1,367 private foundations reported grants to Boston, Massachusetts recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2021–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2021–2025, 1,367 private foundations reported 3,949 grants totaling $801,331,354 to 1,521 organizations in Boston, Massachusetts. The most-funded purposes were education (293 grants) and health & medical (277 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $188,671,251 across 185 grants. The median reported grant was $22,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported Massachusetts dollars that landed in Boston — a funder at 90% is effectively a Boston funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 185 | $188,671,251 | 33% |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 2 | $79,476,000 | 75% |
| Susquehanna Foundation | 1 | $63,428,266 | 100% |
| Joia Foundation Inc | 1 | $32,534,595 | 100% |
| State Street Foundation Inc | 1 | $21,596,114 | 100% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 18 | $19,515,000 | 54% |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | 256 | $16,916,631 | 53% |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 3 | $12,010,000 | 89% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 44 | $120,107,567 |
| Museum of Science | 10 | $80,232,333 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 104 | $59,660,795 |
| Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc | 47 | $55,354,380 |
| Northeastern University | 46 | $21,565,800 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | 37 | $16,537,233 |
| JSI Research & Training Institute Inc | 14 | $16,021,717 |
| Fidelity Charitable Fund | 11 | $14,613,441 |
| Partners in Health | 43 | $12,889,939 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | 23 | $9,798,790 |
1,367 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Boston, Massachusetts on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $801,331,354 across 3,949 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc, Susquehanna Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Boston, Massachusetts concentrate in education (293), health & medical (277), human services (104). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Boston, Massachusetts recipient was $22,000, and the largest single reported grant was $78,780,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2021–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
