Foundations that fund organizations in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Gloucester nonprofits
185 private foundations gave $8.5M to Gloucester organizations in their latest filings; 48 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
451 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Gloucester around $20K. 57 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 185
- Accept applications
- 48
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Gloucester
- $8.5M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 451
- Typical median grant
- $20K
- Based in MA
- 57%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Gloucester organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Family Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | 11 | $750K | $50K | Preselected only | General support; Capital campaign for museum improvements; Eric pape exhibition |
| Youths Friends Association Inc | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $600K | $600K | Yes | Youth program grants |
| Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 27 | $507K | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Tina Snider Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 9 | $398K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operations; Operations summer celebrations; Academy program |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $290K | $145K | Yes | Working towards a resilient and equitable food system |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 3 | $280K | $100K | Preselected only | Restricted to support collaborative research and exploratio…; Restricted to support the processing and analysis of data c…; Restricted to support education and media work using drones… |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 5 | $265K | $50K | Yes | Human Services; Education |
| The Amg Charitable Foundation | Prides Crossing, MA | 2 | $260K | $130K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| The Daniel P Amos Family Foundation | Columbus, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Financial support |
| Arthur R Thomas Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $237K | $237K | Preselected only | Community |
| Jmr Barker Foundation C/O Ballentine Partners LLC | Waltham, MA | 2 | $215K | $108K | Preselected only | General support and special project; General support |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $210K | $210K | Yes | Capital |
| The Titus Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Clark R Smith Family Foundation C/O Hemenway & Barnes Llp | Boston, MA | 4 | $150K | $35K | Preselected only | Support |
| Twin Lights Beverages Scholarship Trust | Gloucester, MA | 23 | $146K | $6,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| William V & Betty M Ellis Family Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 12 | $138K | $8,750 | Yes | General |
| Brace Cove Foundation Inc | Gloucester, MA | 10 | $134K | $1,000 | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 3 | $105K | $30K | Yes | Program support |
| The Clara E and John H Ware Jr Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | High school - medical assisting instructional materials; Support instructor position |
| The Primrose Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General |
| Steven M and Joyce E Tadler Charitable Trust | Kiawah Island, SC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Linden Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 3 | $95K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating/program support |
| George P Bishop Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Alleviate the impact of hunger on Cape Ann |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General support |
| Western Philanthropies Inc | Chicago, IL | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | General support |
| Morse Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ia Lenoir Charitable Tr | Boca Grande, FL | 3 | $65K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Novack Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 10 | $63K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Trust UW Ethel H Bradley | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $61K | $61K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Viney Wallach Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Gloucester Biotech Academy; Gloucester Biotechnology Academy |
| Robert McLean Foundation Trust | Springfield, NJ | 1 | $59K | $59K | Yes | Operating expenses |
| Claneil Foundation Inc | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | General operating |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $55K | $15K | Preselected only | Nurturing program; Career pathways program at gloucester high school & expandi…; Gloucester biotechnology academy |
| The Kneisel Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Pyle Nye Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $52K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Community |
| Willard C Tilson Foundation | Exeter, NH | 2 | $50K | $25K | Yes | On-going operational support |
| The Nordblom Family Foundation | Burlington, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Family-centered programming nurturing program |
| The Rauch Foundation Inc | Woodstock, VT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Global food systems grants |
| The Ausolus Trust C/O Boston Family Office George P Beal | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Casey Family Foundation | Genoa, NV | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To further charitable purposes of public charity |
| Mantzouranis Scholarship Trust Orestes Brown | Gloucester, MA | 10 | $50K | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Franklin Square House Foundation Inc | Belmont, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Childcare grant |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 4 | $47K | $10K | Yes | Charitable |
| John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust | Beverly, MA | 8 | $46K | $5,000 | Yes | General support; Gerneral support |
| Amelia Peabody Foundation C/O Joseph Kelly | Topsfield, MA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Yes | Operations |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| Grace Communications Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lobster Cove Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| Charles Family Charitable Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 8 | $39K | $3,750 | Preselected only | Charitable; Charitablecharitable |
| The Taylor Foundation C/O Taylor Ganson & Perrin Llp | Boston, MA | 8 | $37K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General purposes; Charitable; General purpose |
| Andrew W Preston Charity Fd Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $36K | $36K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Daymarc Foundation | Wayland, MA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | General support |
| Charles Sanders Trust UW C/O G West Saltonstall | Boston, MA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General support |
| Gordon Foundation Bernard M Gordon Et Al Trustees | Danvers, MA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Unrestricted grant |
| Normandie Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Fishing community advocates |
| Alfred Chase Charity Fdn Ui | Dallas, TX | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Rogers Family Foundation C/O Gma Foundations Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Yes | Healthy food to meet a rising need; Ramping up our demonstrated model of educational and career… |
| McCarthy Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $33K | $8,750 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | General Operating |
| Hildreth Stewart Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 10 | $31K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General use |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| Trust UW James Abbott Scholarship Trust Ima | Gloucester, MA | 6 | $30K | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Wodecroft Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | $28K | $6,500 | Yes | Charitable support |
| Carlson Family Trust | Rockport, MA | 7 | $26K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charity |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| Peter and Anna Kolchinsky Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Winning Home Inc C/O Albert Curran Jr | Concord, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | food pantry |
| The Perkin Fund | South Hamilton, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Charitable purpose |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | Healthy food to meet a rising need; Pathways to a livable wage |
| The Lorant Charitable Foundation | North Andover, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support food pantry |
| Leslie S & Marcia C Ray Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | 3 | $21K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating budget |
| Adele Q Ervin 1984 Trust Fbo Saint John's Ep | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Gloucester biotechnology academy a beacon of opportunity |
| The Vingo Trust III | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | Financial empowerment program expansion; Pathways for families to move from housing crisis to financ… |
| Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation Xxxxx3008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating |
| Coypu Foundation Trust Xxxxx3002 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General |
| Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc | Salem, MA | 5 | $19K | $3,700 | Yes | Exempt purposes |
| Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Ma | Chestnut Hill, MA | 7 | $17K | $3,000 | Yes | Award for saving a life |
| Max Kagan Family Foundation | Auburn, ME | 7 | $15K | $1,500 | Yes | Operational support |
| The Saab Family Foundation | Lowell, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General support |
| Burpee Foundation | Lenox, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Restricted to school and community |
| Hochberg Family Foundation | Skokie, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Babson Historical Association Inc | Gloucester, MA | 3 | $14K | $1,500 | Preselected only | Library and archive functions; Repair of grounds; Maintenance of historical objects |
| Pierce Katharine C UW | Dallas, TX | 2 | $14K | $7,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 7 | $14K | $2,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| The Frederick E Weber Charities Corp | Boston, MA | 2 | $14K | $6,750 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Hackett Educational Athletic Fdn Investment M | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Scholarships for student |
| Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $13K | $6,282 | Preselected only | School Programs; General & Unrestricted |
| Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $13K | $1,500 | Yes | For general support.; In support of and to encourage expansion of the museum's ou… |
| Mark and Cynthia Ross Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Jacob Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 2 | $12K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Charitable purpose designated by the recipient |
| Bonnell Cove Foundation | Groton, CT | 3 | $12K | $4,500 | Yes | Environmental & safety at sea |
| Female Charitable Association of Gloucester | Gloucester, MA | 10 | $11K | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted; Urestricted |
| Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association | Quincy, MA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Yes | Trade related equipment and support |
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 Gloucester, Massachusetts?
Tower Family Fund Inc, Youths Friends Association Inc, Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc, The Tina Snider Foundation, The Schmidt Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Gloucester 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 Gloucester. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.