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 4 of 4

118. Johns Hopkins UniversityRegrantor
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $4.5M · through 2024
$6.1M
119. Wild Oceans IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $73K · through 2025 · 45.8% of their giving
$73K
120. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkRegrantor
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $603K · through 2024
$3.6M
121. Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedRegrantor
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.1M
122. Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $63K · through 2020 · 6.1% of their giving
$124K
123. World Wildlife Fund IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $400K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$564K
124. Metavivor Research and Support IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $450K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$450K
125. Resources Legacy FundRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024
$1.2M
126. Sustainable Markets FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $485K · through 2019 · 1.3% of their giving
$485K
127. American Statistical AssociationRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2021 · 9.3% of their giving
$61K
128. The Ocean FoundationRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2022 · 2.4% of their giving
$150K
129. Trustees of Boston UniversityRegrantor
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $398K · through 2024
$1.5M
130. Buck Institute for Research on AgingRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023 · 1.7% of their giving
$200K
131. Winrock International Institute for Agricultural DevelopmentRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $207K · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$207K
132. The American Society for Cell BiologyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2020 · 7.0% of their giving
$32K
133. Woodwell Climate Research Center IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$179K
134. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeRegrantor
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $277K · through 2024
$1.5M
135. Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/AsceRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$10K
136. Centracare Health SystemRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$50K
137. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $89K · through 2024
$284K
138. Fly Fishers InternationalRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2022 · 21.0% of their giving
$7K
139. Sylvia Earle AllianceMission BlueRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 4.4% of their giving
$25K
140. NCEES FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$20K
141. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2019
$125K
142. University of ChicagoRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $465K · through 2024
$574K

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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