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Who funds education in Massachusetts: 3,111 foundations, $637.8 million in grants
3,111 private foundations paid 8,751 grants totaling $637,763,446 to education nonprofits in Massachusetts, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Gates Foundation, with $59,837,929 in 65 grants.
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- Cause
- Education
- Recipients in
- Massachusetts
- Foundations
- 3,111
- Grants
- 8,751
- Total granted
- $637,763,446
Foundations that funded education in Massachusetts
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 3,111 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 65 | $59,837,929 | $8,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $30,957,227 | $29,600,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | The kempner institute for the study of natural and artificial intelligence at harvard university | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $24,516,000 | $20,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To support the bloomberg center for cities | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 19 | $17,546,795 | $3,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To Support the work of Opportunity Insights. | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 37 | $15,597,566 | $3,500,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity and diversity of researchers who work on randomized evaluations, translating findings into | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $13,900,000 | $5,550,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The picower institute innovation fund (piif) | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 13 | $13,579,846 | $6,000,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To support mit's plasma science and fusion center | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 4 | $13,030,000 | $13,000,000 | Year Up | Support-general fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningside Foundation | Newton Centre, MA | 3 | $12,641,000 | $8,000,000 | The University of Massachusetts Foundation | General use - education | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $12,005,000 | $12,000,000 | Northeastern University | The harold alfond scholars initiative at the roux institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $10,985,000 | $7,500,000 | Boston College Trustees | Youth on faith & service initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10,100,000 | $10,100,000 | Wellesley College | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 28 | $9,625,889 | $1,300,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | In support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical an | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 39 | $9,586,216 | $1,015,000 | Proteus Fund Inc | Core support for the rise together fund to support black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian (bamemsa) movements to build a just, inclusive, and multiracial democracy in the u.s. a | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 20 | $7,418,455 | $1,119,452 | Boston College Trustees | The impact of social norms on virtue | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 630 | $7,243,098 | $2,000,000 | Adopt-A-Student Foundation | Campaign / fundraising plan | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 10 | $6,926,996 | $2,156,056 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 22 | $6,368,300 | $1,170,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | For support of an initiative to reinvigorate civic education in America | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 18 | $5,355,833 | $750,000 | Icivics Inc | For implementation of the educating for american democracy roadmap | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 3 | $5,353,333 | $5,333,333 | Steppingstone Foundation | Endowment for staff salaries and unrestricted purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward and Caroline Hyman Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $4,979,846 | $4,959,846 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Charitable donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $4,576,224 | $2,250,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Jobs and opportunity initiative - soft skills consolidation research | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 5 | $4,575,000 | $3,000,000 | Uaspire Inc | To support the san francisco crankstart scholarship initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 2 | $4,332,892 | $3,800,000 | Northeastern University | To increase access to computing education | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Foundation Bernard M Gordon Et Al Trustees | Danvers, MA | 2 | $4,235,500 | $4,200,500 | Northeastern University | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $4,109,932 | $2,959,932 | National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance | To support inventive mindsets and skillsets among higher education students and to foster institutional conditions that nurture such students | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Ravitch Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Wellesley College | To further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Tull Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Music building | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 15 | $3,973,194 | $836,048 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 13 | $3,905,713 | $646,213 | College of Our Lady of the Elms | Health and Health Equity | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 15 | $3,875,000 | $3,000,000 | Year Up Inc | Youth development | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $3,853,899 | $2,614,517 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | For the center for gynepathology research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $3,553,171 | $830,000 | Emerson College | To continue support for howlround programming and administration of the national playwright residency program | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 9 | $3,405,000 | $2,050,000 | Epiphany School Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 52 | $3,171,969 | $1,035,000 | Regis College | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 57 | $3,095,000 | $300,000 | Freedom House Inc | Comprehensive program growth and facility enhancement project | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunleavy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Baker Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | President & Fellows of Harvard College | To Promote the work of President & Fellows of Harvard College. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 15 | $2,732,671 | $750,000 | Brandeis University | 81627 strengthening the infrastructure and impact of diversitydatakids.org to facilitate equity-focused change across the u.s. