Foundations that fund organizations in Lynn, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lynn nonprofits
201 private foundations gave $14M to Lynn organizations in their latest filings; 42 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
498 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lynn around $20K. 70 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 201
- Accept applications
- 42
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lynn
- $14M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 498
- Typical median grant
- $20K
- Based in MA
- 70%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lynn organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 39 | $2.5M | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 12 | $1.4M | $40K | Preselected only | To participate in the community heat resilience pilot progr…; To support refinement of financial management practices and…; To support general operations and implementation of strateg… |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $1.3M | $500K | Yes | Capital project support |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 20 | $930K | $34K | Yes | Education; Human Services; Social Justice |
| Solimine Charitable Corporation | Lynn, MA | 16 | $632K | $12K | Yes | Charitable |
| Gerondelis Foundation Inc | Lynn, MA | 15 | $583K | $25K | Yes | For funding; Scholarship |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 7 | $360K | $40K | Yes | Literacy project expansion; Swsg fy25 general operating support; Alumni success, learning experience, and co-authorship at k… |
| Amelia Peabody Foundation C/O Joseph Kelly | Topsfield, MA | 8 | $355K | $45K | Yes | Operations; Capacity Building; Teen Programming |
| The William F Connell Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $302K | $101K | Preselected only | Support for the charitable objectives of the respective cha… |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 6 | $299K | $60K | Yes | Charitable |
| Atrius Health Equity Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $270K | $40K | Preselected only | To support community well-being.; To support youth as health care change agents program. |
| Brickbottom Foundation C/O Corient Attn Katy Stangle | Boston, MA | 3 | $265K | $10K | Preselected only | To assist you in your spiritual growth and development.; To provide the highest quality health and social services t…; To provide comprehensive health care to everyone in our com… |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Mathematics lab |
| Hamel Family Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| James W O'Brien Foundation Inc C/O McInnis Law Offices | North Andover, MA | 4 | $221K | $46K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Alfred Chase Charity Fdn Ui | Dallas, TX | 10 | $175K | $18K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| St Stephens Housing Corporation C/O St Stephen's Towers | Beverly, MA | 3 | $140K | $45K | Preselected only | General purpose of the organization. |
| The Hill Family Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 4 | $120K | $30K | Yes | Scholarship program; Essential program equipment to deliver on mission; Capital support for housing homeless individuals and famili… |
| The Creighton Narada Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $115K | $115K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 4 | $110K | $25K | Yes | High dose individualized tutoring; Expanding equity in higher education for lynn & chelsea ma; General programming |
| Charlesbank Homes | Walpole, MA | 2 | $108K | $54K | Yes | Capital repairs for an 8-room sro; Providing bed frames, mattresses, and othernecessities for… |
| The Devereaux Charitable Foundation Trust | Malden, MA | 9 | $108K | $1,500 | Yes | Unrestricted / general |
| Edward S & Winifred G Moseley Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $105K | $10K | Preselected only | "project learn" program; Expanding college access in lynn and chelsea; The casa project-birth to big kid initiative |
| The Pasculano Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To promote the work of the organization |
| The Ruane Family Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To support a variety of educational programs from arts and… |
| Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc | Salem, MA | 24 | $89K | $3,650 | Yes | Exempt purposes |
| Tr UW of Annie E Wilson | Dallas, TX | 2 | $88K | $44K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The 1434 Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Linden Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 3 | $80K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating/program support |
| Someone Elses Child Inc | Marblehead, MA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Yes | For the purpose of donation to charitable org |
| The Mosakowski Family Charitable Foundation | Swampscott, MA | 2 | $75K | $38K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Charles F and Beatrice D Adams Charitable Trust C/O Choate Investment | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Three-year grant to provide flexible support to respond to… |
| Willard C Tilson Foundation | Exeter, NH | 3 | $70K | $25K | Yes | On-going operational support |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 11 | $66K | $2,500 | Yes | Matching gift |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $65K | $65K | Yes | Capital |
| Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Movement innovation in a time of democratic crisis |
| George E Barnard Trust | Dallas, TX | 3 | $64K | $16K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Move the World Foundation | Dartmouth, MA | 5 | $62K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Clark R Smith Family Foundation C/O Hemenway & Barnes Llp | Boston, MA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Support |
| McCarthy Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 7 | $58K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Devonshire Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Building audacity's three-year grant supports overall fundr… |
| Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund | Boston, MA | 7 | $54K | $9,000 | Preselected only | General operating support; Teen programs; The casa project |
| Ryan Shaw Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 1 | $53K | $53K | Preselected only | Equip train and empower at risk homeless young adults. |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating |
