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 3 of 4

66. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $36K · through 2023
$106K
67. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $44K · through 2024
$94K
93. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
119 grants to 38 organizations · largest $11.1M · through 2024
$79.6M
94. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
30 grants to 13 organizations · largest $25.1M · through 2024
$29.7M
95. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
70 grants to 24 organizations · largest $6.8M · through 2024
$34.6M
96. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
11 grants to 5 organizations · largest $12.4M · through 2024
$19.2M
97. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
32 grants to 14 organizations · largest $9.1M · through 2024
$28.9M
98. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024
$1.1M
99. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
17 grants to 9 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.6M
100. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
55 grants to 16 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024
$854K
101. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $129K · through 2024
$303K
102. Network for GoodDonor-advised
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024
$300K
103. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $49K · through 2024
$221K
106. Oceanographic Research & Exploration FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.0M
107. Ocean Visions IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $883K · through 2024 · 83.0% of their giving
$903K
108. Mathesar Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $855K · through 2022 · 24.2% of their giving
$855K
109. Wildlife Conservation SocietyRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $714K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$2.5M
110. Dalio Family Fund IncRegrantor
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$7.0M
111. Code for Science & Society IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $750K · through 2024 · 19.5% of their giving
$750K
112. Marine Biological LaboratoryRegrantor
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $416K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$1.3M
113. Three Bays Preservation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $542K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$542K
114. Windward FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2023 · 1.1% of their giving
$5.0M
115. National Academy of SciencesRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$2.6M
116. The American City Coalition IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$200K
117. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $800K · through 2024
$2.6M

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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