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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 2 of 4

26. Major League Baseball Youth Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$350K
27. United Way of Tri County Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2023 · 13.7% of their giving
$290K
28. Reliant Foundation Inc
30 grants to 9 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$435K
29. Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
43 grants to 12 organizations · largest $517K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.8M
30. Cape Cod Times Neighbors Fund Inc
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $22K · through 2023 · 31.1% of their giving
$145K
31. The Chicago Community Trust
14 grants to 8 organizations · largest $8.0M · through 2023
$14.4M
32. Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc
47 grants to 14 organizations · largest $217K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$1.0M
33. United Way of Webster & Dudley Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $120K · through 2019 · 65.9% of their giving
$120K
34. Social Venture Partners Boston Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2022 · 22.9% of their giving
$119K
35. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
52 grants to 19 organizations · largest $895K · through 2024
$5.4M
36. The Philanthropy Connection Inc
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$175K
37. Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $134K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$338K
38. Dayton Foundation Plus Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $912K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$1.5M
39. Boston Women's Fund Inc
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$210K
40. Chicago Cubs Charities
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$480K
41. Castle Square Tenants Organization 2020 Charitable Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 19.7% of their giving
$70K
42. Southcoast Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $97K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$498K
43. Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $860K · through 2024
$2.4M
44. United Way of North Central Mass Inc
24 grants to 8 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$399K
45. Boston State Community Trust Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2025 · 22.4% of their giving
$60K
46. Bostongives Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2020 · 25.6% of their giving
$55K
47. MJW Charitable Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2020 · 19.0% of their giving
$56K
48. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
21 grants to 13 organizations · largest $300K · through 2023 · 1.1% of their giving
$963K
49. University Club Scholarship Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2024 · 33.2% of their giving
$47K
50. Columbus Youth Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$85K

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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