Public Charity

Boston Foundation Inc

Boston Foundation Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Boston, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $426.7M revenue, $279.9M expenses, $2.1B total assets. 288 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $208.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042104021 Boston, MA Community Foundations NTEE: T31 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$426.7M
Total Expenses$279.9M
Total Assets$2.1B
Grant Records288
Funding Total$208.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation devotes its resources to expanding opportunities, improving lives and strengthening communities. See Schedule OThe Foundation fulfills this mission in three principal ways: (1) Working with nonprofit organizations through grantmaking and deep partnership to address our community's critical challenges;(2) Partnering with donors, nonprofit organizations, and companies to pursue philanthropy that is not only effective, but values-aligned and fulfilling; and (3) Utilizing civic leadership and engagement, through research, convening, and advocacy to advance justice and equity in Greater Boston.

Officers & Directors

Frmr CFO&Treasurer Alfred F Van Ranst Jr
Director Andrew Arnott
Director Betty Francisco
Director Brian Conway
CFO & Treasurer Brian Douglas
Director Ca Webb

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$113,977,369 9 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$39,216,888 15 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$12,861,754 8 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$4,768,341 1 grant
General Operating
$4,345,559 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $426.7M $279.9M $2.1B
2024 $210.4M $215.3M $1.9B
2023 $161.3M $209.9M $1.7B
2022 $324.7M $228.4M $1.7B
2021 $325.6M $198.3M $1.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $325.6M to $426.7M (+31%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1B.

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