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Grants and funding in Massachusetts

17,663 foundations reported granting into Massachusetts on their most recent IRS filings: 82,653 itemized grants worth $11B between them. On top of that, nine live grant programs and twenty-five contract opportunities are specific to Massachusetts, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
17,663
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$11B
across 82,653 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Massachusetts
9
of 4,900+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
56
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 17,663 foundations granting into Massachusetts, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

616
3,638
6,401
4,183
2,406
290
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of November 6, 2026.

Who gives the most into Massachusetts

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Massachusetts on their most recent filings.

Mass General Brigham Incorporated &$972M
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fd$969M
Mass General Brigham Incorporated &$706M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$605M
MGB Pooled Holdings LLC$484M
Itemized grants into Massachusetts from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of November 6, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Massachusetts-specific grants are for

Of the nine live grant programs specific to Massachusetts, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. five more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits8
Small businesses1
Researchers1
Cities and towns1
Tribal organizations1

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The lenders almost nobody checks

Fifty-six community development lenders serve Massachusetts: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Massachusetts.

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