Funding by state · MA
Grantmaking in Massachusetts
4,176 grantmakers are based in Massachusetts. Together they granted $45.8B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 3rd most of any state, and kept 24% of it in Massachusetts. Most of the money leaves the state.
The short version
- 4,176 grantmakers are based in Massachusetts, granting $45.8B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 3rd most of any state.
- 24% of grants made by Massachusetts funders stayed in Massachusetts; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Massachusetts is a net exporter of grant money, sending $22.2B more out of state than its organizations draw in from outside funders.
- Massachusetts funds medical research more heavily than the country, at 4.48× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Massachusetts
Grantmakers headquartered in Massachusetts, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
The nonprofits in Massachusetts that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Massachusetts from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Massachusetts.
What Massachusetts funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Massachusetts's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Massachusetts is most overweight on medical research, at 4.48× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Massachusetts, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Massachusetts sends a larger share to $100M and up organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $10M to $100M.
Find funders by cause in Massachusetts
Who funds each cause in Massachusetts, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Massachusetts that reached organizations also located in Massachusetts, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Massachusetts a major grantmaking state?
- Massachusetts ranks 3rd of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Massachusetts?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund and Mass General Brigham Incorporated &. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Massachusetts funds medical research above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Massachusetts grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Massachusetts, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.