196 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 196 private foundations reported 398 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $31,704,375 to 235 organizations in Massachusetts. The most-funded Massachusetts communities were Boston, Cambridge, Nantucket. Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $10,000,000 across 1 grant. The median grant was $10,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation | 1 | $10,000,000 |
| Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation | 1 | $2,467,811 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 1 | $1,900,000 |
| The George W Rentschler Foundation | 1 | $930,000 |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | 8 | $855,000 |
| Trust Uind 3152 Emma R Travelli | 1 | $788,042 |
| The 1434 Foundation Inc | 1 | $639,000 |
| The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart LLP C Casey | 3 | $635,000 |
| Trust UW Emma R Travelli | 1 | $632,088 |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 5 | $560,000 |
| John and AMY Phelan Family Foundation | 1 | $550,000 |
| Harvard Club of Boston Foundation | 1 | $514,849 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston College | 2 | $10,100,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 6 | $2,754,849 |
| summary | 1 | $2,467,811 |
| Charles Irwin Travelli Fund | 2 | $1,420,130 |
| Harvard University | 10 | $1,122,096 |
| Northfield Mount Hermon School | 1 | $930,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 | $920,262 |
| Harvard Business School Forward Fellowship | 1 | $550,000 |
| Pres & Fellows Harvard University | 1 | $500,000 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | 1 | $390,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | 2 | $388,736 |
| Smith College | 6 | $351,250 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 1 | $350,000 |
| Fellows of Harvard College - RSO Account | 1 | $336,925 |
| Boston College | 10 | $329,591 |
196 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $31,704,375. The largest by reported dollars were Clark Charitable Foundation Inc DBA a James & Alice B Clark Foundation, Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, Freedom Together Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
235 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Massachusetts, led by Trustees of Boston College, President and Fellows of Harvard College, summary. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in Massachusetts was $10,000, and the largest single reported grant was $10,000,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
