Grants made by Boston Foundation Inc
Boston Foundation Inc (EIN 04-2104021) reported 2,046 grants totaling $169.9M in FY2023 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2023) · $169.9M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $11,298,753 |
| Embrace Boston Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $5,961,655 |
| Justice Catalyst Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $5,000,000 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $2,678,255 |
| Justice Catalyst Law Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $2,250,000 |
| United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $2,127,173 |
| Emerson Umbrella Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $2,048,125 |
| Associates of the Boston Public Library Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $2,030,500 |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Operating support/annual fund | $1,865,588 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Operating support/annual fund | $1,844,227 |
| Jumpstart For Young Children Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,650,000 |
| Trustees of Amherst College | Operating support/annual fund | $1,578,750 |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,511,000 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Transfer to daf | $1,407,852 |
| Friends of Arrow Street Arts Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,400,000 |
| Weema International Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,395,000 |
| New Profit Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,102,500 |
| Trio New College Network Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $1,100,000 |
| Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board | Operating support/annual fund | $1,099,999 |
| Island Housing Trust Corporation | Operating support/annual fund | $1,011,000 |
| University of Utah | Capital campaign | $1,000,000 |
| Entrepreneurship For All Inc | Capital campaign | $1,000,000 |
| Justice Catalyst Partnerships Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $950,000 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Operating support/annual fund | $942,235 |
| True Costs Initiative Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $930,000 |
| Boston Harbor Now Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $862,500 |
| Prime Coalition Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $850,000 |
| Year Up Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $835,000 |
| Unite America Institute Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $811,000 |
| Share Winter Foundation | Operating support/annual fund | $800,000 |
| Boston Ballet Inc | Arts | $800,000 |
| Rockport Music Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $798,997 |
| Neighborhood Villages Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $784,500 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $699,344 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Medical research | $685,860 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Operating support/annual fund | $673,363 |
| Trustees of Amherst College | Capital campaign | $666,667 |
| African American Quilt Guild of Gaston County | Operating support/annual fund | $650,000 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | Operating support/annual fund | $634,550 |
| 826 Boston Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $634,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $627,973 |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | Operating support/annual fund | $605,000 |
| Pan-massachusetts Challenge Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $601,050 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Endowment | $600,000 |
| Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $597,709 |
| Trustees of Hamilton College | Operating support/annual fund | $593,211 |
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston A Corporation Sole | Operating support/annual fund | $579,514 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | Emergency support | $571,800 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Operating support/annual fund | $553,034 |
| Salt Lick Incubator Incorporated | Operating support/annual fund | $550,000 |
| Uaspire Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $521,619 |
| Social Finance Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $510,000 |
| Greenwave Organization Corp | Operating support/annual fund | $505,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Operating support/annual fund | $500,437 |
| Activate Global Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $500,000 |
| Chorus America Association | Operating support/annual fund | $487,916 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Health care | $485,000 |
| Broad Institute Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $451,000 |
| City of Boston | Operating support/annual fund | $447,500 |
| Emmanuel Music Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $444,000 |
| St Johns College In Santa Fe | Operating support/annual fund | $425,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $420,421 |
| Vilna Shul Boston Center For Jewish Culture Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $415,250 |
| Economic Mobility Pathways Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $411,548 |
| Indian River Land Tr Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $410,500 |
| Simmons University | Scholarship | $400,500 |
| Lifebox Foundation Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $400,000 |
| Wake Forest University | Operating support/annual fund | $400,000 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Youth development | $386,625 |
| Childrens Hospital Corporation | Operating support/annual fund | $380,344 |
| Grid Alternatives | Operating support/annual fund | $375,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Operating support/annual fund | $374,883 |
| Trustees of Reservations | Capital campaign | $370,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $367,053 |
| Camp Harbor View Foundation Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $365,000 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $364,900 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $363,783 |
| Upstream USA Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $360,000 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art | Operating support/annual fund | $357,250 |
| Environmental Working Group | Operating support/annual fund | $350,500 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | Operating support/annual fund | $339,041 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $338,500 |
| Rosies Place Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $338,321 |
| Social Innovation Forum Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $331,500 |
| Princeton University | Scholarship | $322,500 |
| Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $309,515 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $308,000 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $307,025 |
| Concord Academy | Capital campaign | $302,750 |
| Strategies For Children Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $301,500 |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Scholarship | $301,000 |
| Pro Publica Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $300,750 |
| Justice Catalyst Access Fund Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $300,000 |
| Margarita Muniz Academy Foundation Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $300,000 |
| Horizons For Homeless Children Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $292,500 |
| Justice Resource Institute Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $290,122 |
| Urban Institute | Operating support/annual fund | $287,140 |
| Edvestors Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $280,250 |
| Boston Health Care For the Homeless Program Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $278,600 |
| Boston Childrens Chorus Inc | Operating support/annual fund | $275,500 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Boston Foundation Inc's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.