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 3 | $2,505,000 | $2,000,000 | Wellesley College | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Winds Foundation | Boxford, MA | 1 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | Esperanza Academy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 17 | $2,272,857 | $402,864 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To expand and diversify the community of researchers conducting randomized controlled trials (rcts) that investigate and address the underlying causes of racial inequity | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 6 | $2,214,805 | $849,805 | Brooks School | First Gen Scholarship Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 23 | $2,167,797 | $850,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, 2025-26 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | Northeastern University | General charitable contribution for education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 19 | $2,067,127 | $430,000 | Berklee College of Music Inc | Support for META fellowship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Woodside, CA | 2 | $2,050,000 | $2,000,000 | Reach Out and Read | Early childhood literacy programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $2,000,000 | $1,250,000 | American Exchange Project Inc | Bridging divides | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Vision Research Foundation Dba Lifelong Vision Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $1,905,618 | $1,905,618 | Brandeis University | To support professorships in vision engineering and vision sciences | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 10 | $1,701,239 | $475,000 | Northeastern University | For the initiative for energy justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 5 | $1,691,313 | $1,003,260 | Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative Inc | Global health research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 13 | $1,618,973 | $299,271 | Brandeis University | Neural coordination mechanisms underlying social interactions in rat models of autism | apps.irs.gov |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $1,565,000 | $1,000,000 | Year Up Inc | Campaign for an equitable future | apps.irs.gov |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $1,525,000 | $1,000,000 | North Bennet Street School | 50th anniversary grant/ capital | apps.irs.gov |
| Traquina Family Foundation | Weston, MA | 3 | $1,525,000 | $1,000,000 | The Winsor School | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Vinik Family Foundation | Tampa, FL | 5 | $1,516,037 | $950,000 | The Meadowbrook School of Weston | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Timothy Trust Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,507,598 | $1,507,598 | Timothy Smith Network Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation | Columbus, OH | 2 | $1,502,500 | $1,500,000 | The University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Caroline h. horvitz professorship in mediterranean archaeology | apps.irs.gov |
| Massmutual Foundation Inc | Springfield, MA | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Support research programs | apps.irs.gov |
| TBL Charitable Foundation | Newtonville, MA | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Brandeis University | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,478,696 | $750,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Climate science & policy research | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 21 | $1,453,086 | $250,000 | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard K Lubin Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 13 | $1,444,500 | $1,070,000 | Winsor School | To provide support for the needs of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Amelia Peabody Foundation | Topsfield, MA | 19 | $1,430,000 | $250,000 | Argosy Collegiate Charter School Foundation | Middle School Capital Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Gals Family Foundation | Montecito, CA | 1 | $1,428,571 | $1,428,571 | Williams College | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hastings Family Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 2 | $1,410,600 | $1,400,600 | Brimmer and May School | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $1,350,000 | $850,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To support research and analysis in furtherance of the clean energy transition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 4 | $1,350,000 | $500,000 | Ja Worldwide Inc | To strengthen ai literacy among young people and transform impact reporting with genai | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 5 | $1,283,333 | $400,000 | Proteus Fund | To provide general communications support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jaket Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,235,000 | $700,000 | Elevated Thought | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 8 | $1,219,960 | $450,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | In support of the berkman klein center for internet & society | apps.irs.gov |
| Landry Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 7 | $1,219,100 | $645,000 | Middlesex School | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $1,211,000 | $1,200,000 | Trustees of Tufts College | To understand and replicate living optical networks inspired by orchid leaves | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Executive alliance for boys and men of color - improving health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kavli Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | $1,189,167 | $550,000 | Brandeis University | Nice sengupta 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $1,155,210 | $502,184 | Proteus Fund Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $1,110,000 | $1,110,000 | University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cause Du Jour Foundation | Brookline, MA | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Martin Trust Partnership in Education for Early Learners Inc | School operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 11 | $1,057,548 | $250,548 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 10 | $1,055,000 | $200,000 | Catholic Schools Foundation | Inner city scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simsmaes Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $1,051,960 | $1,049,960 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,050,000 | $550,000 | Proteus Fund Inc | Program support for Rise Together Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Popplestone Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,050,000 | $550,000 | Edvestors Inc | Music education - support music program of boston public schools arts expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reeder Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $1,020,000 | $600,000 | Year Up | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| William & Hope G Simpson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,010,000 | $1,000,000 | Middlesex School | Field House Construction | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Foundation | Albany, NY | 3 | $1,007,280 | $932,280 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | 2 | $1,002,453 | $1,000,453 | President & Fellows of Harvard College | Center for the developing child operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Aphorism Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Camilla Chandler Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Wellesley College | Camilla chandler center for the environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Dauten Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To further program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Denise A& Eugene Chinery Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Denise A. and Eugene W. Chinery Fund for Neurodevelopment Research | apps.irs.gov |
