Massachusetts · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Science & Technology in Massachusetts

Imperigo has identified 194 funders that made 959 grants totaling $321.1M to 82 science & technology organizations in Massachusetts, with a median grant of $42K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Science & Technology Funding in Massachusetts

Total granted $321.1M
Funders 194
Grants 959
Organizations funded 82

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The University of Queensland
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $83K · through 2022
$182K
27. Van Otterloo Family Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2021 · 1.2% of their giving
$110K
28. Family Business Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 12.2% of their giving
$10K
29. Boston Foundation Inc
28 grants to 9 organizations · largest $210K · through 2024
$1.1M
30. Open Ebook Forum C/O Leslie Hulse Idpf Treasurer
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$6K
31. Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $430K · through 2023
$665K
32. Arizona Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $368K · through 2024
$615K
33. Centro Internacional De Mejoramiento De Maiz Y Trigo
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $123K · through 2024
$153K
34. Cape Cod Foundation Inc
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2025
$153K
35. Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 2.1% of their giving
$25K
36. Massachusetts Charitable Society C/O Wave Equity Partners
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2023 · 1.9% of their giving
$26K
37. Jewish Communal Fund
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2023
$1.1M
38. Ed Lucas Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2023 · 2.6% of their giving
$10K
39. Equity in the Arts Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 1.6% of their giving
$15K
40. Maine Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $201K · through 2023
$237K
41. The Chicago Community Trust
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $501K · through 2023
$1.4M
42. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $161K · through 2024
$309K
43. Impactassetsinc
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024
$512K
45. New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2023
$196K
49. Greater Washington Community Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$260K
51. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $75K · through 2025
$417K
53. American Gift Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2024
$93K
54. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $152K · through 2024
$224K
56. The Pew Charitable Trusts
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024
$150K
58. The New York Community Trust
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $54K · through 2024
$132K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to science & technology 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. 13 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 science & technology 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 science & technology funding in Massachusetts, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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