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Massachusetts public foundations

There are 408 grantmaking public charity foundations in Massachusetts. Combined, these Massachusettsan public foundations employ 1,324 people, earn more than $17 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $67 billion.
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Types of public foundations in Massachusetts

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
408
 
$17,331,530,856
Community foundations
 
86
 
$735,891,100
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Public foundations by major Massachusetts cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Boston
 
293
 
$17,149,754,634
Worcester
 
38
 
$73,195,360
Providence, RI
 
24
 
$14,471,823
Barnstable Town
 
19
 
$13,552,823
Springfield, MA
 
18
 
$52,475,881
Pittsfield
 
7
 
$17,255,123
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Job trends for Massachusetts public foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
112
1-10
 
23
11-25
 
17
26-100
 
3
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of public foundations in Massachusetts

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
168
$250k to $1M
 
28
$1M to $5M
 
25
$5M to $25M
 
19
$25M to $100M
 
9
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of public foundations in Massachusetts

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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
$14.7b
Assets
$56.7b
Employees
0
EIN
11-0303001
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)

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
$9.2m
Assets
$32.9m
Employees
12
EIN
04-3266789
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cambridge Community Foundation

The Cambridge Community Foundation promotes economic mobility, social cohesion, and collective action, supporting nonprofits to enhance the quality of life for all residents.
Revenue
$10.2m
Assets
$62.7m
Employees
12
EIN
04-6012492
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Giving Back Fund (GBF)

The mission of The Giving Back Fund is to encourage and support new philanthropy by offering professional, strategic, and cost-effective philanthropic expertise and management services for individuals and corporations.
Revenue
$32.5m
Assets
$14.3m
Employees
24
EIN
04-3367888
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
$1.2b
Assets
$4.2b
Employees
0
EIN
04-6010342
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
$52.4m
Assets
$108.8m
Employees
0
EIN
04-6649138
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brookline Community Foundation

Brookline Community Foundation promotes equity via innovative philanthropic partnerships, research, strategic grants to strengthen the community.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$15.5m
Employees
10
EIN
04-2103944
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation (CHOF)

The Children's Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation provides world class eye care for children (pediatric ophthalmology) as well as for adults with strabismus (misaligned eyes).
Revenue
$32.7m
Assets
$67.3m
Employees
21
EIN
04-2864081
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Hospital Radiology Foundation

The Children's Hospital Radiology Foundation is a medical specialty research organization run by Richard Robertson MD. It is located in Boston, MA and had total revenues last year of $38,033,711.
Revenue
$50.5m
Assets
$66.3m
Employees
59
EIN
04-3259647
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)

ECCF is a community foundation in Beverly, MA whose mission is: Essex County Community Foundation serves the many different communities that comprise Essex County.
Revenue
$17.6m
Assets
$134.4m
Employees
22
EIN
04-3407816
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Lowell Community Foundation

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation enhances community well-being through strategic philanthropy, distributing grants and scholarships to local nonprofits and students.
Revenue
$7.6m
Assets
$70.0m
Employees
13
EIN
04-3401997
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vincent Memorial Hospital Foundation

Vincent Memorial supports women's disease care at Massachusetts General Hospital, including the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology and fellowship training programs.
Revenue
$13.3m
Assets
$36.8m
Employees
0
EIN
04-6004286
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The US Charitable Gift Trust

A tax-exempt public charity in Boston, enabling cost-effective and tax-advantaged giving through donor-advised funds and pooled income funds.
Revenue
$311.9m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
0
EIN
31-1663020
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lahey Clinic Foundation

A teaching hospital in Burlington, MA with high-quality inpatient care for general medicine, critical care, and surgery, and 24-hour emergency services.
Revenue
$49.5m
Assets
$634.1m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2323457
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Children's Sports Medicine Foundation

The foundation provides sports related injury and orthopaedic surgery services primarily to patients at Boston Children's Hospital and at satellite locations. The foundation was organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes.
Revenue
$40.6m
Assets
$58.8m
Employees
22
EIN
04-2970129
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Boston Foundation (TBF)

The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the nation, with assets of $733 million.
Revenue
$161.3m
Assets
$1.7b
Employees
170
EIN
04-2104021
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Women's Foundation of Boston

Wfb empowers Boston women and girls through high-impact leadership and economic programs, partnering with nonprofits serving solely women and girls.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$16.1m
Employees
6
EIN
81-5063201
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Greater Worcester Community Foundation

In establishing the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, our founders sought to develop an organization that engaged Worcester County in its own betterment.
Revenue
$13.7m
Assets
$206.2m
Employees
18
EIN
04-2572276
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Southcoast Community Foundation

The Southcoast Community Foundation mobilizes philanthropy by matching donors and resources with community needs for the benefit of our region. Its programs include grant making for community needs.
Revenue
$10.5m
Assets
$56.0m
Employees
19
EIN
04-3280353
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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