Likely funders for youth programs in Massachusetts
978 foundations gave to youth programs in Massachusetts in tax years 2024–2025: $29,094,759 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Massachusetts has 238 small youth programs nonprofits.
973 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift 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.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 2,797 gifts to youth programs in Massachusetts in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to youth programs in Massachusetts was $9,072 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 338 of 978 foundations funding youth programs in Massachusetts accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to youth programs in Massachusetts
- Boston 213 foundations · 86 nonprofits
- Lowell 69 foundations · 17 nonprofits
- Lawrence 60 foundations · 13 nonprofits
- Cambridge 50 foundations · 22 nonprofits
- Dorchester 46 foundations · 13 nonprofits
- Lynn 45 foundations · 10 nonprofits
- Worcester 43 foundations · 14 nonprofits
- Waltham 37 foundations · 7 nonprofits
- Roxbury 35 foundations · 16 nonprofits
- Nantucket 27 foundations · 5 nonprofits
- Jamaica Plain 26 foundations · 14 nonprofits
- New Bedford 26 foundations · 7 nonprofits
More cities
- Chelsea 47 foundations
- Roxbury Crossing 35 foundations
- Braintree 33 foundations
- Salem 27 foundations
- Marlborough 25 foundations
- Chilmark 20 foundations
- Roxbury Xing 17 foundations
- Mashpee 16 foundations
- Wellesley 16 foundations
- Gt Barrington 14 foundations
- Hyde Park 14 foundations
- Waban 14 foundations
- Watertown 14 foundations
- Brookline 13 foundations
- Pittsfield 13 foundations
- Fall River 12 foundations
- Lexington 12 foundations
- Taunton 11 foundations
- Edgartown 10 foundations
- Ashby 9 foundations
- Haverhill 9 foundations
- Southbridge 9 foundations
- Marshfield 8 foundations
- Natick 8 foundations
- Plymouth 8 foundations
- Shrewsbury 8 foundations
- Stoneham 8 foundations
- Arlington 7 foundations
- Billerica 7 foundations
- East Boston 7 foundations
- Foxboro 7 foundations
- Methuen 7 foundations
- Quincy 7 foundations
- Chestnut Hill 6 foundations
- Winchester 6 foundations
- Allston 5 foundations
- Andover 5 foundations
- Attleboro 5 foundations
- Brockton 5 foundations
- Charlestown 5 foundations
- Franklin 5 foundations
- Lincoln 5 foundations
- Needham 5 foundations
- North Andover 5 foundations
- Norton 5 foundations
- Salisbury 5 foundations
- Brighton 4 foundations
- Chicopee 4 foundations
- Duxbury 4 foundations
- Gloucester 4 foundations
- Harvard 4 foundations
- Hubbardston 4 foundations
- Maynard 4 foundations
- Sterling 4 foundations
- Vineyard Haven 4 foundations
- Wakefield 4 foundations
- Westfield 4 foundations
- Westwood 4 foundations
- Whitinsville 4 foundations
- Woburn 4 foundations
- Amesbury 3 foundations
- Blackstone 3 foundations
- Boxford 3 foundations
- Cohasset 3 foundations
- Danvers 3 foundations
- Dedham 3 foundations
- Dudley 3 foundations
- East Falmouth 3 foundations
- Hopkinton 3 foundations
- Leominster 3 foundations
- North Adams 3 foundations
- North Reading 3 foundations
- Provincetown 3 foundations
- Roslindale 3 foundations
- West Roxbury 3 foundations
- Williamstown 3 foundations
Types of youth programs funded in Massachusetts
- Youth development 321 foundations · 139 nonprofits
- Youth centers & clubs 292 foundations · 60 nonprofits
- Scouting 33 foundations · 16 nonprofits
- Mentoring 59 foundations · 7 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Massachusetts
- Funders that accept applications 338 funders
- Small-grant funders 557 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Massachusetts 1,409 foundations · 370 take applications
What is a typical grant to youth programs in Massachusetts?
$10,000, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax years 2024–2025. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
17 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.