| Muriel & Norman B Leventhal Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Norman b. (1938) and muriel leventhal scholarship fund. | apps.irs.gov |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Simmons University | Unrestricted/ general use | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray of Hope Foundation | Falmouth, ME | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Northeastern University | Portland Campus Development Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $1,000,000 | $400,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Susan Crown Exchange Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Berkley Family Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Trustees of Smith College | Smith college for the athletics renovation fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Year Up Inc | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Workday Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Year Up Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $989,399 | $949,399 | Northeastern University | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 134 | $981,844 | $108,900 | Year Up | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The George W Rentschler Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $980,000 | $930,000 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | To further endow the george rentschler hugh sutherland endosed scholarship fund. | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 6 | $975,000 | $350,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To support research being conducted by Grantee's Program in Science, Technology, and Society | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 5 | $966,539 | $375,000 | Northeastern University | Project support to aid tools for advocates in the transition to renewable energy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $953,655 | $300,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To help fund a randomized controlled trial of social-emotional learning practices in federally funded afterschool programs in Nebraska. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roots and Wings Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 3 | $950,375 | $650,000 | Reach Out & Read | Reach out & read wisconsin | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 5 | $950,000 | $400,000 | American Exchange Project | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The 72 Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $900,000 | $800,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Donovan-chien family professorship | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 8 | $870,515 | $580,515 | Northeastern University | To support the internet and democracy initiative at northeastern university. | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 3 | $860,949 | $375,000 | Teach Plus | Reimagining Education Through Equity-Driven Teacher Leadership | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 45 | $848,611 | $500,000 | Edvestors Incorporated | In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways | apps.irs.gov |
| Linde Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 10 | $841,000 | $200,000 | Edvestors Inc | Boston public schools arts expansion | apps.irs.gov |
| Comet Foundation F/k/a the Steinert Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $838,000 | $525,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Daftuar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $833,333 | $833,333 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Embedded ethics fund and quantum initiative fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The George I Alden Trust | Worcester, MA | 3 | $833,000 | $500,000 | Assumption University | To further education | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 12 | $818,300 | $168,300 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | research project Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soils: Big Roles for Small Molecules by Professor Darcy L. McRose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 10 | $805,000 | $500,000 | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Education and skills building for underserved individuals to gain self-sufficiency | apps.irs.gov |
| C D Spangler Foundation Inc | Charlotte, NC | 2 | $800,000 | $500,000 | Case Method Institute for Education & Democracy | To assist in educational opportunities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mooney-Reed Charitable Foundation | Rye, NH | 2 | $800,000 | $600,000 | Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | General fund support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Club of Boston Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $799,181 | $799,181 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Provide undergraduate scholarships to deserving students | apps.irs.gov |
| Unlikely Collaborators Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $799,153 | $799,153 | Northeastern University | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor at N | apps.irs.gov |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 2 | $775,194 | $775,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Special programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $775,000 | $400,000 | Proteus Fund Inc | Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 13 | $767,052 | $118,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Tower Family Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | 4 | $757,895 | $647,895 | Power of Place Learning Communities Inc | Learning community project grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $751,250 | $225,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | Teacher development at independence mission schools. | apps.irs.gov |
| Imaginable Futures Foundation | Redwood City, CA | 2 | $750,000 | $500,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To support education research | apps.irs.gov |
| Mulago Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $750,000 | $500,000 | The Luminos Fund | Relief to the poor | apps.irs.gov |
| Rajaram Impact Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $738,667 | $738,667 | President & Fellows of Harvard College | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) | apps.irs.gov |
| PDB Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $729,753 | $355,200 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Give Forward Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $720,000 | $250,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rippleworks Inc | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $700,000 | $500,000 | Within Reach | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephanie H & David A Spina Family Foundation | Wayland, MA | 2 | $680,000 | $650,000 | The Wily Network | Community & charitable - fund-a-scholar program | apps.irs.gov |
| Randleigh Foundation | Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | $675,000 | $338,000 | Williams College | Class of 1963 sustainability fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynch Foundation | Boston, MA | 9 | $671,968 | $250,000 | Esperanza Academy | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $668,203 | $668,203 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | to support a state-based technical assistance program on food as medicine | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $668,203 | $668,203 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Healthier food for all | apps.irs.gov |
| Twelve Stars Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $666,667 | $666,667 | Year Up | To support the organization's mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 6 | $654,000 | $250,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis Calder Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $650,000 | $400,000 | The Achievement Network LTD | Science of reading | apps.irs.gov |
