Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Incorporated

Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Liberty Mutual Foundation funds basic needs such as food and shelter, education and workforce development, and climate and community infrastructure, including homelessness and community preparedness programs. Its 2024 grants had a median of $35,000, and most funding supports organizations or programs serving the Boston area, though it also gives elsewhere. It accepts unsolicited online requests on a rolling basis, with no submission deadlines.

The Woods and Gil Family Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable work, including civil liberties, food access, homelessness, science, public health, and education, with much of its 2024 grant funding going to Massachusetts and other U.S. locations. Grants ranged from $115 to $10,000, with a median of $2,200. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund

Boston, MA

The fund supports human services and education, especially for low-income and minority communities, as well as environmental and conservation work and occasional cultural projects. Recent grants ranged from $5,000 to $150,000, with a median of $20,000; most went to Massachusetts organizations, though no geographic restriction is stated. It accepts applications by email from October 1 through April 15.

National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc

Washington, DC

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), a social change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political, and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. NNEDV is a leading voice for domestic violence victims and their advocates. As a membership and advocacy organization of state and territorial domestic violence coalitions, NNEDV is strengthening the response to domestic violence at every level. NNEDV works closely with its members to understand the ongoing and emerging needs of domestic violence victims and advocacy programs and makes sure those needs are heard and understood by policymakers at the national level. NNEDV provides its member coalitions with critical information and resources, from training and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategic funding, NNEDV brings much-needed resources to local communities.

Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The foundation supports 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving low-income residents in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville, with interests in women’s and girls’ independence and development, children and youth, and environmental preservation. Program awards are typically $5,000–$25,000; it makes grants only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

LPL Financial Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma

San Francisco, CA

The Federation funds Jewish life and identity, antisemitism response, crisis relief, human services, and justice and inclusion, with work in the Bay Area, Israel, and beyond. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,050 to $2,405,915, with a median of $22,750. It frequently issues requests for proposals and welcomes inquiries about new Bay Area programs; no current organization grant opportunities were listed.

Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust

Boston, MA

The trust supports a range of charitable organizations in areas including education, health, social services, legal assistance, arts, and Jewish community programs, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to Massachusetts and others to New York and Pennsylvania. Grants ranged from $3,000 to $75,000, with a median of $10,000. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rodger I & Gloria F Daniels Charitable

Wayland, MA

Ploughshares Foundation

Highland Park, IL

Ploughshares Foundation primarily supports efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate nuclear weapons, though its 2025 grants also covered other social, humanitarian, and environmental work. Its 2025 grants ranged from $999 to $85,000, with a median of $6,000; Massachusetts received the largest share of funding, followed by New York, Washington, DC, Maine, and California. It accepts written applications from 501(c)(3) organizations and requires an IRS determination letter and the latest Form 990; no deadline is listed.

Equal Justice America Inc

Midlothian, VA

Equal Justice America funds fellowships for law students and early-career lawyers providing civil legal services to low-income and disadvantaged people through U.S. nonprofit legal-aid and civil-rights organizations. Its summer awards are up to $5,000; recent organizational grants ranged from $5,200 to $232,110, with a median of $10,106. Its program operates nationwide, and the information provided does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Plymouth Rock Assurance Foundation

Boston, MA

The Plymouth Rock Assurance Foundation supports nonprofits serving communities in need, with interests in education for underserved students, violence prevention for vulnerable youth, and health and safety advocacy for at-risk populations. Its recent filings show two grants a year totaling about $826,000–$990,000, though the recipients were in South Carolina; its stated community-support region includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.