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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Massachusetts

Imperigo has identified 414 funders that made 4,841 grants totaling $340.6M to 334 youth development organizations in Massachusetts, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Massachusetts

Total granted $340.6M
Funders 414
Grants 4,841
Organizations funded 334

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Boston Foundation Inc
329 grants to 73 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$25.1M
2. Community Foundation of North Central Ma
20 grants to 10 organizations · largest $982K · through 2024 · 15.1% of their giving
$3.4M
3. United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc
134 grants to 40 organizations · largest $647K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$9.7M
4. Women's Foundation of Massachusetts Inc
28 grants to 8 organizations · largest $205K · through 2025 · 28.1% of their giving
$2.5M
5. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
146 grants to 25 organizations · largest $295K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$14.2M
6. Martin W Richard Charitable Foundation Inc
24 grants to 7 organizations · largest $525K · through 2024 · 48.7% of their giving
$2.2M
7. DCU for Kids
53 grants to 17 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$1.7M
8. Rodman For Kids Inc
38 grants to 9 organizations · largest $109K · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$1.5M
9. Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 6.6% of their giving
$3.0M
10. Wellington Management Foundation
30 grants to 12 organizations · largest $325K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$2.5M
11. GivenGain Foundation USA
44 grants to 19 organizations · largest $278K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$3.5M
12. Greater Lowell Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 11 organizations · largest $189K · through 2025 · 9.0% of their giving
$1.9M
13. Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc
59 grants to 15 organizations · largest $87K · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$1.1M
14. United Way of South Central Massachusetts Inc
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $120K · through 2023 · 24.6% of their giving
$648K
15. Nashua Valley Council Trust Fund #230
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $186K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$597K
16. Bain Capital Children's Charity Ltd
40 grants to 15 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$908K
17. Education Comes First Inc
14 grants to 9 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024 · 44.8% of their giving
$482K
18. Yoga Alliance Registry
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $430K · through 2020 · 52.7% of their giving
$430K
19. The Church Home Society Inc
25 grants to 11 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 20.6% of their giving
$415K
20. Concord Youth Soccer Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$356K
21. Williamstown Community Chest
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $58K · through 2023 · 22.3% of their giving
$320K
22. Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $663K · through 2025 · 4.8% of their giving
$1.2M
23. Essex County Community Foundation Inc
52 grants to 21 organizations · largest $363K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$2.0M
24. Brookline Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $204K · through 2024 · 9.3% of their giving
$532K
25. Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc
23 grants to 9 organizations · largest $200K · through 2025 · 4.5% of their giving
$1.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 14 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Massachusetts, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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