Foundations that fund organizations in Lexington, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lexington nonprofits
274 private foundations gave $15M to Lexington organizations in their latest filings; 29 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
393 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lexington around $30K. 39 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 274
- Accept applications
- 29
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lexington
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 393
- Typical median grant
- $30K
- Based in MA
- 39%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lexington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $3.6M | $1.8M | Yes | Postsecondary education; Vaccine development |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | Portland, ME | 2 | $1.5M | $768K | Yes | Unrestricted; Preservation of community and local news in maine |
| The Landsman Charitable Trust | Lexington, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Ira Jones Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $691K | $691K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Koha Family Foundation | Lexington, MA | 1 | $540K | $540K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation | Redmond, WA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | To increase womens civic engagement |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 1 | $395K | $395K | Yes | Charitable |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | In support of general operations |
| Gill Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Project support for lgbtq issues |
| Berlin Family Foundation Inc C/O Terry Lawrence | Akron, OH | 1 | $236K | $236K | Yes | General fund, support for annual holiday & back to school e… |
| The White Cedar Fund Formerly Nolen Bradley Family Fund | Jackson, WY | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | For supporting conservation and education in uganda for wil… |
| Peter and Ann Lambertus Family Foundatio C/O Bartlett Pc | Norwood, MA | 5 | $203K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 5 | $200K | $35K | Yes | Education; Healthcare; Human Services |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | For general support |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Expanding economic opportunity |
| The Dana Home Foundation Inc | Lexington, MA | 15 | $180K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Lexington community senior wellness fair; Dana home resources for seniors; Caal events for seniors |
| The Rauch Family Foundation | Upland, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Restricted annual giving |
| David Lewis Toothaker Char Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $140K | $70K | Yes | Operating support (greater boston); Boston public schools program support |
| Conservation Food and Health Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $135K | $135K | Yes | Program support |
| The Charles F and Beatrice D Adams Charitable Trust C/O Choate Investment | Boston, MA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Three-year general operating support for the children's men…; Children's mental health campaign strategic planning support |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $110K | $55K | Preselected only | General support |
| Co-Ttee UW of James W Dunphy | Dallas, TX | 1 | $109K | $109K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Peabody Foundation Inc C/O Judith E Rhoades | Plymouth, MA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | To benefit handicapped children &/related research. |
| The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Frank R Koller Beneficiaries Trust | Webster, WI | 1 | $97K | $97K | Preselected only | Operations |
| The Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation | Norwood, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hone & Cox Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $79K | $79K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mwc Foundation Inc #0726315 | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Teen programs |
| Florence & Richard Koplow Family Foundation C/O Florence Koplow Trustee | Lexington, MA | 9 | $70K | $2,600 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Davidson Estate Account | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $66K | $66K | Preselected only | General Operations |
| The Jack Satter Foundation C/O Hemenway Trust Company | Salem, NH | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Project bridges and transition services |
| Ciccolo Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 14 | $59K | $2,750 | Yes | General purpose |
| Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 1 | $53K | $53K | Yes | Human services |
| The Foster Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $52K | $13K | Preselected only | For LMS Fund; General & Unrestricted; Aline Gery Fund Scholarship Fund |
| Edward P Clark Memorial Tr | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $51K | $51K | Preselected only | Support mental health |
| The Telluray Foundation | Littleton, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Additional reporting for littleton independent |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Support for the Children's Mental Health Campaign |
| John Mirak Foundation | Arlington, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Wild Gifting Project | Middletown, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Creation of accessible picnic tables or in support of progr… |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Project support |
| Samuel & Nancy Jo Altschuler Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $50K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| William F Burdett | Dallas, TX | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Goyal Family Charitable Foundation | Natick, MA | 2 | $43K | $21K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Robert a Semonian Charitable Trust C/O Leon Semonian | Newton Center, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Further programs |
| Wayne Hollomon Price Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Support objectives to ensure forests are protected in and a… |
| The Campbell Family Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Support for education |
| Tribune-Review Charities | Tarentum, PA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Chrysanta Foundation | Lafayette, PA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | To help promote the use of native plants in Massachusetts t… |
| The Sidney and Deanna Wolk Family Foundation | Medford, MA | 2 | $31K | $15K | Preselected only | General |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Defend and expand democracy to promote energy efficiency ph… |
| The Windover Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General |
| Linde Family Foundation C/O Eric Riak - Cibc Private Wealth Mgmt | Boston, MA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Operating support |
| Colatosti Family Foundation | Lexington, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| John Leopold Weil & Geraldine Rickard Weil Memorial Charitable Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Assistance to indigent and dysfunctional families, especial… |
| Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Cordeiro Family Foundation | Ketchum, ID | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General |
| Roger L Weston Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $27K | $14K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $27K | $27K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Raymond Allen Krome Trust UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Crew Family Foundation Inc | Plainville, CT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Donation |
| Comeau Family Foundation | Needham Heights, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General charitable donation |
| Elizabeth B McGraw Foundation Inc | East Falmouth, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Gupta Family Foundation | Hollis, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Rapoport Family Foundation C/O Ron Rapoport | Waco, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operating support |
| Je & Zb Butler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Waypoint adventure |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| The Katie McGrath & Jj Abrams Family Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Maine trust for local news |
| The Geraldi Norton Foundation C/O Kathryn Wise | Wilmette, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Me Davenport Fund a Private Foundation Inc | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Grant to provide free diapersgrant to provide free diapers |
| Boston Fatherless & Widows Society | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General purposes |
| Cottonwood Spring | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| March Family Foundation | Edina, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Smith Family Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support of charity |
| Benjamin & Ethel Andrews | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Ives Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 4 | $22K | $1,050 | Yes | General purposes |
| Safty5 Foundation Gordon Owades Trustee | Lexington, MA | 2 | $21K | $11K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Stephenson Family Foundation A/K/A Celebrate Life Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Thomas J Bliffert Foundation Inc | Shorewood, WI | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | General |
| Black Mountain Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| W&h Foundation | Knoxville, TN | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Hunt Street Fund Inc | Needham, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution unrestricted |
| Priscilla Alden Uwo | Dallas, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Eustace B and Nancy Fiske M Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Sterling and Pamela Viets Charitable Foundation | Warwick, RI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes of the organization |
| Herman Forbes Char Tr Xxxxx1001 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General |
| Wyeth Foundation for American Art | Rockland, DE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Grant in support of the conservation and reinterpretation o… |
| Dorothy T & Myron T Seifert Charitable Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | General support |
| Adelson Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Brook Trout Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Charles H Pearson Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Tremblay Family Foundation | Marblehead, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| The Clinton Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable Contribution |
| Joyce and Vd Scott Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird Trustee | Montpelier, VT | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Youth development for the disabled |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 8 | $14K | $725 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
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 Lexington, Massachusetts?
Gates Foundation, Harold Alfond Foundation, The Landsman Charitable Trust, Ira Jones Charitable Trust, The Koha Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Lexington 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 Lexington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.