Foundations that fund organizations in Chelsea, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Chelsea nonprofits
139 private foundations gave $10M to Chelsea organizations in their latest filings; 41 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
206 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Chelsea around $20K. 65 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 139
- Accept applications
- 41
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Chelsea
- $10M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 206
- Typical median grant
- $20K
- Based in MA
- 65%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Chelsea organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 11 | $1.4M | $149K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support; To provide general operating support as part of the catalyz…; To support the ongoing development of chelsea opportunity a… |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 10 | $1.2M | $2,750 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $860K | $430K | Preselected only | Education; Youth development |
| Atrius Health Equity Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $835K | $50K | Preselected only | To support youth as health care change agents program.; To support the funding financial opportunity centers to add…; To support the medical debt capacity-building pilot |
| Warren Alpert Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $775K | $775K | Yes | Donation |
| Oedel Foundation | North Andover, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 8 | $360K | $45K | Yes | Resident-led strategies for environmental justice and clima…; Community housing initiative; Youth climate leaders |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Unrestricted operating support |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 4 | $245K | $18K | Yes | Homeowner support and retention services; Connects hotline and career and financial coaching; Fellowship for equitable affordable housing development |
| The Hyams Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $233K | $76K | Yes | General support |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Capital project for food access and hunger relief for under… |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $170K | $85K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 3 | $170K | $50K | Preselected only | Environmental justice in chelsea and east boston; From crisis to power: building community leadership and equ…; 2026 chelsea and revere leadership development and housing |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Hartford young womens program |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $108K | $54K | Preselected only | Support ROCA After Shooting Protocol initiative; Support for the ROCA Impact Institute's delivery of trainin… |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Capital |
| Amelia Peabody Foundation C/O Joseph Kelly | Topsfield, MA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | Young Mothers Program; Chelsea Youth Hub |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To support renovations at Rocas youth flagship facility |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 3 | $89K | $36K | Yes | Human Services |
| Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; The Young Women program |
| The Gerald and Judith Feldman Charitable Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | To foster & support donee's charitable mandate |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Groton, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Support for its young mothers program in western massachuse… |
| The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | support for Roca Baltimore |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation C/O Cameron K Mackey | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Nordblom Family Foundation | Burlington, MA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | General operations; Young mothers program greater boston and springfield |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $71K | $2,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; New construction |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $70K | $35K | Yes | Building life science career pathways; 2024 affordable housing |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | To support the eco youth program; General fund |
| Hildreth Stewart Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $55K | $28K | Preselected only | General use |
| The Alsawalhi Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Charlesbank Homes | Walpole, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Construct 5 affordable deed-restricted condominiums |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| The Devonshire Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Matching grant |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Program support |
| Dorot Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Flexible project grant for youth/young adult programs |
| The Orokawa Foundation Inc C/O Martin J Eby | Towson, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Endowment fund |
| Franklin Square House Foundation Inc | Belmont, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Housing and shelter grants |
| Elisha V Ashton Trust UW | Boston, MA | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | General |
| Lincoln & Therese Filene Foundation Inc #0706176 | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Connect one-on-one financial and employment coaching program |
| The Cedar Street Foundation Jh1204 | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support |
| Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $40K | $15K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $36K | $250 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | General support |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General support |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Hunger relief efforts |
| The Afognak Fund | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Bigbird Fund C/O Boylston Properties | Boston, MA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | General support |
| Richard & Rosalee C Davison Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | educational |
| Gisela B Hogan Charitable Fdn | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| The Gordon and Marjorie Osborne Foundation #0756244 | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Workforce development program |
| Carroll a Weinberg MD and Charlotte Cohen Weinberg Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | educational |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 3 | $22K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Restricted to support enriching experiences for ct opportun…; Restricted to support community victims of violence; Restricted to support the david hunter tribute fund |
| Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries | Newton, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | For community. |
| Ac Ratshesky Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Program support |
| Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund | Boston, MA | 3 | $20K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Youth engagement and empowerment in the fight for environme…; Young mothers program greater boston; Apollinaire play lab |
| No Lost Cause Inc | Melrose, MA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Yes | Assist familys in crisis |
| Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| The Fitzgerald Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Rohda Family Charitable Foundation 086812-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General charitable purposes |
| The Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation | Norwood, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Charitable Medical Inc | Augusta, GA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Working on manuscripts for publications |
| Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation | Bal Harbour, FL | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General |
| The Julian a and Lois G Brodsky Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | To help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organi… |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro, MA | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Yes | Human services; Youth and family services |
| Ploughshares Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Yes | General; Programs in massachusetts |
| Stephen C Luce Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Arbour Way Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Burkehaven Family Foundation | West Roxbury, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General charitable support |
| Eleanore Bennett Charitable Trust #1 | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Entity support |
| Crane Family Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | To further the exempt purpose of the organization. |
| Andreas Foundation | Otsego, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Grant is for recipeints general fund |
| The Harborone Foundation | Brockton, MA | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Safety Insurance Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable Event |
| The Menemsha Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | All contributions were made for the general, charitable, ed… |
| Tr UW Helen F Kimball-The Moses Kimball Fund for Promotion of Good Citizenship | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | College & career pathways |
| Sumner Roy Kates Charitable Trust #0762147 | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Nlt Foundation Inc C/O Ignite Philanthropy | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Arts/arts education |
| Boston Bullpen Project Inc | West Roxbury, MA | 1 | $9,803 | $9,803 | Preselected only | Mattress, personal needs |
| Foley Hoag Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Apollinaire Play Lab |
| Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Apollinaire play lab |
| Mentor Charitable Fund Inc C/O Choate Hall & Stewart Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| East Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | East Cambridge, MA | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Demoulas Foundation | Chelmsford, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Civic, cultural & other |
| Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Support for the annual fundraising breakfast. |
| Fresh Sound Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Educational |
| Kayem Foods Foundation | Chelsea, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Rockland, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Winterer 2020 Family Foundation Co Melissa J Detrick Jd Ctfa | Toledo, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support the Survival Programs for their largely Latinx,… |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Moses Williams Jr Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Teen takeover, toy kitchen |
| Frederick C Lutze and Christian | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4,984 | $4,984 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Kates Foundation Inc | Norwell, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| The Cht Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Sherr Family Foundation Care of Richard N Sherr | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
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 Chelsea, Massachusetts?
Barr Foundation, Eastern Bank Foundation, One8 Foundation, Atrius Health Equity Foundation Inc, Warren Alpert Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Chelsea 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 Chelsea. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.