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Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc
Massachusetts health decisions (mhd) is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that provides both public and professional education on ethical issues in health care. Mhd works collaboratively with health care organizations, clinical and administrative staff, educators, and members of the public to develop programs that benefit people who…
- $24k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,485
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $448k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $24k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $17k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $23k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $35k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $28k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Health News Inc | $27,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Public Representation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Greater Lowell Health Alliance Chna 10 Inc | $17,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Vermont Ethics Network Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Miriam Hospital | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citizens for Safety Inc | $10,660 | 2 | 11% |
| The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Action Network | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| US Pain Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Health News Inc | $27,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Franciscan Hospital for Children | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Public Representation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Greater Lowell Health Alliance Chna 10 Inc | $17,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Vermont Ethics Network Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Miriam Hospital | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citizens for Safety Inc | $10,660 | 2 | 11% |
| The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Action Network | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| US Pain Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | $5,002 | 1 | 0% |
| Latham Centers Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Volunteers in Medicine-Berkshires Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asian Focus Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Telehealth Access for Seniors | $3,000 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc
- How much does Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc give?
- Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc reported 4 grants totaling $23,735 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (64%), Crime & Legal (17%), Education (9%).
- Who are Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: North Carolina Health News Inc ($27k), Franciscan Hospital for Children ($20k), Center for Public Representation Inc ($20k).
- Does Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc based?
- Massachusetts Health Decisions Inc is based in NC.
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