The Henke Family Foundation Inc

We Share A Common Thread Foundation Inc

Lowell, MA

We Share A Common Thread Foundation supports community needs in food, shelter, clothing, health, and education, with reported giving of about $371,000 in 2023 and $374,000 in 2024. Its 2024 grants went to Massachusetts recipients; contact Alison Hughes to ask about applying, as the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Eastern Bank Foundation

Wakefield, MA

Eastern Bank Foundation funds systemic efforts to advance economic inclusion and mobility, including small-business equity, early childhood development, affordable housing, and workforce development. Its programs range from $1,000–$10,000 for Community Donations, up to $15,000 for CITC Grants, and $50,000–$150,000 for Impact Grants; it supports organizations primarily in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The foundation accepts online applications, with no specific submission deadlines stated.

Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc)

Woburn, MA

The foundation supports nonprofits focused on human services, education, healthcare, fairness and justice, and environmental causes, primarily in greater Boston and eastern Massachusetts, with limited support for Rwanda’s recovery. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $3.5 million, with a median of $35,000; it accepts letters of inquiry through an online portal for its local grant program.

The Frederick E Weber Charities Corp

Boston, MA

The Frederick E Weber Charities Corp funds Massachusetts 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving low-income people, with support for housing, food, job training, education, and emergency needs; it does not fund capital projects, endowments, or annual appeals. Recent grants ranged from $1,000 to $13,000, with a median of $6,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Grapevine giving foundation

New York, NY

Grapevine Giving Foundation supports charitable causes across arts, education, community, the environment, and other donor-directed areas, primarily through Giving Circles; its 2024 grants ranged from $5,001 to $100,000, with a median of $8,300, and went to organizations in multiple states. Its Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County offers up to $5,000 for projects benefiting women, children, and families in that county. The profile does not state whether the foundation accepts unsolicited requests.

TD Charitable Foundation

Portland, ME

The foundation funds education, human services, housing and financial stability, nonprofit capacity-building, and community programs, with particular consideration for underserved and low- to moderate-income communities. Its stated award range is $135–$475,000, though the 2025 median grant was $10,000; it focuses primarily on Florida, New Jersey, and New York. It accepts unsolicited requests through online applications from eligible 501(c)(3) public charities in states with a TD Bank, N.A. branch.

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.

The Savings Bank Charitable Foundation

Wakefield, MA

RCB Charitable Foundation Inc

Reading, MA

The foundation funds nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and public schools serving Andover, Burlington, North Reading, Reading, Wilmington, or Woburn, supporting education, human services, housing, workforce development, community development, the environment, and the arts, with emphasis on underserved people. Grants are generally up to $10,000; in 2025, awards ranged from $100 to $7,946, with a median of $950. It accepts requests from eligible applicants; no deadline is stated.

Oedel Foundation

N Andover, MA

The Oedel Foundation supported Massachusetts colleges, schools, youth programs, and community and charitable organizations; its 2023 grants ranged from $1,000 to $1.2 million, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Lilly Endowment Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Lilly Endowment funds community development, education and youth, and religion, with most community and education giving focused on Indianapolis and Indiana and religion grants reaching nationally. Its 2025 grants had a median of $100,000; the profile describes open initiatives and application guidelines but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Pfizer Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The Pfizer Foundation funds locally led health programs that improve access to care and strengthen health systems, as well as health-crisis and disaster responses, worldwide. In 2024, grants ranged from $2 to $4 million, with a median of $200. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.