Funding · Massachusetts · Housing
Who funds housing in Massachusetts
Housing funding in Massachusetts is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Homes for Our Troops Inc leads, and the money reaches 214 groups. Massachusetts's housing organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.
The short version
- 1,379 funders gave $269M to 214 housing organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 54% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of housing in Massachusetts is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $25M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Homes for Our Troops Inc, at $28M.
Largest funders of housing in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to housing organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Housing organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in Massachusetts
- 1Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to housing in Massachusetts are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Lower Roxbury Community Corporation. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
46% of housing money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Massachusetts?
- Start with the funders already giving to housing in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, Lower Roxbury Community Corporation. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
- Who is the largest housing funder in Massachusetts?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to housing organizations in Massachusetts, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in Massachusetts?
- $269M reached 214 housing organizations in Massachusetts, from 1,379 funders. 54% 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.