
25Foundation for Civic$1.7M2024
26The Once Here Foundation$1.5M2024
27Unitarian Universalist Service$1.5M2025
28The Tanzanian Childrens Fund Inc$1.5M2020
29The Hagerty Family Foundation$1.5M2024
30Root Capital Inc$1.3M2024
31Caroline & Sigmund Schott Fund$1.3M2024
32Mpm Oncology Charitable Foundation Inc$1.2M2024
33Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children$1.2M2024
34Fiddlehead Institute for Creative$1.1M2024
35Constellation Charitable Foundation$1.0M2023
36Ibis Reproductive Health Inc$991K2024
37Axim Collaborative Inc$952K2023
38The Lord Foundation of Massachusetts Inc$950K2020
39Fresh Sound Foundation Inc$936K2025
40Wild Geese Foundation Inc$900K2025

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