Foundations that fund arts organizations in Boston, Massachusetts

649 foundations made gifts to organizations in Boston, Massachusetts. Filing years shown: 2024.

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Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.

649Foundations gave here

152Accept applications

$10,000Typical gift

161Nonprofits received gifts

Top funders in Boston

FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus

Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA · EIN 14-189352028 gifts · typical $30,000 · 202428 · $935,000$30,0002024Accepts applications

Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA · EIN 20-607994115 gifts · typical $30,000 · 202415 · $1,328,000$30,0002024Invite only

Highland Street ConnectionNewton, MA · EIN 04-304829815 gifts · typical $5,000 · 202415 · $172,500$5,0002024Invite only

The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA · EIN 04-310576813 gifts · typical $100,000 · 202413 · $3,305,000$100,0002024Accepts applications

Richard K Lubin Family FoundationBoston, MA · EIN 22-277380813 gifts · typical $30,000 · 202413 · $621,000$30,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

Nonprofits in Boston that received gifts

Rank	Organization	Matched gifts
	BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC	144
	FACING HISTORY & OURSELVES INC	96
	MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS	96
	MUSEUM OF SCIENCE	68
	Berklee College of Music Inc	54
	BOSTON BALLET INC	50
	ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC	47
	ARTISTS FOR HUMANITY INC	42
	INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART	35
	BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC	34

Nearby cities

Cambridge 207 foundations
Brighton 125 foundations
Nantucket 94 foundations
Worcester 65 foundations
Salem 54 foundations
Pittsfield 47 foundations

How many foundations fund arts organizations in Boston?

649 foundations made gifts to 161 known organizations in Boston, Massachusetts, in public IRS filings.

Which Boston funders accept applications?

152 of the 649 foundations listed for Boston take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.