How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Massachusetts?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Massachusetts?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Massachusetts, $91M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Massachusetts?

$582M reached 356 environment organizations in Massachusetts, from 2,271 funders. 41% 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.

Funding · Massachusetts · Environment

Who funds environment in Massachusetts

Massachusetts's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$582M

granted

356

organizations

41%

from in-state

The short version

2,271 funders gave $582M to 356 environment organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
41% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Massachusetts is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $91M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Clean Air Task Force Inc, at $77M.

Largest funders of environment in Massachusetts

The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$91M 2Fidelity Foundation$49M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$36M 4Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$15M 5John D and Catherine T Macarthur$13M 6Windward Fund$13M 7Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$11M 8American Online Giving Foundation Inc$9M 9Climateworks Foundation$9M 10Edward C Johnson Fund$9M

Environment organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

346 other environment organizations$252M

Clean Air Task Force Inc$77M Ceres Inc$70M The Trustees of Reservations$45M Conservation Law Foundation Inc$28M Appalachian Mountain Club$27M Friends of Arava the Institute Ltd$15M Buzzards Bay Coalition$14M

How to find environment funders in Massachusetts

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Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to environment in Massachusetts are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
59% of environment money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Massachusetts?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Massachusetts?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Massachusetts, $91M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Massachusetts?: $582M reached 356 environment organizations in Massachusetts, from 2,271 funders. 41% 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.

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The camps

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State money flows

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Giving abroad

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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.