Foundations that fund organizations in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Charlestown nonprofits
173 private foundations gave $18M to Charlestown organizations in their latest filings; 32 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
206 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Charlestown around $30K. 43 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 173
- Accept applications
- 32
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Charlestown
- $18M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 206
- Typical median grant
- $30K
- Based in MA
- 43%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Charlestown organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enlight Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M | Preselected only | Medical & charity |
| The Ricbac Foundation | Newtonville, MA | 1 | $2.8M | $2.8M | Preselected only | Medical cancer research |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | To foster engagement and public education on climate change |
| Reese Family Charitable Foundation II | Miami, FL | 1 | $700K | $700K | Preselected only | General |
| The Jack Satter Foundation C/O Hemenway Trust Company | Salem, NH | 2 | $600K | $300K | Preselected only | To expand the inspire translational research hub spark gran…; Spaulding pediatric patient and family care |
| Berthiaume Family Foundation Inc C/O Douglas Berthiaume | Andover, MA | 1 | $561K | $561K | Yes | For charitable purpose, 1,465 shares of waters corp stock w… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | In support of general operations |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Construction |
| Elmer K and Ethel R Timby Charitable Trust | Newtown, PA | 1 | $363K | $363K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| The Ambrose Monell Foundation C/O Fulton Vittoria Llp | New York, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Application for its programs for the detection and treatmen… |
| Woka Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Rohda Family Charitable Foundation 086812-000 | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $275K | $138K | Yes | Wellness works program; Campus transformation fund |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $210K | $105K | Yes | For general operating support; For strategic planning |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $202K | $1,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Land / building acquisition |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | to support education, engagement, and activation on climate… |
| Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | John means spencer caregiver awards |
| Parker Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Jacques Mohr Charitable Tr | Boston, MA | 1 | $163K | $163K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | General operating support |
| Acid Maltase Deficiency Association Inc | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To further research of the disease |
| Richards Helen R Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $129K | $129K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Plummer Fdn-Cash | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Operating support. |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | To support strategic communications and digital media campa… |
| Four Angels Foundation Co Julie R Bromage | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| John J McArdle III & Joan C McArdle Foundation | Andover, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Public health |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $90K | $45K | Yes | Bowdoin street health center (bshc) food access and educati…; Bowdoin street health center (bshc) community supported agr… |
| Linde Family Foundation C/O Eric Riak - Cibc Private Wealth Mgmt | Boston, MA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | Enrolling and retaining more nursing students: a dual pilot… |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Program |
| Co2 Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Launching a formal rapid-response content operation that en… |
| Jean C Tempel Foundation | Brookline, MA | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | Ukraine medical efforts for ptsd; To support charitable purposes |
| Akamai Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Hands at Work - September and October Volunteer events |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 3 | $52K | $10K | Yes | Healthcare; Education; Human Services |
| The Ellison Foundation Mutl Fd & Lp Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Capital project for arts program access & outreach |
| The Henry Ford II Fund | Detroit, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Program services |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Improving the use of research evidence for teaching student… |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | For general operating support of its north carolina programs |
| Del Mar Global Trust Dtd 121007 | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | For qualified purposes |
| Ud Hpb Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Eastern Charitable Foundation | Watertown, MA | 1 | $49K | $49K | Yes | General assistance |
| The Prentice Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $45K | $20K | Preselected only | North Carolina Program; College Campus 2024 fund; for civic engagement field work in Montana |
| Lawrence J and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $43K | $43K | Yes | Optometry equipment for chelsea site |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Communications project |
| The Daymarc Foundation | Wayland, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | General support |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| The Joyce L Wolf Foundation | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Charitable operations |
| Rooted in Africa | Mount Pleasant, SC | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | Education services and supplies |
| Arbella Insurance Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $32K | $16K | Yes | Health charity; Educational / scholarship |
| George E Barnard Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Dwb Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $32K | $16K | Preselected only | Outdoor conservation; Fitness support |
| Maine Timberlands Charitable Trust Co Linda S Dalby Et Al Trustees | Woburn, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Conservation |
| Carroll K Steele Tuw Article 6 | Dallas, TX | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 4 | $27K | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Towanda Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Nordblom Family Foundation | Burlington, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charlestown family engagement network |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Reach initiative summer and school-year programs |
| Paul and Lynn Leight Charitable Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Rogers Family Foundation C/O Gma Foundations Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Expanding translational research and patient behavioral hea… |
| Boger Family Foundation Inc C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Exempt purposes |
| The High Pointe Foundation | Plaistow, NH | 2 | $24K | $12K | Yes | Medical |
| Isa-Maria & David Shoolman Family Founda | Boston, MA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General |
| Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation | Mansfield, MA | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| The Beck Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Donation to a domestically regsitered charitable organizati… |
| Erol Foundation US | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Al Mailman Family Foundation Inc | Harrison, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The Baker Family Foundation Inc | Braintree, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Support |
| Arthur S Tarlow Family Foundation | Medfield, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Operating Support |
| The Rj Salerno Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Smf Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| C Margaret Browne Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Horizon Foundation Inc | Rockport, MA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | General Support |
| Anderegg Family Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Healthcare Heroes Fund |
| Ellis L Phillips Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Music |
| Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Douglass Family Charitable Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Bond Bros Foundation Inc | Medford, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Programs and support |
| The Frier Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Dula-Kobusch Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general support |
| The Winthrop H Smith Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To promote the organization's exempt purposes. |
| The Helen G Hauben Foundation Inc | Littleton, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | 2024 Trail Crew Program in the Acadia National Park |
| John C and Eunice B Morrison Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support and supplies |
| French Family Foundation | North Billerica, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General funds |
| Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Shakespeare inside and out |
| Eos Foundation | Harwich Port, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Racial Equality/Justice Grant |
| Moloney Family Foundation | Nesconset, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Pediatric diabetes research |
| The Haldeman Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Levin Family Foundation C/O James Funnell Jr Brody Wilkinson Pc | Southport, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operation of non-profit clinical care, biomedical research,… |
| Oren Campbell McCleary Charit Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $9,300 | $9,300 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Wolfensohn Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $9,100 | $9,100 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Boston Sand & Gravel Company Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $8,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable donation to public charity |
| Tazewell Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
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 Charlestown, Massachusetts?
Enlight Foundation, The Ricbac Foundation, Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services, Sequoia Climate Foundation, Reese Family Charitable Foundation II and 95 others reported grants to Charlestown 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 Charlestown. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.