Foundations that fund organizations in Medford, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Medford nonprofits
293 private foundations gave $22M to Medford organizations in their latest filings; 35 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
371 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Medford around $75K. 31 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 293
- Accept applications
- 35
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Medford
- $22M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 371
- Typical median grant
- $75K
- Based in MA
- 31%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Medford organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, socie… |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.6M | $1.6M | Yes | Inclusive financial systems |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Yes | To understand and replicate living optical networks inspire… |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 4 | $1.0M | $272K | Yes | For a project to research and expand youth civic engagement…; For a one-time project on the securitization of migration a…; As a final grant for the U.S.-Russia Relations Initiative |
| Hirsh Family Foundation | Natick, MA | 2 | $1.0M | $500K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general support |
| Jsjn Children's Charitable Trust (f/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) | Boston, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable use - to support the organizations path toward d… |
| The Shanahan Family Charitable Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $910K | $910K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | LIINC Clinical Core research at UC San Francisco |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $836K | $418K | Yes | To support research and curricular initiatives that model t…; To support latinx artist fellowships as part of the us lati… |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $650K | $650K | Preselected only | Catalyzing communities to promote child health equity |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $613K | $306K | Yes | For the climate policy lab; For the climate policy lab to sponsor scholars and interns… |
| Tavitian Foundation Inc | Montvale, NJ | 1 | $480K | $480K | Preselected only | Education |
| Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Yes | Tufts wildlife clinics |
| The Rogers Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $385K | $193K | Preselected only | General support |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $370K | $370K | Yes | The fletcher school of law and diplomacy, international sec… |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $365K | $365K | Yes | Tostudy the economic and equity impacts of alternative elec… |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $360K | $110K | Preselected only | To further efforts to create a resilience hub in medford; To actualize the instructional vision at medford high school; To support the racial equity in policy and planning fellows… |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 8 | $354K | $35K | Yes | Education; Human Services; Other |
| Wallace Research Foundation C/O Rsm US Llp Attn Shawna Huls | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $352K | $352K | Preselected only | To support the project "understanding how epstein-barr viru… |
| Monderer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $340K | $340K | Preselected only | To promote its charitable purpose |
| Georgina B West UW | Dallas, TX | 1 | $284K | $284K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Irene Kandzie Scholarship Fund | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $261K | $261K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The G Harold & Leila y Mathers Charitable Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | 1 | $234K | $234K | Yes | Research project |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $209K | $7,000 | Yes | Tie off - core support for the center for information and r…; Core support for jurors for the 2024 and 2025 latinx artist…; Matching gift |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 2 | $206K | $103K | Yes | Education |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 3 | $202K | $26K | Yes | Research, general support & education |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Edith H Overly Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | General Support |
| The Steven C and Carmella R Kletjian Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $162K | $162K | Yes | For general needs of the organization |
| Earle P Charlton Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $159K | $159K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Sun Moon and Stars Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $158K | $158K | Preselected only | Academic support |
| The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $150K | $75K | Yes | Warhol re-granting initiative; Program support (over 2 years) |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | State civic engagement opportunities research |
| Marjorie Cohen Stanzler Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $130K | $130K | Preselected only | Educational |
| Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | To support long covid programs |
| The Bailey Wildlife Foundation | Roanoke, VA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | To foster education in scientific purposes |
| McGrath Family Foundation Inc | Longboat Key, FL | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | General use |
| Remillard Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $115K | $115K | Yes | National disaster relief fd./local disaster relief fd. |
| Four Through Nine Foundation Inc | Encino, CA | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | Education |
| Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation C/O Gerald B O'Grady Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $104K | $104K | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund C/O Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $104K | $104K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Stern Family Philanthropic Foundation | Harrison, NY | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Bunker West Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General purpose |
| The George I Alden Trust C/O Fletcher Tilton & Whipple Pc | Worcester, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To further education |
