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Massachusetts foundations

There are 5,569 foundations and grantmaking organizations in Massachusetts. Combined, these Massachusettsan foundations employ 5,035 people, earn more than $30 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $122 billion.
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Types of foundations in Massachusetts

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
4,552
 
$6,704,314,237
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
446
 
$22,662,269,792
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
134
 
$19,317,276
Community foundations
 
97
 
$1,167,958,487
Corporate foundations
 
91
 
$1,864,868,707
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
21
 
$976,087
Foundation professional societies
 
9
 
$5,835,432
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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Foundations by major Massachusetts cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Boston
 
4,256
 
$29,068,387,915
Worcester
 
434
 
$209,326,584
Springfield, MA
 
313
 
$205,971,795
Providence, RI
 
203
 
$58,714,898
Barnstable Town
 
193
 
$63,945,289
Pittsfield
 
116
 
$133,225,005
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Job trends for Massachusetts foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
3,744
1-10
 
262
11-25
 
28
26-100
 
12
101 to 1,000
 
5
1,000+
 
2
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Sizes of foundations in Massachusetts

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2,971
$250k to $1M
 
730
$1M to $5M
 
431
$5M to $25M
 
164
$25M to $100M
 
50
$100M+
 
12
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Directory of foundations in Massachusetts

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1-20 of 5,569

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
$19.0b
Assets
$66.8b
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)

Baystate Health Foundation

To inspire a ''culture of philanthropy and encourage philanthropic relationships that will support the mission and vision of Baystate Health which is to improve the health of the people in our community every day, with quality and compassion.
Revenue
$13.7m
Assets
$180.8m
Employees
22
EIN
04-3549011
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
$317.7m
Assets
$2.3b
Employees
183
EIN
04-2103559
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The George S Bissell Charitable Foundation

The George S Bissell Charitable Foundation is a private foundation located in Wellesley, MA that primarily funds unrestricted grants to organizations such as Anatolia College and others. Last year, the foundation made 13 grants.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2368188
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
$5.1m
Assets
$15.6m
Employees
0
EIN
27-6364101
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Center

To establish a place of meeting of the youth of Lexington for their moral, mental, and social improvement and development and in general to do all things which may promote directly or indirectly their intellectual, social, and physical welfare.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$31.9m
Employees
6
EIN
04-2203700
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)

Jampart Charitable Trust

Jampart Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, MA, which was founded in 1969 and most recently had $5,718,396 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$80.4m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7009635
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stanton K-9 Foundation

The Stanton K-9 Foundation, based in Boston, MA, funds police K-9 training and veterinary programs, awarding multiple grants to support these initiatives.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$12.0m
Employees
0
EIN
99-1383074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sandy Beach Foundation

The Sandy Beach Foundation is a private foundation located in Boston, MA. It funds primarily operating support and made one grant last year. Grantees include Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
Revenue
$19.3m
Assets
$65.3m
Employees
0
EIN
47-3359784
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)

The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund

The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund empowers communities, invests in racial equity, and supports economic empowerment through strategic grants across Massachusetts.
Revenue
$23.4m
Assets
$17.5m
Employees
13
EIN
85-1850139
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation

The Foundation is committed to understanding autism from a scientific perspective, increasing opportunities and services available to the autism community and educating the public about autism.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$120.6m
Employees
6
EIN
04-2607232
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)

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)

Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries

Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries is a private foundation that made 321 grants last year. The trustees are Joann Mcgrath, David J Mcgrath Iii, Scott J Mcgrath. The grantees include C Mcgrath Donor Advised Fund. It is located in Newton, MA.
Revenue
$6.7m
Assets
$60.4m
Employees
5
EIN
04-3048298
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation

The Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation is committed to effecting permanent positive change in the lives of the residents of Greater Boston, particularly individuals and families in economically disadvantaged communities.
Revenue
$28.3m
Assets
$302.9m
Employees
6
EIN
23-7090011
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jacobson Family Foundation Trust

The Jacobson Family Foundation Trust is a private foundation located in Boston, MA. It made $32,079,005 in annual grants last year and has $501,969,593 in total assets.
Revenue
$64.5m
Assets
$401.1m
Employees
22
EIN
04-6836735
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert Kyts and Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts

Chicago-based private foundation Robert Kyts and Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts primarily funds general support, including Holy Trinity Polish Mission; made one grant last year.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$14.9m
Employees
0
EIN
36-7353406
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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