Michael E Porter Family Foundation

Habitat Foundation

Somerville, MA

Wagner Foundation

Cambridge, MA

The foundation supports a varied mix of work, including design, career access, contemporary art, global health, and health-system strengthening. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $50,000; most funding went to Massachusetts, with smaller shares going to several other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Landry Family Foundation

Boston, MA

The foundation’s stated focus is supporting visual arts students with learning challenges, particularly dyslexia, though its 2024 grants also went to education, health, and refugee-support organizations. Its 47 grants ranged from $500 to $645,000, with a median of $30,000; most grant dollars went to Massachusetts, with additional support in several other states. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Herrman Family Charitable Foundation

Framingham, MA

The foundation supports preselected charitable organizations in education, animal welfare, social services, and advocacy, with 2024 grants concentrated in Indiana and Massachusetts and some funding in Maryland. Its 24 grants ranged from $165 to $600,000, with a median of $2,698. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Oristaglio Family Foundation

Stockbridge, MA

The Oristaglio Family Foundation supports arts and cultural groups, community organizations, and health-related nonprofits, with most of its 2024 grant dollars going to Massachusetts and additional giving in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and New York. Grants ranged from $15 to $75,000, with a median of $2,000. It accepts written requests from IRS-qualified tax-exempt organizations and may also consider verbal requests.

Eastern Cambridge Foundation

Wakefield, MA

Eastern Cambridge Foundation has historically made grants in Massachusetts, but it is dissolving and transferring its assets to Eastern Bank Foundation; its 2025 filing reports a one-time $5.5 million transfer, not a typical ongoing grant size. The filing says to contact the foundation for application materials and does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Alchemy Foundation

Cambridge, MA

Alchemy Foundation makes general-support grants to preselected charitable organizations; its two 2025 grants were $10,000 each, to organizations in California and Colorado. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Cabot Family Charitable Trust

Boston, MA

The Cabot Family Charitable Trust funds arts and culture, education and youth development, conservation, health and human services, and civic programs, with a preference for work serving young people and young children. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $25,000, primarily for organizations in Boston and nearby communities; it also considers organizations with Cabot family philanthropic ties. Its 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website describes an open application process.

JoAnne L Shrontz Family Foundation

Salt Lake City, UT

Boston Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The Boston Foundation funds community organizations and initiatives in areas including basic needs, child well-being, education, economic opportunity, arts and culture, and equity, primarily in Greater Boston. Its grants vary by program: the median reported grant is $25,000, while specific opportunities offer $50,000 Safety Net Grants, artist awards of $15,000–$20,000, and other amounts. It accepts unsolicited requests through certain competitive programs; application rules vary by program.

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons university is a community of higher learning that unites passion with purpose.

Grayson Family Foundation

Boston, MA

The foundation supports a broad range of educational, cultural, youth, health, policy, and environmental organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Massachusetts recipients. In 2024, it made 93 grants totaling $1,489,250; grants ranged from $500 to $700,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.