Funding · Massachusetts · Community development
Who funds community development in Massachusetts
Funding is concentrated: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund alone draws 78% of every community development grant dollar in Massachusetts. Most of it comes from outside Massachusetts: only 10% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 1,334 funders gave $2.3B to 350 community development organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 10% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of community development in Massachusetts is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $383M.
- The community development organization drawing the most is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $1.8B.
Largest funders of community development in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Community development organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find community development funders in Massachusetts
- 1Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to community development in Massachusetts are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
90% of community development money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Massachusetts?
- Start with the funders already giving to community development in Massachusetts, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
- Who is the largest community development funder in Massachusetts?
- Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to community development organizations in Massachusetts, $383M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to community development in Massachusetts?
- $2.3B reached 350 community development organizations in Massachusetts, from 1,334 funders. 10% came from funders also based in Massachusetts.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.