Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
$5K – $25K
Deadline
November 1, 2026
34 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Current deadline
- November 1, 2026
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: May 1 · November 1
From the program guidelines: “All materials due by midnight on the deadline (May 1 or November 1).”
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Massachusetts
- Based in or serving low-income residents of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville, MA (a separate Anna B
Overview
The Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits that strengthen the education, independence, and socioeconomic stability of women+, girls+, children and youth, plus environmental preservation. Grantmaking is limited to organizations based in or serving low-income residents of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville, MA (a separate Anna B. Stearns Fund at the NH Charitable Foundation serves northern NH). Two cycles/year with application deadlines May 1 (summer meeting) and November 1 (winter meeting); the May 1 2026 deadline has passed so the next deadline is 2026-11-01. Applicants limited to one proposal/year; denied applicants wait 2 years.
How to Apply
Apply online via the GMA Foundations grants portal (one-time registration, then enter access code 'stearns'). All materials due by midnight on the deadline (May 1 or November 1). Contact chuertas@gmafoundations.com or rrifkin@gmafoundations.com.
What Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 52
- Total given
- $835K
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,000–$40K
- 94% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Massachusetts 94%, New Hampshire 5%, New York 1%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Cambridge, MA; Roxbury, MA.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 12% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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$25K
Sociedad Latina Inc · Roxbury, MA
General purposes
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Women
- Youth programs
- Education
- Environment
- Unrestricted nonprofits
Project Locations
- MA
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