| Probalistic Computing Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $650,000 | $650,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Data and computer sciences; research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $649,000 | $400,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Expanding access to nutritious food to improve heath outcomes for low income us families. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $632,658 | $320,508 | American Friends of Cancer Research Inc | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| George H & Jane A Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 19 | $616,000 | $100,000 | Fishtank Learning Inc | Ela curriculum improvements: mll supports and enhanced writing instruction | apps.irs.gov |
| Suc Tuw Kingsley Gillespie CRT | Dallas, TX | 1 | $614,151 | $614,151 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Martin R Prince Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $612,500 | $312,500 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Unrestricted for purposes of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $606,021 | $323,150 | Northeastern University | Community-driven, technology-guided school rezoning to reduce economic segregation | apps.irs.gov |
| Afeyan Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $600,500 | $360,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | For the MISTI Armenia Fund within the MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) | apps.irs.gov |
| Chiang J Li MD Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Alexander Twilight Academy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyacinth Foundation 6178-00-17 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To support the sardis | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $600,000 | $400,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Blueprint labs: charter school research collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| Winokur Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Brandeis University | Julie c. connig professorship in engineering science | apps.irs.gov |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $597,893 | $597,425 | Ja Worldwide Inc | Shaping a resilient and confident financial future | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunlin and Priscilla Chou Foundation | Battle Ground, WA | 1 | $572,334 | $572,334 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Transformative Research Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | 5 | $572,097 | $270,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Research project | apps.irs.gov |
| National Biomedical Research Foundation Inc | Waltham, MA | 1 | $567,000 | $567,000 | Bentley University | Develop and maintain center for integration of science and industry at bentley university | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $560,894 | $150,000 | Brandeis University | Support for survey and related convening | apps.irs.gov |
| Bradley Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $550,000 | $550,000 | Boston Trinity Academy | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 1 | $547,319 | $547,319 | Brandeis University | Support to improve understanding of the orange county jewish community | apps.irs.gov |
| Mellen Charitable FDN (fka TF FDN) | Boston, MA | 1 | $540,000 | $540,000 | Year Up Inc | Direct service programs and new pilots and initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| William M Wood Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $540,000 | $500,000 | Perkins School for the Blind | College success program | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown Emma S Udecl 31279 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $531,627 | $531,627 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertram A and Ronald M Druker Charitable FNDN | Boston, MA | 2 | $519,500 | $500,000 | Belmont Hill School | General & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Prendergast Trust-Williams Coll Musm of Art | New York, NY | 1 | $512,190 | $512,190 | Williams College | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 5 | $510,000 | $350,000 | Hampshire College Trustees | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | Jericho, NY | 1 | $510,000 | $510,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Support the research on the swampland program under the direction of professor cumrun vafa | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 6 | $508,300 | $404,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Support for research on workplace climate for young workers in the service sector | apps.irs.gov |
| Centurion Foundation | West Fargo, ND | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Northeastern University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Charina Endowment Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Trustees for Harvard University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Year Up Inc | 2025 national partnership + adult workforce talent in new york and new jersey | apps.irs.gov |
| Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation) | Houston, TX | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Luminos Fund | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Endowment Inc | Houston, TX | 2 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Education Pioneers Inc | Program Support for Texas Regional Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| John M Belk Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Year Up | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $500,000 | $250,000 | Schott Foundation for Public Education the | To provide operating support for the next iteration of the Executives' Alliance for Boys and Men of Color. | apps.irs.gov |
| McChord Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Northfield Mount Hermon School | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Meehan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman and Mary Pattiz FDTN | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Brandeis University | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Syyk Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Continuation of pledge for graduate fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | The Schott Foundation for Public Education | To improve life outcomes for boys and men of color | apps.irs.gov |
| The Paula and William Bernstein Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Wellesley College | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Tomkat Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | President & Fellows of Harvard College | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Climate and sustainability seed grant program | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $491,400 | $491,400 | University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | apps.irs.gov |
| Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $486,137 | $486,137 | Perkins School for the Blind | #25-28: transforming learning for children who are blind and low vision across brazil and mexico | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gerstner Family Foundation | Armonk, NY | 1 | $479,836 | $479,836 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Environmental research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $478,238 | $478,238 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To support the exempt purpose of the receipient organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 4 | $477,000 | $465,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To support the government performance lab child & family wellbeing project at the harvard kennedy school to engage with government agencies in atlanta, los angeles, and new york city to increase place | apps.irs.gov |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $475,000 | $450,000 | Icivics Inc | Teacher facilitation fellowship expansion in california | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 5 | $474,000 | $250,000 | Bes Inc | Embed virtue ethics character across leadership programs | apps.irs.gov |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $460,000 | $150,000 | Reach Out and Read | To support the Building Connections Begins at Birth initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 7 | $458,500 | $400,000 | Concord Academy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mugar Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $455,000 | $250,000 | Clark University | Undergraduate honors program - year 2 of 4 year $1,000,000 pledge | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lowell Institute | Boston, MA | 2 | $454,245 | $404,245 | Northeastern University | General Purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph F and Clara Ford Foundation Terry K Mond Trustee | Newton, MA | 2 | $451,392 | $362,008 | Brandeis University | Educational and research | apps.irs.gov |
| HSJK Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $450,500 | $250,000 | Belmont Hill School | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $450,000 | $250,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | To the harvard law school election law clinic for efforts aimed at advancing prison reform | apps.irs.gov |
| The Poss Family Foundation | Brookline, MA | 1 | $450,000 | $450,000 | Center for Arts - Design and Social Research | Promote charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $450,000 | $300,000 | Northeastern University | Ocean stewardship and research | apps.irs.gov |
| Uw SG Welsh Char Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $443,284 | $443,284 | Tabor Academy | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hans & Mavis Lopater FDN 182769-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $440,000 | $440,000 | Brandeis University | Needs based undergraduate | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allstate Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 5 | $438,950 | $400,000 | Campus Compact | 2024 newman civic fellowship program, powered by the allstate foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| Turkeyland Cove Foundation Inc | Williamsburg, MA | 1 | $425,687 | $425,687 | Snow Farm - the New England Craft Program Inc | Merger/consolidation | apps.irs.gov |
| Collatos Family Foundation | Millis, MA | 1 | $425,000 | $425,000 | The Roxbury Latin School | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Groton, MA | 4 | $425,000 | $150,000 | Tech Foundry Inc | General operating support for job training program that prepares individuals for sustainable careers in technology fields | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $425,000 | $300,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Neuroscience | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tang Fund | New York, NY | 2 | $425,000 | $400,000 | Trustees of Deerfield Academy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| J Emma Gray Tua FB Springfield | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $424,586 | $424,586 | Springfield Museums Corp | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Allyn Family Foundation Inc | Skaneateles, NY | 4 | $420,000 | $400,000 | Berkshire School | Endowed chair in science (donor fund) | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunt Street Fund Inc | Needham, MA | 4 | $420,000 | $350,000 | Catholic Schools Foundation | Charitable contribution unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 9 | $418,050 | $104,800 | Friends of Northshore Education Consortium | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 1 | $416,660 | $416,660 | Boston College Trustees | To support controlled labeling of the nascent proteome to track protein lifespan in mammalian cells | apps.irs.gov |
| Epker-Sinha Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $410,000 | $250,000 | Winsor School | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $410,000 | $300,000 | Esperanza Academy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 7 | $410,000 | $125,000 | Reformers Academy | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike & Sofia Segal Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Re-Imagining Migration | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Riley Mabel Louise Trust Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $400,000 | $100,000 | Latinos for Education Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles & Marjorie Holloway Foundation Inc | Woodcliff Lake, NJ | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herrnstein Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | President & Fellows of Harvard College | To fulfill the organization's exempt mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Calderwood Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $396,366 | $198,183 | 826 Boston Inc | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation Fka the Sarah D Klingenstein Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $390,000 | $390,000 | Emerson College | Concentration Account- $350,000 Institutional Advancment-$ 40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 12 | $385,000 | $100,000 | Breakthrough Greater Boston | Operating 3 Year Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| V Kann Rasmussen Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $370,810 | $370,810 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Support for a scientific conference on nature within the divinity school | apps.irs.gov |
| Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries | Newton, MA | 28 | $367,000 | $50,000 | Boston Public Library Fund | For community. | apps.irs.gov |
| Kathryn Donahue Foundation Inc | Amhurst, MA | 1 | $365,000 | $365,000 | The Lyceum | Educational Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopper-Dean Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 5 | $363,575 | $246,750 | Northeastern University | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $355,000 | $120,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology | apps.irs.gov |
| The Singer Family Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $354,125 | $354,125 | Williams College | For charitable purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Pankow Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $353,500 | $353,500 | Northeastern University | Cpf research grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Douglas B Marshall Jr Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Post-primary education in developing countries, Phase II(J-PAL)/ Fol and IGI | apps.irs.gov |
| Frieze Family Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Brandeis University | Charitable donations | apps.irs.gov |
| Granite Point Foundation | South Portland, ME | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Williams College | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | 6 | $350,000 | $100,000 | Falmouth Academy | Enable donee to continue exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $350,000 | $200,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | For its project, the guinier project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Duke Endowment | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Year Up | To provide training, mentorship and work experience to unemployed and underemployed young adults. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hassenfeld Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 2 | $350,000 | $175,000 | Brandeis University | Hassenfeld Fellows Overseas Immersion Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tina Snider Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Gevura Fund | Charitable mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Willowbank Foundation | Marblehead, MA | 2 | $350,000 | $250,000 | Pingree School | For unrestricted use in tax exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $349,999 | $349,999 | University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | To support the grantee's work on the exploration of a new political economy paradigm after neoliberalism | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $348,553 | $348,553 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Computational modeling to improve glucose-responsive glucagon designs | apps.irs.gov |
