Funding · Massachusetts · Disaster and safety
Who funds disaster and safety in Massachusetts
Most of it comes from outside Massachusetts: only 27% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: All Hands and Hearts alone draws 45% of every disaster and safety grant dollar in Massachusetts.
The short version
- 226 funders gave $20M to 55 disaster and safety organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 27% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of disaster and safety in Massachusetts is Charities Aid Foundation America, at $3M.
- The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is All Hands and Hearts, at $9M.
Largest funders of disaster and safety in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Disaster and safety organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find disaster and safety funders in Massachusetts
- 1Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Massachusetts are Charities Aid Foundation America, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety 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
73% of disaster and safety money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Massachusetts?
- Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Massachusetts, currently Charities Aid Foundation America, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
- Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Massachusetts?
- Charities Aid Foundation America gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Massachusetts, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Massachusetts?
- $20M reached 55 disaster and safety organizations in Massachusetts, from 226 funders. 27% 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.