| Tower Family Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Boston Baptist Social Union | Medford, MA | 2 | $50K | $25K | Yes | Karen ministry; General support |
| Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Rockland, MA | 9 | $47K | $5,000 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Massachusetts Society for Aiding Discharged Prisoners | Bedford, MA | 1 | $43K | $43K | Yes | Faith-based community support |
| Co-Ttee UW of Henry a Pevear | Dallas, TX | 5 | $40K | $8,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Neal Rantoul Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $40K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Sally Foss & James Scott Hill Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Oren Campbell McCleary Charit Tr | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Michael and Norah Videtta Charitable Trust | Exeter, NH | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | Required income distribution |
| The John H and H Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $35K | $10K | Yes | For la vida scholars: expanding equity in higher education; For innovative college access and career readiness programm…; For the haven project's career development program |
| Henry H Downing Trust UW #0703520 Charles L Newhall | Salem, MA | 2 | $33K | $16K | Preselected only | Unrestricted within donee's charitable purposes |
| John Macnair Fund | Dallas, TX | 4 | $33K | $8,750 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | Support of the juvenile justice legal advocacy project.; Support for the community based crime prevention program.; Support for the youth violence intervention program. |
| Priscilla Alden Uwo | Dallas, TX | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc | Newburyport, MA | 6 | $27K | $3,750 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Pannell Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $26K | $13K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the organization |
| Mary a Warren Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Youth Services |
| Wild Geese Foundation Inc | Hull, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General purpose |
| Winning Home Inc C/O Albert Curran Jr | Concord, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | art programs for underprivileged children |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Ac general |
| Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation) | Houston, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Livelihood |
| Krupp Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purp… |
| Trust UW John J Linnehan | Burlington, VT | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Educational purposes |
| Joseph L Amodeo Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $23K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support; Casa project - birth to big kid initiative |
| Gilson Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 3 | $23K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Demoulas Foundation | Chelmsford, MA | 4 | $21K | $5,000 | Yes | Youth organizations; Civic, cultural & other; Churches, temples, & religious |
| Michael and Renee Minogue Foundation C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | To support the mission of the parish. |
| Pdb Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Youth arts support |
| Creighton Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Harman Family Foundation C/O Dressler Associates | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Arts and leadership development |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Lucia B Morrill Charitable Fdn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Nbt Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Lawrence J and Anne Rubenstein Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Elementary and middle school youth development programming |
| Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes of the organization |
| Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Tr UW Helen F Kimball-The Moses Kimball Fund for Promotion of Good Citizenship | Boston, MA | 3 | $18K | $5,000 | Yes | Expanding access to higher education in lynn & chelsea; Talent & purpose; Career development program |
| Anderegg Family Foundation | Buzzards Bay, MA | 1 | $17K | $17K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Foundation M | Andover, MA | 2 | $17K | $8,500 | Preselected only | After School Art Program; General Purpose |
| Leslie S & Marcia C Ray Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | 3 | $16K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating budget |
| Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $16K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Savage Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General Charitable |
| Ruggles Family Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust | Garden City, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Rcb Charitable Foundation Inc | Reading, MA | 5 | $14K | $2,724 | Yes | $500 Carnival Cash; $1,000 Cookout; $1,224 Gala; $1,000 Annual Event; $2,500 Staff Appreciation; $1,000 2025 Dance; $590 Gala |
| Enpro Foundation | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | to nourish our community every day through hospitality free… |
| The Lynch Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Early childhood program |
| Llhlhm Foundation Margaret Baird Trustee | Montpelier, VT | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Youth development |
| New England Biolabs Foundation | Ipswich, MA | 3 | $11K | $2,000 | Yes | Beyond walls street art tour 2024; Discertionary grant: general support; Womxn artist muralists (wamx) |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 3 | $11K | $3,000 | Yes | Campership; Health & welfare; Homeless shelter |
| The Durant Family Foundation #0745364 C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Llewellyn Foundation C/O Melissa Hallmark | Springfield, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted |
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 Lynn, Massachusetts?
Eastern Bank Foundation, Barr Foundation, The Klarman Family Foundation, Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc), Solimine Charitable Corporation and 95 others reported grants to Lynn 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 Lynn. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.