82 private foundations based in Massachusetts whose IRS 990-PF grant purposes mention education; 36 filed application instructions. Data as of 2026-11-02, sorted by grants paid.
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| Foundation | City | Status | Grants paid | Typical grant | Tax year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston | Open to applications | $50,580,017 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Cedar Tree Foundation Inc | Boston | Preselected only | $10,789,567 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation | Burlington | Preselected only | $10,690,605 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation | Wellesley | Preselected only | $9,718,963 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Mwc Foundation Inc #0726315 | Boston | Open to applications | $7,092,857 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Robert And Michelle Cooke Atchinson Foundation | Winchester | Preselected only | $6,268,790 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The John And Mary Corcoran Family Foundation | Braintree | Preselected only | $6,072,666 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Hyams Foundation Inc | Boston | Open to applications | $4,922,792 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Celia Lipton Farris And Victor W Farris Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $4,397,000 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro | Open to applications | $4,374,775 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Metrowest Health Foundation Inc | Framingham | Open to applications | $4,011,061 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc | Pittsfield | Open to applications | $4,000,350 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| George H & Jane A Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston | Open to applications | $3,426,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Caroline & Sigmund Schott Fund | Cambridge | Preselected only | $3,310,969 | $18,750 | 2024 |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation Trust | Marion | Preselected only | $3,279,854 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Yawkey Foundation | Westwood | Preselected only | $2,903,719 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Boston Scientific Foundation Inc | Marlborough | Open to applications | $2,785,001 | $20,750 | 2025 |
| Akamai Foundation Inc | Cambridge | Preselected only | $2,696,840 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $2,589,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Beveridge Family Foundation | West Newbury | Open to applications | $2,573,528 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Charles F And Beatrice D Adams Charitable Trust C/O Choate Investment | Boston | Preselected only | $2,557,500 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| The Carney Family Charitable Foundation C/O Claremont Mgmt Co | Bridgewater | Open to applications | $2,430,218 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $2,257,051 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| Mfs Investment Management Foundation Inc | Boston | Preselected only | $2,254,762 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion | Open to applications | $2,154,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Nordblom Family Foundation | Burlington | Preselected only | $2,130,933 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Stanley W Watson Foundation C/O Carol Chittenden | Falmouth | Preselected only | $1,781,525 | $21,000 | 2024 |
| Bushrod H Campbell And Adah F Hall Charity Fund | Boston | Preselected only | $1,701,653 | $8,000 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Bank Foundation Inc | Pittsfield | Open to applications | $1,668,475 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Stephanie H And David A Spina Family Foundation | Wayland | Preselected only | $1,610,000 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Edward S And Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $1,585,350 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Sibbri Foundation C/O Brian T Bristol | Vineyard Haven | Preselected only | $1,500,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Lincoln & Therese Filene Foundation Inc #0706176 | Boston | Open to applications | $1,495,570 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Lyndon Paul Lorusso Charitable Foundation Of 2002 | Boston | Preselected only | $1,421,570 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Zoll Foundation Inc | Chelmsford | Preselected only | $1,297,743 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| The Melampy-Lawrence Charitable Trust | Dunstable | Preselected only | $1,290,000 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Jane And Jack Fitzpatrick Trust | Stockbridge | Open to applications | $1,221,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Demoulas Market Basket Foundation | Chelmsford | Open to applications | $1,103,703 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation Inc | Hyannis | Open to applications | $1,030,403 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Theodore Edson Parker Foundation | Lowell | Open to applications | $1,026,936 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Thomas Thompson Trust | Boston | Open to applications | $1,001,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Burpee Foudation Inc | Lenox | Open to applications | $997,547 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation | Boston | Open to applications | $971,660 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc | West Newton | Open to applications | $923,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Nancy Sayles Day Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $913,500 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| One World Fund Tr | Andover | Open to applications | $850,490 | $19,850 | 2025 |
| The Mugar Foundation C/O Mugar Enterprises | Boston | Open to applications | $847,858 | $30,629 | 2024 |
| The Kurian Foundation Trust | Stow | Preselected only | $745,580 | $2,000 | 2025 |
| The Myrin Institute Inc | Great Barrington | Preselected only | $744,100 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Adelard A & Valeda Lea Roy Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $714,900 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc C/O Loring Wolcott & Coolidge | Boston | Preselected only | $650,000 | $12,500 | 2024 |
| The Lef Foundation | Belmont | Open to applications | $584,600 | $3,750 | 2024 |
| The New England Foundation | Chestnut Hill | Open to applications | $575,000 | $17,500 | 2025 |
| The A & A Fund | Waltham | Preselected only | $540,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| The Lorber Foundation | Amherst | Preselected only | $521,700 | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Gateway Fund 7522-Xxxxxx00049 | Boston | Open to applications | $487,580 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Pyle Nye Family Foundation | Cambridge | Preselected only | $477,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Aubert J Fay Charitable Fund | Lowell | Open to applications | $458,000 | $7,000 | 2024 |
| Howard & Robin Reisman Charitable Trust | Braintree | Preselected only | $430,195 | $140 | 2024 |
| Sally Foss & James Scott Hill Foundation C/O Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | Boston | Preselected only | $425,000 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Josephine G Russell Trust C/O Marsha E Rich Esq | Andover | Open to applications | $406,125 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| The John & Katherine Morris Foundation | Stockbridge | Preselected only | $399,213 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Winning Home Inc C/O Albert Curran Jr | Concord | Open to applications | $379,000 | $7,500 | 2024 |
| The John H And H Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation | Boston | Open to applications | $375,000 | $15,000 | 2025 |
| The Clinton H & Wilma T Shattuck Char Tr #0758945 | Boston | Preselected only | $371,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation C/O Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners Llc | Waltham | Preselected only | $369,000 | $17,500 | 2024 |
| The Gertler Clark Foundation Inc | Weston | Preselected only | $336,664 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| The Dana Home Foundation Inc | Lexington | Preselected only | $321,602 | $6,000 | 2025 |
| The Durant Family Foundation #0745364 C/O Nutter Mcclennen & Fish Llp | Boston | Preselected only | $321,000 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Ray And Elaclaire Gosselin Charitable Trust C/O Debra Silberstein | Andover | Open to applications | $314,861 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Boston Evening Clinic Foundation Inc | Newton | Open to applications | $302,560 | $7,500 | 2022 |
| Susan A & Donald P Babson Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston | Preselected only | $299,136 | $3,000 | 2025 |
| Teal Pond Foundation | Lincoln | Preselected only | $263,000 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Avidia Charitable Foundation Inc | Hudson | Open to applications | $227,750 | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Artemas W Stearns Trust C/O Marsha E Rich Esq | Andover | Open to applications | $224,700 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Rolly Michaux Foundation Inc | Boston | Preselected only | $213,000 | $7,500 | 2025 |
| Micheli Family Foundation Inc C/O Cristina Murphy | Boston | Open to applications | $211,000 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| The Janet Malser Humanities Trust | Webster | Preselected only | $192,607 | $7,100 | 2025 |
| The Boch Family Foundation (D/B/A Music Drives Us) | Norwood | Open to applications | $184,492 | $2,500 | 2024 |
| Auriga Charitable Foundation | N Scituate | Preselected only | $159,077 | $6,500 | 2025 |
| The Pacer Foundation | Waltham | Preselected only | $154,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| The Gustavo Posse Foundation | Boston | Preselected only | $140,000 | $5,000 | 2024 |
