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Grant Funders in Worcester, MA

Bespoke Grants indexes 35 grant-making foundations headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts — together $399.8M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and food & agriculture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Worcester nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

35
Foundations in Worcester
$399.8M
Indexed annual giving
35
Listed below
MA
State

Foundations headquartered in Worcester

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Worcester Polytechnic Institute$99.9M2023
2Trustees of Clark University$77.4M2024
3Trustees of the College of$67.6M2022
4Assumption University$54.2M2024
5Greater Worcester Community Foundation$14.8M2024
6The George I Alden Trust$11.5M2024
7Worcester Community Action Council Inc$10.4M2023
8Umass Memorial Health Care Inc & Affiliates$8.9M2024
9Central Massachusetts Housing$7.0M2024
10Centro Las Americas Inc$6.1M2025
11Stoddard Charitable Trust$4.5M2024
12Hermann Foundation Inc$3.7M2024
13United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc$3.4M2023
14Central Massachusetts Agency on$2.6M2024
15The Health Foundation of Central$2.6M2024
16The George F & Sybil H Fuller$2.3M2024
17The Fletcher Foundation$2.2M2024
18Worcester Public Library Foundation$2.0M2024
19Worcester State Foundation Inc$1.9M2023
20Massachusetts Education & Career$1.9M2025
21Vna Care Network Foundation Inc$1.9M2024
22Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Inc$1.6M2024
23Mildred H Mcevoy Foundation$1.6M2024
24The C Jean & Myles Mcdonough Charitable$1.5M2024
25The Venture Forum Inc$1.1M2024
26Fels Family Foundation$1.0M2025
27The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation$989K2025
28Ruth H & Warren a Ellsworth$952K2024
29Fallon Community Health Plan Inc$805K2024
30Reliant Foundation Inc$737K2024
31The Krieble Foundation$665K2024
32Veterans Inc$576K2018
33The Vernon K Krieble Foundation Inc$524K2024
34Francis a & Jacquelyn H Harrington$519K2024
35Melvin S Cutler Charitable Foundation$517K2025

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