Massachusetts · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Massachusetts

Imperigo has identified 644 funders that made 4,497 grants totaling $1.5B to 371 community improvement organizations in Massachusetts, with a median grant of $28K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Massachusetts

Total granted $1.5B
Funders 644
Grants 4,497
Organizations funded 371

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

348. Network for GoodDonor-advised
52 grants to 15 organizations · largest $457K · through 2024
$3.1M
349. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
123 grants to 48 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$11.1M
350. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
18 grants to 4 organizations · largest $859K · through 2024
$1.9M
354. Madison Park Development CorporationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.0M · through 2024 · 93.1% of their giving
$5.1M
355. Children's Hospital CorporationRegrantor
45 grants to 15 organizations · largest $668K · through 2023 · 13.1% of their giving
$7.8M
356. Rule of Law TrustRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9.0M · through 2020 · 10.2% of their giving
$9.0M
357. Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center IncRegrantor
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $474K · through 2025 · 68.1% of their giving
$2.0M
358. Alternatives for Community and Environment IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 76.0% of their giving
$1.7M
359. Chinatown Community Land Trust IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $521K · through 2024 · 89.3% of their giving
$1.7M
360. A Better City Initiative IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $382K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.4M
361. Groundwork USA IncRegrantor
14 grants to 2 organizations · largest $278K · through 2024 · 15.3% of their giving
$1.6M
362. Health Resources in Action IncRegrantor
62 grants to 25 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$4.7M
363. Greater Lawrence Community Action Council IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.1M
364. ChangeLab SolutionsRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 54.3% of their giving
$942K
365. The Womens Foundation for the State of ArizonaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2023 · 16.2% of their giving
$1.1M
366. Pioneer Institute IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $810K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$886K
367. The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund IncRegrantor
18 grants to 11 organizations · largest $428K · through 2024 · 15.9% of their giving
$1.0M
368. Center for Economic Democracy IncRegrantor
20 grants to 8 organizations · largest $160K · through 2024 · 19.6% of their giving
$813K
369. Worcester Regional Chamber of CommerceRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $500K · through 2020 · 61.0% of their giving
$795K
370. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative IncRegrantor
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $361K · through 2024 · 47.8% of their giving
$690K
371. Mystic River Watershed Association IncRegrantor
16 grants to 6 organizations · largest $58K · through 2025 · 21.1% of their giving
$685K
372. Way Finders IncRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $235K · through 2024 · 29.1% of their giving
$591K
373. A Better ChicagoRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $325K · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$1.6M
374. The Massachusetts Association for Community Action IncRegrantor
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $211K · through 2024 · 9.8% of their giving
$1.0M
375. Vegas HelpsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $494K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$494K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement work in Massachusetts, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 18 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering community improvement work, with an address in Massachusetts. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable community improvement funding in Massachusetts, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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