Foundations that fund organizations in Burlington, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Burlington nonprofits
119 private foundations gave $7.4M to Burlington organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
186 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Burlington around $7,500. 47 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 119
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Burlington
- $7.4M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 186
- Typical median grant
- $7,500
- Based in MA
- 47%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Burlington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To advance efforts to inspire and enact cultural change in… |
| The Landsman Charitable Trust | Lexington, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestrictedunrestricted |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 1 | $841K | $841K | Yes | Charitable |
| Mary Delahanty Clapham Charitable Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $653K | $653K | Preselected only | General |
| Tower Family Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $648K | $648K | Preselected only | Learning community project grant |
| Cammarata Family Foundation Ua 5/29/97 | Boca Raton, FL | 2 | $504K | $252K | Preselected only | Health-general & rehabilitative |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. |
| Eliot H & June L Tatelman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 4 | $160K | $40K | Yes | Human Services; Healthcare |
| Intuitive Foundation | Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $156K | $78K | Yes | Assessing communication and gender bias in robotic-assisted…; Provided a comprehensive curriculum for the interventional… |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | Boston, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | For dsc2u program and for mdsc buddy walk- taylan's troopers |
| Robert W Murray Charitable Foundat | Burlington, MA | 3 | $130K | $60K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Ardmore Institute of Health | Ardmore, OK | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Nutrition competency requirements & development of a reposi… |
| Candace L and Barry R Sloane Charitable Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Medical science/education |
| Mark Miminos Charitable Trust & Foundation | Burlington, MA | 33 | $76K | $1,000 | Preselected only | To comply with charitable purpose; To comply with chratiable purpose |
| Gordon Foundation Bernard M Gordon Et Al Trustees | Danvers, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Unrestricted grant |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $74K | $74K | Preselected only | Data sharing platform for t1-dexi datasets |
| Hazard Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Meshewa Farm Foundation C/O Robert G Edmiston President | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution |
| Miles & Gertrude Hanson Fdn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Havenick Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Nancy Sayles Day Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To be administered by dr bruce campbell for research and ed… |
| Michael Antonov Charitable Foundation Inc | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| The Dana Home Foundation Inc | Lexington, MA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Healthy connections program |
| Jacques Mohr Charitable Tr | Boston, MA | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| John and Judith Nelson Family Foundation C/O Focus Partners Wealth | Boston, MA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The High Pointe Foundation | Plaistow, NH | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Medical |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $26K | $26K | Yes | Analysis of Massachusetts Primary Care Investment and Quali… |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Community |
| Noahs Way Incorporated | Wakefield, MA | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | Financial support to 58 families with children who have dow… |
| Northern Bank & Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Woburn, MA | 3 | $23K | $10K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Carroll K Steele Tuw Article 6 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Max & Anne Goldberg Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The Herb Chambers Charitable Foundation | Glastonbury, CT | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc | Salem, MA | 4 | $17K | $3,000 | Yes | Exempt purposes |
| Goulder Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Focus for Health Inc | Warren, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Flora Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Natick, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo Charitable Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General use |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 8 | $11K | $1,150 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| William & Mae Salcone Trust UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Arbella Insurance Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $10K | $5,200 | Yes | Human services; Children / families / youth |
| Reed Family Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Harrison Foundation Xxxxx3001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Herma Moeller Procopiadi Foundation | Cranston, RI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Healthcare |
| The Rands Foundation | Westwood, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Helen & Herman Gimbel Charity Fund Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $9,680 | $9,680 | Preselected only | General |
| Pierce Katharine C UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,400 | $8,400 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Everett Foundation for Aged Persons Inc | Everett, MA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Help for Everett Seniors |
| The Saab Family Foundation | Lowell, MA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General support |
| Charles & Mabel P Jost Foundation Inc C/O Alexander R Nestor Cpa | Milford, CT | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Operating facilities |
| Peter W Taylor Charitable Tr | Seattle, WA | 1 | $5,450 | $5,450 | Preselected only | General use |
| The Howard and Maryam Newman Family Foundation Inc | Bedford, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To help make it simple for people to get the healthcare the… |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | For general support. |
| Campbell Family Foundation | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Further the origizations exempt purposes |
| The Stu and Betsy Reese Family Foundation | Marco Island, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Hes Family Foundation | Mercer Island, WA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Designated for Lory Molesky Never Smoked Lung Cancer Resear… |
| Boston Evening Clinic Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | To provide housing anf shelter support for immigrant surviv… |
| Jabara Family Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Marathon run in boston |
| Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia Corp | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Seed grant for research |
| The Chapman Family Charitable Trust C/O Scott Boyd | Columbia, SC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| The Forst Foundation | Fort Washington, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Edward a Bond Foundation | Hilton Head, SC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Religious, scientific, or educational, etc. |
| Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support holocaust survivors, descendants, education, and… |
| Bond Bros Foundation Inc | Medford, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Programs and support |
| The Steinberg Lalli Char Fndt | Acton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Medical |
| Lincoln Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,370 | $4,370 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 3 | $3,850 | $800 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $3,324 | $1,030 | Yes | General support |
| Grey Rocks Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted donation |
| Marjorie W Sloper Charitable Foundation C/O Caputo & Company Pc | Danvers, MA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| White Family Charitable Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Arora Family Foundation Inc | Andover, MA | 2 | $2,687 | $1,343 | Preselected only | Charitable Purposes |
| The Shane Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Dibenedetto Family Foundation Inc | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Harold J Belkin Foundation | City of Commerce, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Rockland, MA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Stanley Marion Paul and Edward Bergman Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General use |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $2,450 | $575 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,150 | $1,075 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Rcb Charitable Foundation Inc | Reading, MA | 2 | $2,100 | $1,050 | Yes | Freedom Fish Lynn 2025; General Support |
| Torrice Family Charitable Trust | Andover, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | To fight hunger |
| The Bay State Federal Savings Charitable Foundation | Sagamore Beach, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Rabe Family Foundation Inc | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General charitable contribution |
| Winter Mary E Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Cuattro Foundation | Golden, CO | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Child with DownSyndrome Education |
| Pete's Good Vibes Foundation | Sewell, NJ | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Assist in battle with cancer |
| Trust UW Sarah Aw Devens | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,368 | $1,368 | Yes | Assist with purchase of car |
| The Lpm Charitable Foundation | Bolton, MA | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| Govind Vakil Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $1,002 | $501 | Preselected only | General charitable support to a public charity described in… |
| Blair Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Ludes Family Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Restricted |
| Morris M Rand Memorial Foundation Inc | Highland Beach, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Henderson Foundation C/O Roberta Henderson | Sudbury, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | To further the organization's tax exempt purpose |
| Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn | Westerly, RI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted gift |
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 Burlington, Massachusetts?
Walton Family Foundation Inc, The Landsman Charitable Trust, The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation, Mary Delahanty Clapham Charitable Tr, Tower Family Fund Inc and 95 others reported grants to Burlington 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 Burlington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.