Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

  • Live and work in the United States
  • Within 30 miles of the geographies listed below

Required status

  • Tax-exempt status
  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Organizations must be recognized by the U.S.
  • Massachusetts (Cambridge, Marlborough or Quincy)Indiana (Spencer)Minnesota (Twin Cities)California (Valencia)To qualify for a Boston Scientific Foundation grant, you must also certify that your organization does not discriminate in who you serve or who you hire on the basis of race, religion,…
  • You also must certify that your organization does not advocate, support, or practice activities that discriminate with regard to any of the aforementioned protected classes.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Certain areas
  • Not eligible: Including dental health
  • Not eligible: Political campaigns
  • Not eligible: We are currently not accepting grant requests for dental health, legal support/advocacy for healthcare coverage, care for the caregivers and homeopathic care.
  • Not eligible: Dollars towards stipends for program participation
  • Not eligible: Medical research, educational seminars, conferences, or symposia
  • Not eligible: Post-market research studies
  • Not eligible: Fellowships
  • Not eligible: In-Kind Donations (product, etc.)Capital campaigns
  • Not eligible: Endowment fund drives.
  • Not eligible: Fundraising events such as walks, runs, golf tournaments and dinners.
  • Not eligible: Requests for general operating fundsIndividualsFaith-based organizations or clubs, unless funds will be used to support programs that are open to the public and/or directly serve the public interest.

Overview

The Boston Scientific Foundation focuses on improving health and educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals, particularly in communities where its employees reside. Its health programs target diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular conditions, emphasizing disease prevention, awareness, access, and quality of care. Organizations eligible for funding must be tax-exempt and serve specific geographic areas while adhering to non-discrimination policies. However, the foundation does not support certain areas, including dental health and political campaigns.

Eligibility

Organizations must be recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity [501(c) (3)], or a public school or agency that meets our Foundation’s primary goal of improving health and opening up educational opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons.All submissions must target the needs of economically disadvantaged populations within 30 miles of the geographies listed below.Massachusetts (Cambridge, Marlborough or Quincy)Indiana (Spencer)Minnesota (Twin Cities)California (Valencia)To qualify for a Boston Scientific Foundation grant, you must also certify that your organization does not discriminate in who you serve or who you hire on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other class protected by federal, state, or local law requiring equal opportunity. You also must certify that your organization does not advocate, support, or practice activities that discriminate with regard to any of the aforementioned protected classes.

Ineligibility

We are currently not accepting grant requests for dental health, legal support/advocacy for healthcare coverage, care for the caregivers and homeopathic care. In addition, we do not fund dollars towards stipends for program participation.The Boston Scientific Foundation does not support:Medical research, educational seminars, conferences, or symposiaPost-market research studiesFellowshipsIn-Kind Donations (product, etc.)Capital campaignsEndowment fund drivesFundraising events such as walks, runs, golf tournaments and dinnersRequests for general operating fundsIndividualsFaith-based organizations or clubs, unless funds will be used to support programs that are open to the public and/or directly serve the public interestPolitical campaigns, fraternal or lobbying groupsOrganizations outside the US

What Boston Scientific Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
60
Total given
$2.79M
Median grant
$21K
Range
$3,000–$600K
  • By dollars: Minnesota 38%, Florida 22%, Massachusetts 18%. Top recipient cities: Saint Paul, MN; Minneapolis, MN; Worcester, MA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 64% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • National Ahec Organization · Alachua, FL

    Future docs program expansion and launch of new pa and np pilots

    $600K

  • Scholarship America · Saint Paul, MN

    Scholarships

    $475K

  • I Am Abel Foundation · Flossmoor, IL

    Urban bridges medical mentoring program

    $250K

  • University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN

    Training enhancements for community based participatory research for ba/md scholars

    $150K

  • American Red Cross of Massachusetts · Dedham, MA

    California wildfires

    $100K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Healthcare
  • Health disparities
  • Cancer
  • Heart disease
  • Mental health
  • Foundation

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