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Faith-Based Grant Funders in Massachusetts
100 foundations with a documented faith-based focus have made grants to Massachusetts nonprofits in recent years, together directing $80.6M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 100 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
100
Faith-based funders
$80.6M
Given to Massachusetts nonprofits
1,125
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active faith-based funders in Massachusetts
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Massachusetts giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrise Foundation | Delaware | $29.4M | 6 | 2022 |
| 2 | Spector Foundation | Massachusetts | $21.0M | 6 | 2024 |
| 3 | The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York | $7.7M | 5 | 2024 |
| 4 | Foundation for Hellenic College | Texas | $2.9M | 3 | 2020 |
| 5 | Lilly Endowment Inc | Indiana | $2.4M | 5 | 2020 |
| 6 | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | Massachusetts | $1.8M | 17 | 2023 |
| 7 | The Woolley-clifford Foundation | New Jersey | $1.6M | 39 | 2023 |
| 8 | Philip & Linda Lesourd Lader Foundation | Florida | $1.4M | 8 | 2023 |
| 9 | The Ray and Karyn Hendrickson Foundation | Massachusetts | $1.3M | 4 | 2022 |
| 10 | Richard & Karen Lefrak Charitable | Delaware | $1.2M | 8 | 2024 |
| 11 | The Hershey Family Foundation | Massachusetts | $800K | 4 | 2024 |
| 12 | Lauring Charitable Foundation | Massachusetts | $683K | 102 | 2024 |
| 13 | Southcoast Community Foundation Inc | Massachusetts | $654K | 2 | 2022 |
| 14 | Society for Promoting | New Hampshire | $561K | 4 | 2025 |
| 15 | Rosalyn and Richard Slifka | Massachusetts | $460K | 4 | 2024 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest faith-based funders in Massachusetts — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 100 against your nonprofit's actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each one matches. Free, no credit card.
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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented faith-based focus and that have funded Massachusetts nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Massachusetts recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.