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

Start with the funders already giving to international in Massachusetts, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.

How much grant money goes to international in Massachusetts?

$813M reached 285 international organizations in Massachusetts, from 1,826 funders. 15% 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 · International

Who funds international in Massachusetts

Most of it comes from outside Massachusetts: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Massachusetts's international organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$813M

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285

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

1,826 funders gave $813M to 285 international organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Massachusetts is Gates Foundation, at $216M.
The international organization drawing the most is Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc, at $268M.

Largest funders of international in Massachusetts

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

1Gates Foundation$216M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$74M 3National Philanthropic Trust$32M 4Silicon Valley Community Foundation$31M 5Holy Name Medical Center Foundation Inc$24M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$17M 7Family Health International Inc$15M 8Margaret a Cargill Foundation$14M 9Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$13M 10The Clear Fund$12M

International organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most

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

Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc$268M

275 other international organizations$222M

Oxfam-America Inc$104M The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$57M

How to find international funders in Massachusetts

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Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to international in Massachusetts are Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international 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
85% of international money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Massachusetts?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Massachusetts, currently Gates Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in Massachusetts?: Gates Foundation gives the most to international organizations in Massachusetts, $216M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Massachusetts?: $813M reached 285 international organizations in Massachusetts, from 1,826 funders. 15% 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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.