Foundations that fund organizations in Lincoln, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lincoln nonprofits
333 private foundations gave $11M to Lincoln organizations in their latest filings; 28 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
405 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lincoln around $30K. 63 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 333
- Accept applications
- 28
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lincoln
- $11M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 405
- Typical median grant
- $30K
- Based in MA
- 63%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lincoln organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Acquisition for preservation |
| Humani Foundation Inc | Belmont, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 2 | $608K | $304K | Yes | As a final general support grant; For general support |
| Julian de Cordova Uw-Equity | Dallas, TX | 1 | $427K | $427K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Lookout Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | To protect and steward natural and working lands, year 1 of… |
| Krieger Charitable Trust Fka Cecilia L Krieger Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | Charitable purposes |
| The Robert & Colleen Grady Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $280K | $280K | Preselected only | General use |
| Ann Theodore Foundation Amy B Naughton Trustee | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | To suppor the employment, training, and mentorship of youth… |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Capital |
| Wallace Research Foundation C/O Rsm US Llp Attn Shawna Huls | Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $250K | $125K | Preselected only | To enhance biodiversity and wildlife protection in belize |
| Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation | Concord, MA | 3 | $249K | $116K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $230K | $80K | Yes | Cultivating future leaders: a comprehensive education-to-ca…; Nature in the city and boston greenup program: combining na…; Expanding the green skills pipeline: equipping youth to lea… |
| Ogden Codman Tr Uwo Dorothy Sfm Codman C/O Verrill Dana Llp | Boston, MA | 7 | $207K | $15K | Yes | Field equipment: truck and mower; Subsidize lincoln school grade 8 trip to washington; Drumlin farm's ice pond trail, second installment |
| The Nordblom Family Foundation | Burlington, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Crocker barn |
| Ellice Mack Endicott 1969 Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $170K | $170K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Alvarium Foundation | Needham, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Ac Israel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $134K | $26K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Summer Programming including funds to hire a director and s…; for educational support services including but not limited… |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 4 | $113K | $28K | Yes | Human Services; Education |
| Goldenrod Foundation Inc | Plymouth, MA | 1 | $108K | $108K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Once Upon a Time Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Once Here Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General Support |
| The Ajana Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | In support of general operations and program scaling |
| The Schawbel Family Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted donation |
| The Croll Foundation | Needham Heights, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 7 | $80K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Bafflin Foundation | Providence, RI | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Land conservation |
| The Rands Foundation | Westwood, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| The Blum Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | For one or more exempt purposes described in irc section 50… |
| The Clinton Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jim Thompson Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Fostering environmental stewardship and social responsibili… |
| A Orloff Charitable Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $62K | $62K | Preselected only | To provide assistance and support for jewish education |
| Merck Family Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| The Foster Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Habitat in Belmont; Mass Audubon Habitat - Somerset Street Improvement Project |
| David P Wheatland Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | $42,963 for the purchase of a classic kingston two horse tr… |
| The Evergreen Charitable Fund Inc Co Albert Nierenberg | Boxford, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General Charitable Benefit |
| Towards Sustainability Foundation C/O Charles P Nelson Jr Cambridge Trust | Saugus, MA | 2 | $55K | $28K | Yes | General Purposes |
| Shore-Schor Susan Carol Family Trust | Henderson, NV | 1 | $53K | $53K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Snave Foundation | Winchester, MA | 2 | $51K | $26K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $51K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| The Ives Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $50K | $10K | Yes | General purposes; Long pasture wildlife sanctuary |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| Humanity United | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| John and Golda Cohen Trust | Brookline Village, MA | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | Donation toGeneralFund; Donation to GeneralFund |
| The 1434 Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jean Gaulin Foundation | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Endowment |
| The Edward W & Betty Knight Scripps Foundation | Sunapee, NH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General Support |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating funds 2023 - 2027 |
| Reynolds Family Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Mnm Foundation | Walpole, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | Operating; Matinee Series |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| Frances L Loomis Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Bolotnick Seaver Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Jerome Lyle Rappaport Charitable Foundation | Burlington, MA | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Education support |
| The Sudbury Foundation | Sudbury, MA | 4 | $36K | $5,500 | Yes | Community; Children, youth & families |
| The Clark R Smith Family Foundation C/O Hemenway & Barnes Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Support |
| Hunt Street Fund Inc | Needham, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution unrestricted |
| The Cedar Street Foundation Jh1204 | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support |
| Roehr Family Foundation Inc C/O Raphael and Raphael Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Community |
| Saquish Foundation C/O Hunter Associates | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Wildflower Foundation Inc C/O Lou Nostro | Miami, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| The Couch Family Foundation C/O Cf Advisors | Hanover, NH | 2 | $26K | $13K | Preselected only | General support |
| Rubenstein Family Trust | Marion, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To empower children with language-based learning difference… |
| Crawley Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Increasing access to nature for children in springfield |
| Edith H Overly Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Js Howe Family Foundation C/O Old Hill Partners | Stamford, CT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Protect nature for people and wildlife |
| Giving Grousbeck Fazzalari Dated April 20 2011 | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General |
| George Wells Foundation Ui | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Lucia B Morrill Charitable Fdn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Melampy-Lawrence Charitable Trust | Dunstable, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Rubbico Family Foundation | Alton, NH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Donald C McGraw Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Miramare Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Nbt Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education dept and 50th |
| Mary-Louise & Ruth Eddy Fdn | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Henry Hornblower Fund Inc | Plymouth, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General support |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 3 | $23K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Eugene M Adler Family Fund C/O William Meyer | Tinley Park, IL | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | Workshop/event grant stipend |
| Edith W and John a Dockray Charitable Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | For the benefit of massachusetts audubon |
| New England Biolabs Foundation | Ipswich, MA | 2 | $21K | $11K | Yes | North shore coastal islands monitoring and outreach; Event sponsorship 2024 |
| De LA Cour Family Foundation | Glen Cove, NY | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget |
| The Rogers Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $21K | $11K | Preselected only | General support |
| Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund C/O Berger Katz Weshaus & Lenza Pc | Canton, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | The organization's primary activity is to support by contri… |
| Someone Elses Child Inc | Marblehead, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | For the purpose of donation to charitable org |
| Island Foundation Inc | Marion, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Coastal waterbird conservation in urban and suburban commun… |
| Constance O Putnam Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Van Sloun Foundation C/O Baldwin Brothers LLC | Marion, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation | Worcester, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Grant- unrestricted general support |
| The Hazeldean Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Yeshe Khorlo Foundation (in Care of Aragon Trust Company) | George Town | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | The grant is to support the development and publication of… |
| Gilson Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Eric and Tiffany Friedman Foundation C/O Frank Rimerman Co Llp | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Conservation of nature and wildlife in massachusetts |
| Scarlet Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 6 | $17K | $1,515 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Clif Family Foundation | St Helena, CA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Yes | Transform Food Systems |
| Margaret Walker Purinton Foundation | Belmont, MA | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General purpose of donee |
| The Wang Foundation Co Mary Kathleen | Boston, MA | 2 | $16K | $8,000 | Preselected only | Current year programs; Annual fund appeal |
| Judy and Tony King Foundation C/O Wealth Enhancement Advisory Svcs | Boston, MA | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Support |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 4 | $16K | $2,750 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
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 Lincoln, Massachusetts?
Edward C Johnson Fund, Humani Foundation Inc, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Julian de Cordova Uw-Equity, Lookout Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations and 95 others reported grants to Lincoln 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 Lincoln. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.