| Kresa Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $342,000 | $250,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust | Stanfordville, NY | 2 | $335,000 | $300,000 | Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hagerty Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 8 | $335,000 | $200,000 | Berklee College of Music | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $334,750 | $175,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | To expand teach plus' work improving recruitment and retention of a diverse teacher workforce in pennsylvania through systems-level and policy change in two programs: the equity leadership institute a | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hollyhock Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $332,000 | $250,000 | Generation Teach | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| It Kicks Foundation Inc | Lawrence, MA | 1 | $331,250 | $331,250 | Esperanza Academy | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| William H Ames Mem Fd-Mfundsetf | Boston, MA | 1 | $330,534 | $330,534 | Ames Free Library of Easton | Unrestricted General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 7 | $330,000 | $260,000 | Wellesley College | Program and operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The 1434 Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 9 | $325,000 | $100,000 | Esperanza Academy | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter and Anna Kolchinsky Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $320,000 | $320,000 | Wellesley College | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainwater Charitable Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 4 | $320,000 | $150,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund | Woburn, MA | 2 | $316,000 | $184,000 | Northeastern University | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fullgraf Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 9 | $308,500 | $250,000 | Trustees of the Smith College | Smith College Museum of Art Ensure Access Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $307,500 | $250,000 | Esperanza Academy | Esperanza academt's ready to rise campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Edelstein Family Foundation 984609 | Evansville, IN | 1 | $303,506 | $303,506 | Brandeis University | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Virgil F Halliburton Trust Commerce Trust Trustee | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $302,453 | $302,453 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Used at discretion of the board of directors or trustees for their respective organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor & Herbert Katz Family Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Curry College | Annual fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Fulk Family Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | For developing teacher leaders and empowering educators. | apps.irs.gov |
| Klaus-Jurgen Bathe Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Computational fluid & solid | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard J Resch Foundation LTD | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Campus wide capital renewal fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Teach Plus Inc | To support education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goizueta Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 4 | $300,000 | $125,000 | Roxbury Latin School Inc | Discretionary | apps.irs.gov |
| The Looper Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Inc | Discipleship grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Tracy and Greg Johnson Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Jumpstart for Young Children | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| William S Kaiser Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wrinkle in Time Foundation Inc | The Plains, VA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Buxton School | Endowment & Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis A & Jacquelyn H Harrington | Worcester, MA | 2 | $296,542 | $148,271 | Clark University | Main south neighborhood | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | 1 | $295,000 | $295,000 | Berklee College of Music Inc | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 11 | $291,000 | $40,000 | Neighborhood House Charter School | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 4 | $290,000 | $200,000 | Year Up | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Suffolk Cares Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $290,000 | $250,000 | Northeastern University | Charitable donation for the organization's general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation | Harrison, NY | 3 | $290,000 | $200,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Trefler Foundation | Newton, MA | 5 | $282,000 | $100,000 | Year Up | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael and Renee Minogue Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $280,000 | $275,000 | Catholic Schools Foundation | To support catholic school education. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert & Colleen Grady Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $280,000 | $280,000 | Carroll School | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | Teach Plus Incorporated | Education & economic mobility | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 2 | $275,000 | $150,000 | Teach Plus | To provide project support. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elma Music Foundation (us) | New York, NY | 2 | $273,212 | $223,212 | Berklee College of Music Inc | Myda scholarship", which will provide need-based scholarships for students from elma's music foundation (u.s.) grantees to attend berklee college of music's four year undergraduate program. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jack Satter Foundation | Salem, NH | 4 | $270,000 | $100,000 | Beacon Academy | Alumni and summer programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert and Michelle Cooke Atchinson Foundation | Winchester, MA | 4 | $270,000 | $100,000 | The Catholic Schools Foundation | To support catholic schools. | apps.irs.gov |
| With Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 3 | $270,000 | $140,000 | Brandeis University | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Taunton, MA | 27 | $268,625 | $50,000 | Coaching for Change Inc | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruderman Family Foundation | Newton Center, MA | 3 | $265,000 | $250,000 | William James College | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sidney A Swensrud Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $265,000 | $125,000 | Pioneer Institute | Public policy | apps.irs.gov |
