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Boston foundations

There are 4,470 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro foundations employ 3,746 people, earn more than $41 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $139 billion.
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Types of foundations in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
3,690
 
$6,097,426,050
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
353
 
$34,803,897,467
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
98
 
$17,832,679
Corporate foundations
 
73
 
$1,783,896,890
Community foundations
 
70
 
$1,266,740,964
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
12
 
$4,805,956
Foundation professional societies
 
8
 
$5,725,876
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
4
 
$16,381,609
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
2
 
$22,690
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for Boston foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
3,149
1-10
 
214
11-25
 
22
26-100
 
9
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of foundations in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2,359
$250k to $1M
 
664
$1M to $5M
 
391
$5M to $25M
 
158
$25M to $100M
 
47
$100M+
 
11
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Directory of foundations in Boston

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1-20 of 4,470

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

The Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund enhances donor generosity, distributing $11.8 billion in 2023 to support various charitable causes and organizations.
Revenue
$30.6b
Assets
$86.3b
Employees
0
EIN
11-0303001
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP)

CEP's mission is to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness - and, as a result, their intended impact.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$21.6m
Employees
74
EIN
04-3523528
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston mobilizes philanthropy to fund services, strengthen Jewish engagement, support vulnerable people, connect with Israel, and combat antisemitism.
Revenue
$357.3m
Assets
$2.6b
Employees
184
EIN
04-2103559
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Winchester Hospital Foundation

Winchester Hospital Foundation is a grantmaking public charity foundation in Charlestown, MA whose mission is: To care, to heal, to excel, In service to our community.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$22.7m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3399570
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fiduciary Trust Charitable

Fiduciary Trust Charitable facilitates charitable giving through marketable securities and donor advised funds, granting proceeds to designated 501(c)(3) organizations.
Revenue
$61.1m
Assets
$112.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-6649138
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ruderman Family Foundation

The Ruderman Family Foundation believes that inclusion and understanding of all people is essential to a fair and flourishing community.
Revenue
$8.7m
Assets
$163.6m
Employees
9
EIN
04-3334973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

TJX Foundation

The TJX Foundation is a corporate foundation located in Framingham, MA and supported by The TJX Companies Inc. It made one grant last year as a nonprofit organization.
Revenue
$34.4m
Assets
$77.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2399760
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cheryl Spencer Memorial Foundation

Private foundation in Dedham, MA. Funds charity mission, made 18 grants last year. Grantees include AFORAM - American FriendsRambam Hospital and others.
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$25.9m
Employees
0
EIN
04-6360057
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

The Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund operates as public foundations and generated $837,703,273 in total revenues last year from their Providence, RI location.
Revenue
$1.7b
Assets
$5.1b
Employees
0
EIN
04-6010342
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Community Foundation for MetroWest

Foundation for Metrowest connects local donors to non-profits, allowing them to maximize their charitable impact, and distributes grants and loans.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$38.4m
Employees
14
EIN
04-3266789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ceres Foundation

The Ceres Foundation is a private foundation located in Gaithersburg, MD. Last year, it made $2,128,030 in annual grants. It has $22,534,460 in total assets.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$169.6m
Employees
2
EIN
91-2170962
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ann Theodore Foundation Amy B Naughton Trustee

The Ann Theodore Foundation is a private foundation that makes grants to support future donations, education for low-income seniors and adults, and children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$73.6m
Employees
0
EIN
81-4558318
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Summer Isle Foundation

The The Summer Isle Foundation is a private foundation located in South Hamilton, MA that primarily funds to promote its charitable purpose. Grantees include We Charity. Made two grants last year.
Revenue
$20.6m
Assets
$37.0m
Employees
0
EIN
81-3882939
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peter and Anna Kolchinsky Foundation

NH private foundation funds operating & capital expenses, advocacy dept. education, and campaign acc with 7 grants last year.
Revenue
$15.0m
Assets
$38.4m
Employees
0
EIN
85-4079895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gordon Hall III Family Foundation

The Gordon Hall III Family Foundation is a Boston-based family foundation supporting nonprofits with general operating grants, including the Forest Society of Maine.
Revenue
$12.9m
Assets
$12.7m
Employees
0
EIN
93-4970548
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Perfect Seas Foundation

The Perfect Seas Foundation is a private foundation located in Boston, MA. The foundation primarily invests its money in stocks, and it earned $50,000 in dividends last year, so it gave $10,000 to a grantee.
Revenue
$12.9m
Assets
$123.9m
Employees
0
EIN
84-3835636
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Observatory Hill Foundation

The Observatory Hill Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation located in Boston, MA, and it receives support from Jerold S Kayden.
Revenue
$33.7m
Assets
$33.7m
Employees
0
EIN
99-3543205
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Plum Bush Foundation

The Plum Bush Foundation is a private foundation located in Millis, MA. It primarily funds unrestricted grants and made three grants last year. Its grantees include the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation and others.
Revenue
$11.9m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
0
EIN
87-6783468
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gilson Family Foundation

The Gilson Family Foundation is a private foundation that provides funds for charitable distributions. Some of the grantees include Pittsfield High School. They made 20 grants last year. The foundation is located in Marblehead, MA.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$29.7m
Employees
0
EIN
27-4379483
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Casey and Family Foundation

The The Casey and Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Harvard, MA that made 26 grants last year. Grantees include the Mit Cancer Research Fund. Trustees are Curtis W Marble, Edward S Heald, and David C Marble.
Revenue
$36.3m
Assets
$28.0m
Employees
0
EIN
27-6364101
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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