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

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

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Massachusetts?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts, $257M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Massachusetts?

$1.2B reached 469 philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts, from 2,052 funders. 45% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Massachusetts

Massachusetts's philanthropy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.

$1.2B

granted

469

organizations

45%

from in-state

The short version

2,052 funders gave $1.2B to 469 philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
45% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Massachusetts is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $257M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Bank of America Charitable Gift Fd, at $228M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Massachusetts

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$257M 2National Philanthropic Trust$96M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$61M 4Dechomai Foundation Inc$55M 5Cummings Foundation Inc$55M 6Cognizant US Foundation$36M 7Dr Miriam & Sheldon G Adelson$27M 8P M Allen Family Foundation$18M 9The Chicago Community Trust$17M 10American Dental Association$14M

Philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most

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

459 other philanthropy organizations$344M

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fd$228M Boston Foundation Inc$161M Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$94M The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham$79M Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$77M

How to find philanthropy funders in Massachusetts

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Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Massachusetts are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
55% of philanthropy money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Massachusetts?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Massachusetts?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts, $257M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Massachusetts?: $1.2B reached 469 philanthropy organizations in Massachusetts, from 2,052 funders. 45% 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.