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Who funds religion in Massachusetts
Religion funding in Massachusetts is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though The Veritas Forum Inc leads, and the money reaches 444 groups.
The short version
- 1,035 funders gave $261M to 444 religion organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 37% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of religion in Massachusetts is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $47M.
- The religion organization drawing the most is The Veritas Forum Inc, at $29M.
Largest funders of religion in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to religion organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Religion organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find religion funders in Massachusetts
- 1Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to religion in Massachusetts are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
63% of religion money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Massachusetts?
- Start with the funders already giving to religion in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
- Who is the largest religion funder in Massachusetts?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to religion organizations in Massachusetts, $47M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to religion in Massachusetts?
- $261M reached 444 religion organizations in Massachusetts, from 1,035 funders. 37% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.