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Who funds youth development in Massachusetts
Youth development funding in Massachusetts is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc leads, and the money reaches 939 groups.
The short version
- 3,013 funders gave $1.3B to 939 youth development organizations in Massachusetts across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 62% of that came from funders also based in Massachusetts; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of youth development in Massachusetts is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $180M.
- The youth development organization drawing the most is Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc, at $123M.
Largest funders of youth development in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to youth development organizations in Massachusetts, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Youth development organizations in Massachusetts that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find youth development funders in Massachusetts
- 1Start with the funders already active in Massachusetts
The funders giving the most to youth development in Massachusetts are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Boston Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing youth development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the youth development 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
39% of youth development money in Massachusetts comes from funders elsewhere, so national youth development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Massachusetts.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a youth development nonprofit in Massachusetts?
- Start with the funders already giving to youth development in Massachusetts, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Boston Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the youth development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Massachusetts from out of state.
- Who is the largest youth development funder in Massachusetts?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to youth development organizations in Massachusetts, $180M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to youth development in Massachusetts?
- $1.3B reached 939 youth development organizations in Massachusetts, from 3,013 funders. 62% 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.