| The Moh Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General donation to university |
| Seeding the Future Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | The Future Food System Innovation Lab |
| Rga Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Disaster Relief |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Arts education |
| The Davenport Family Foundation | Southeastern, PA | 1 | $95K | $95K | Preselected only | "tufts win!" athletic endowment |
| Kohler Foundation Inc | Kohler, WI | 1 | $79K | $79K | Yes | Christian walker collection |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | 81608 supporting the 7th annual black maternal health confe… |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General support |
| Robbins Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Medical and scientific research |
| Mary Jean and Frank P Smeal Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Sidney R Baer Jr Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $70K | $70K | Yes | General operating |
| American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $66K | $33K | Preselected only | Disaster relief; General purpose |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Jewish audience microtargeting model |
| The Wang Foundation Co Mary Kathleen | Boston, MA | 2 | $60K | $30K | Preselected only | Lacrosse program; Capital gift |
| The Kedron Foundation C/O Bessemer Trust | Garden City, NY | 1 | $56K | $56K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Nancy E Barton Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Mugar Foundation C/O Mugar Enterprises | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Gift designated for the baseball stadium project to support… |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To further the work and musical legacy of charles ives |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | To support the 2024-2025 Bradley Graduate and Post-Graduate… |
| Ta Thornton Foundation Inc | Upper Marlboro, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Bergstrom Foundation C/O Gary Bergstrom | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| Ellen R Cohen Charitable Trust | Newton, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Health care |
| Eliot H & June L Tatelman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| Mahan Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Tennis Facility Project |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $49K | $49K | Yes | Enhance access to calculus |
| The Action and Truth Foundation | Needham, MA | 4 | $49K | $12K | Yes | Educational |
| The Payne Family Foundation Xxx3390 | Johnston, RI | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Frances Masser Charitable Trust C/O T Craig Wilson | Clearwater, FL | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | To fund scholarships at the school. |
| Ttee UW of C W Bollivar | Dallas, TX | 2 | $37K | $19K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Boston Baptist Social Union | Medford, MA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Yes | General purpose |
| Hauser Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Support a university that builds a lifelong passion for cre… |
| The Devonshire Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $33K | $16K | Preselected only | Distribution for xanthaky memorial scholarship fund |
| Zita Spiss Research Trust | Scarsdale, NY | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Laszlo N Tauber Family Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | 2 | $31K | $15K | Preselected only | 2025 budget year; 2024 budget year |
| Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Grodzins Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Community services |
| Tr U William a Davis | Boston, MA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Nelson Foundaton High Impact Kids Inc | Medford, MA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | Care for children |
| Alice S Raymond Tr Ua | Dallas, TX | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Needham Bank Charitable Foundation Inc | Needham, MA | 5 | $28K | $1,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose; Donation |
| The Herb Chambers Charitable Foundation | Glastonbury, CT | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust Hemenway & Barnes Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Yes | The smfa at tufts polly thayer starr charitable trust term… |
| Richard Robert Miselis Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | Summer Research Scholar |
| Hazel Johnson Tuw | Dallas, TX | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | Support for books & tuition |
| The Brodsky Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $26K | $26K | Preselected only | To further donee's exempt purpose |
| David S Ascher MD Charitable Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Health, educations, or wellness |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| The Mjk Family Foundation C/O Jeremy Kramer Trustee | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | -student social mobility $10,000-fund for arts & sciences $… |
| Webster Bank Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | support for the Boston Marathon Team Red Cross |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support the development of the EconoFact platform |
| The Hamd Foundation Inc | Port Jefferson, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To serve and engage muslims by promoting the values and tea… |
| Linde Family Foundation C/O Eric Riak - Cibc Private Wealth Mgmt | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Tufts university prison initiative of tisch college (tupit) |
| Donovan-Hale Family Foundation | Wayland, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Support - Medical Research |
| The Elsie Procter van Buren Foundation | Somerville, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jordan's Furniture Charitable Foundation C/O Jordan's Furniture | East Taunton, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Hurricanes and tropical storms 2024 |
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 Medford, Massachusetts?
The Jonathan M Tisch Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, Wm Keck Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Hirsh Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Medford 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 Medford. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.