| Unbound Philanthropy | New York, NY | 2 | $262,500 | $150,000 | Proteus Fund Inc | For core support of the rise together fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research | New Haven, CT | 4 | $260,600 | $74,000 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Central control of the autonomic nervous system in chronic pain and anxiety | apps.irs.gov |
| SRS Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $260,000 | $200,000 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Quonochontaug Foundation | Beverly, MA | 3 | $257,650 | $230,000 | Winsor School Inc | General & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Ac Israel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 12 | $256,500 | $90,000 | Trustees of Phillips Academy | The Class of 1962 Mental Wellness Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $256,000 | $191,000 | Campus Compact | Leading together to champion and expend college civic learning and democracy engagement | apps.irs.gov |
| James M Stoneman Charitable Fund | Boston, MA | 5 | $256,000 | $200,000 | Park Street School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| James W O'Brien Foundation Inc | North Andover, MA | 1 | $255,575 | $255,575 | Merrimack College | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| General Service Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 3 | $255,000 | $150,000 | Proteus Fund | Protecting the right to protest | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $255,000 | $250,000 | Seed Global Health Inc | General operations in Uganda | apps.irs.gov |
| Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 6 | $254,000 | $84,000 | Epiphany School | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 6 | $253,000 | $66,000 | Brandeis University | Synergistic Photomechanical Depolymerization | apps.irs.gov |
| Abrams Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Year Up Inc | To support the campaign for an equitable future | apps.irs.gov |
| Bertolon Family Foundation | Wenham, MA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | North Shore Community College Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | The kempner institute for the study of natural and artificial intelligence at harvard university | $29,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To support the bloomberg center for cities | $20,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Year Up | Boston, MA | Support-general fund | $13,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | The harold alfond scholars initiative at the roux institute | $12,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denise and Michael Kellen Foundation Inc | Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | General fund | $10,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $8,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningside Foundation | The University of Massachusetts Foundation | Newton, MA | General use - education | $8,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | Youth on faith & service initiative | $7,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support mit's plasma science and fusion center | $6,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | The picower institute innovation fund (piif) | $5,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | Endowment for staff salaries and unrestricted purposes | $5,333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward and Caroline Hyman Family Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Charitable donation | $4,959,846 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | $4,226,206 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Foundation Bernard M Gordon Et Al Trustees | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Unrestricted grant | $4,200,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Ravitch Foundation Inc | Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | To further donee's exempt purpose | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | To increase access to computing education | $3,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity and diversity of researchers who work on randomized evaluations, translating findings into | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To support city data alliance | $3,420,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support the abdul latif jameel poverty action lab north america in its work to generate randomized controlled trials that measure the impact of social programs and policies. | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunleavy Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General contribution | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To Support the work of Opportunity Insights. | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Uaspire Inc | Boston, MA | To support the san francisco crankstart scholarship initiative | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | Youth development | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningside Foundation | Newton High Peak Inc | Newton Centre, MA | General use - education | $2,965,162 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance | Hadley, MA | To support inventive mindsets and skillsets among higher education students and to foster institutional conditions that nurture such students | $2,959,932 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance | Hadley, MA | To establish a venture studio program that will support startup companies in the state of Arkansas. | $2,760,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The J Baker Foundation Inc | President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To Promote the work of President & Fellows of Harvard College. | $2,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | For the center for gynepathology research | $2,614,517 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Winds Foundation | Esperanza Academy | Lawrence, MA | General purpose | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Achievement Network LTD the | Boston, MA | K-12 education | $2,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bes Inc | Boston, MA | To support general operations. | $2,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Discovery and translational sciences | $2,255,845 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Vaccine development | $2,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Jobs and opportunity initiative - soft skills consolidation research | $2,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts | $2,156,056 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roux Family Foundation | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | General charitable contribution for education | $2,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Teach Plus Incorporated | Boston, MA | K-12 education | $2,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Epiphany School Inc | Dorchester, MA | General | $2,050,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Discovery and translational sciences | $2,020,735 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Adopt-A-Student Foundation | Boston, MA | Campaign / fundraising plan | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tull Family Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Music building | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tull Family Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Mit generative ai fund | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valhalla Foundation | Reach Out and Read | Boston, MA | Early childhood literacy programs | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Wellesley College | Wellesley Hills, MA | Program/project support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To Support the