The Winthrop Foundation

People's United Community Foundation

Bridgeport, CT

People’s United Community Foundation supports affordable housing, youth and community development, education, and human services, with an emphasis on low-income people, at-risk youth, and people with special needs. Grant amounts vary: examples range from $25,000 to an average of about $7,700 per grant in 2022. Based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, it supports charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests; it gives only to preselected organizations.

Winosia Charitable & Educational Trust

Winthrop, MA

Sarah G McCarthy Memorial Fdn

Dallas, TX

Mentor Charitable Fund Inc

Boston, MA

Mark and Donna Ross Family Foundation

Warwick, RI

The Daniel H Lawlor Charitable

Quincy, MA

The Daniel H Lawlor Charitable supports organizations providing veteran services, family and child support, disaster relief, and housing assistance, with most 2024 funding going to Massachusetts groups. Its 29 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $2,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Rockland Trust - East Boston Savings

Rockland, MA

The foundation funded public charities serving East Boston, Winthrop, Revere, Saugus, Lynnfield, Melrose, and Peabody, with other communities considered if funds were available; its 2022 grants supported organizations working in areas such as housing, education, and community services. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. It listed an application available at its Rockland location, so unsolicited requests appear to be accepted.

Priscilla Alden Uwo

Dallas, TX

The foundation’s grants support organizations working in health care, education, youth and disability services, and arts and culture, with 2025 giving focused mainly on Massachusetts and a small share in New York. It made 44 grants totaling $615,500 in 2025; amounts ranged from $5,000 to $75,000, with a median of $12,500. Its filing says giving is not limited to preselected organizations, but lists application requirements and deadlines as N/A.

Everett Citizens Foundation Inc

Everett, MA

The Everett Citizens Foundation supports Massachusetts charities working in areas such as afterschool programs, food access, housing, literacy, community engagement, and services for older adults and people with disabilities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,000 to $10,000, with a median of $6,405; it gives mainly in Massachusetts, with a small share going to South Carolina. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McKesson Foundation Inc

Dallas, TX

McKesson Foundation supports healthcare access across the U.S. and Canada, focusing on cancer, healthcare workforce training, and emergency response, especially for vulnerable communities; local priorities include Atlanta, Columbus, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Memphis, Montreal, Richmond, and Toronto. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $2.47 million, with a median of $100,000. Its filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, while its current website describes online applications: up to $25,000 year-round and larger requests from February 1 through April 30.

Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc

Quincy, MA

The Nellie Mae Education Foundation funds student-centered public education and related work, including capacity building, systems change, research, youth and workforce initiatives, and educator leadership, primarily across New England. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,689 to nearly $3 million, with a median of $100,000; event sponsorships starting in 2026 offer up to $5,000. The profile does not state whether unsolicited grant requests are accepted.

Amelia Peabody Foundation

Topsfield, MA

The Amelia Peabody Foundation supports Massachusetts nonprofits serving children and families, especially in under-resourced communities, with operating, program, and capital grants; it has a particular focus on communities outside Greater Boston. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median award of $40,000.