Foundations that fund organizations in Bedford, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Bedford nonprofits
109 private foundations gave $2.3M to Bedford organizations in their latest filings; 39 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
125 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Bedford around $5,000. 42 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 109
- Accept applications
- 39
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Bedford
- $2.3M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 125
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in MA
- 42%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Bedford organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $573K | $573K | Yes | Development of solutions to improve global health; research… |
| Oedel Foundation | North Andover, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Tnkv Foundation | Hilton Head Island, SC | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| Jack & Mae Rosenberg Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $161K | $161K | Preselected only | General |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 3 | $95K | $25K | Yes | Human Services; Education; Healthcare |
| Northern Bank & Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Woburn, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Wendell Family Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Lift a Life Foundation Inc C/O Cornerstone Family Office | Mayfield Heights, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Religious - general |
| Landry Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Janey Fund Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Speyer Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | To further the exempt activities of the charity. |
| Endeavor Education Inc F/K/A the Endeavor Foundation Inc | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General |
| Sidney R Baer Jr Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | General operating |
| The Eshe Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | For charitablepurposes |
| Eos Foundation | Harwich Port, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Hunger-Other |
| Guru Krupa Foundation Inc Attn Mukund Padmanabahan | Jericho, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | For skill training for women in tamilnadu |
| Lemay Family Goodworks | North Hampton, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Tupancy-Harris Fdn-1986 | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General purposes |
| Bosch Community Fund | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Stem enrichment and teacher professional development progra… |
| The Robert and Michelle Cooke Atchinson Foundation | Winchester, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Community |
| Bond Bros Foundation Inc | Medford, MA | 2 | $18K | $8,750 | Preselected only | Programs and support |
| Sawhney Family Fdn Dima-Etf | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Support for the social worker/police ride along program. |
| The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose |
| Charles E Bigelow Fund Co Bank of America | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc | Salem, MA | 4 | $11K | $2,750 | Yes | Exempt purposes |
| Ramesh and Radhika Hariharan Foundation | Bellaire, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Stephen and Alice Cutler Family Foundation Trust | Brookline, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Purpose designated by the recipient |
| The David & Vickie Smick Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Priscilla Alden Uwo | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Stuart and Susan Bell Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To support emergency and inter-facility air and ground crit… |
| Brooks Grace E Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Ttee UW of Charles F Bacon | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Robinson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Patient Financial Assistance Fund |
| Louise C Nacca Mem Trust Ttee | St Louis, MO | 1 | $8,240 | $8,240 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation | Worcester, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Arbella Insurance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Health charity |
| Charina Foundation Inc Richard Menschel | New York, NY | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Patricia & Louis Todd Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Robert Brigham Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Peravid Foundation Agency | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Nancy Sayles Day Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Richard K Lubin Family Foundation C/O Castle Rock Advisors | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To provide support for the needs of the organization. |
| The David Frawley 2003 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Natick, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Sidley Austin Foundation C/O Timothy F Bergen | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Molly Abrano Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Samuel Bailey Family Fdtn | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Project/program support |
| Vidya & Sanjay Ramabhadran Foundati | Houston, TX | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Serving people in distress |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $3,971 | $1,985 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 2 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Preselected only | Community projects - general operating |
| Ukrainian Community Foundation of Philadelphia | Feasterville, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Related to foundation's charitable purpose |
| Harry F Mariani Family Foundation | Locust Valley, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Kurtz Family Foundation Trust | Georgetown, CT | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Irwin Weiner Charitable Foundation Inc C/O Danziger & Markhoff Llp | White Plains, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Brightwater Fund | Rye, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General Use |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | General operating support |
| The Byrnes Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Hohmann Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Unrestricted support of the organziation's exempt purpose |
| Sadhana M & Triveni N Upadhyay Family Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| John and Carole Bartholdson Foundation | Wayne, PA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Public Education and Research programs |
| The Nook Foundation | Dennis, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Support |
| Sreerama Charitable Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Child health |
| Cox Foundation Inc | Clayton, MO | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 3 | $2,098 | $750 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| The Knapp Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Indu Foundation | North Andover, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation | Roseland, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General oper supp |
| Paul a Mitchell Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General Donation |
| Edith Crocker Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,880 | $1,880 | Yes | Not restrictive, general use of organization |
| Price Chopper's Golub Foundation | Schenectady, NY | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Yes | General support/capital campaign |
| Demoulas Foundation | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Schools, colleges, universities |
| Bhutada Family Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Inc | Edgartown, MA | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $1,395 | $697 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,390 | $695 | Yes | General support |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $1,103 | $551 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Krishnan Family Foundation | Bellaire, TX | 1 | $1,001 | $1,001 | Preselected only | Genral operation |
| Henderson Foundation C/O Roberta Henderson | Sudbury, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | To further the organization's tax exempt purpose |
| Kamdar Private Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Social services for children |
| Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation Inc | Easthampton, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Everett Co-Operative Bank Charitable Foundation Inc | Everett, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The Rein Family Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| William E Maloney Foundation | Lexington, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Support the church with the capital project |
| Andrew Family Foundation | Marco Island, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Help youth andyoung adultswith Autism |
| G W Williams Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Children & youth |
| William J Burns Foundation Inc C/O Allen and Brown LLC | Vermontville, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Programs to educate the public related to personal safty |
| Ann & Richard Sarnoff Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| The Carl & Nancy Gewirz Fund Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Support regional critical care transport system |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $850 | $250 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Angai Private Family Foundation | Katy, TX | 1 | $620 | $620 | Yes | Donation |
| Aaf Charitable Foundation | Westborough, MA | 2 | $600 | $300 | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Ludes Family Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The Judith B Phelan and Richard S Phelan Family Foundation Inc | Germantown, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General purpose |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Bedford, Massachusetts?
Gates Foundation, Oedel Foundation, Tnkv Foundation, Jack & Mae Rosenberg Charitable Trust, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) and 95 others reported grants to Bedford organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Bedford. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.