Center for Education Policy Research to study the implementation of statewide education policy solutions targeting learning loss. | $1,983,506 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Vision Research Foundation Dba Lifelong Vision Foundation | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | To support professorships in vision engineering and vision sciences | $1,905,618 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Jpb environmental health fellowship program cohort iii | $1,900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Create novel technology platform capabilities | $1,799,777 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Achievement Network LTD the | Boston, MA | Research, learning & innovation opportunities | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Empower women and girls | $1,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Picower fellows program | $1,690,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morningside Foundation | WPS Institute Inc | Newton, MA | General use - education | $1,675,838 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Research related to ai and computing trends and impacts | $1,652,518 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | Inclusive financial systems | $1,597,516 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Support for scientific research on a collaborative approach to converting industry waste into food and feed ingredients | $1,547,252 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Hiv | $1,542,809 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smith Timothy Trust Uwill | Timothy Smith Network Inc | Roxbury, MA | General operating | $1,507,598 | apps.irs.gov |
| TBL Charitable Foundation | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | General purpose | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Musk Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Support research programs | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To construct a cyclotron facility and procuring the installation of the first 30 mev proton beam within the cyclotron facility. | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Structural racism initiative for diversity with equity (stride) | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation | The University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | Caroline h. horvitz professorship in mediterranean archaeology | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massmutual Foundation Inc | University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Memorial Hall, MA | Exempt purpose | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Conversation Us Inc | Waltham, MA | Religion ethics&philnthpy journalism | $1,485,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Gals Family Foundation | Williams College | Williamstown, MA | General operating support | $1,428,571 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hastings Family Foundation Inc | Brimmer and May School | Chestnut Hill, MA | General purpose | $1,400,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Agricultural development | $1,367,481 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $1,324,311 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Discovery and translational sciences | $1,301,805 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | In support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical an | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy to study black hole | $1,293,012 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | American Exchange Project Inc | Sudbury, MA | Bridging divides | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To support the state and local innovation initiative ("slii") of grantee's abdul latif jameel poverty action lab ("j-pal") north america. | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Early learning; research, learning & innovation opportunities | $1,231,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Agricultural development | $1,205,302 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To provide support for bricks vs bonds: minimum technological building blocks. | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Empower women and girls; family planning | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Endowment | The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | Executive alliance for boys and men of color - improving health | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | To understand and replicate living optical networks inspired by orchid leaves | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | For support of an initiative to reinvigorate civic education in America | $1,170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | To (1) support the lemelson-mits invention education work in developing the next generation of inventors, with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and (2) advance the field of invention educa | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | The impact of social norms on virtue | $1,119,452 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | General donation | $1,110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cause Du Jour Foundation | Martin Trust Partnership in Education for Early Learners Inc | Brookline, MA | School operations | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Research on diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia in lmics | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center | Boston, MA | General | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Support for m3 pilot for mit office of research computing and data | $1,099,998 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard K Lubin Family Foundation | Winsor School | Boston, MA | To provide support for the needs of the organization. | $1,070,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simsmaes Foundation Inc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General purposes | $1,049,960 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Regis College | Weston, MA | Education | $1,035,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Proteus Fund Inc | Waltham, MA | Core support for the rise together fund to support black, african, arab, middle eastern, muslim, and south asian (bamemsa) movements to build a just, inclusive, and multiracial democracy in the u.s. a | $1,015,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | For curriculum innovation, building the front-line mental health workforce, and educational resources | $1,014,382 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative Inc | Boston, MA | Global health research | $1,003,260 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance | Hadley, MA | To support venture studio operations and innovation activities in the advanced mobility sector. | $1,001,660 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | President & Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Center for the developing child operating support | $1,000,453 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | Pathways for tomorrow initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton, MA | Pathways for tomorrow initiative | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation | Latinos for Education Inc | Belmont, MA | For general operating support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muriel & Norman B Leventhal Family Foundation Inc | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Norman b. (1938) and muriel leventhal scholarship fund. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aphorism Foundation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.