Foundations that fund organizations in Needham, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Needham nonprofits
710 private foundations gave $15M to Needham organizations in their latest filings; 34 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
988 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Needham around $40K. 52 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 710
- Accept applications
- 34
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Needham
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 988
- Typical median grant
- $40K
- Based in MA
- 52%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Needham organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mooney-Reed Charitable Foundation | Rye, NH | 4 | $1.2M | $113K | Preselected only | Support for annual golf tournament; Challenge gift support; Annual fund support |
| Frieze Family Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable donations |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $949K | $949K | Yes | Create novel technology platform capabilities |
| The Azeez Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 2 | $626K | $313K | Preselected only | General fund contribution for entity's charitable purpose |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 3 | $598K | $200K | Preselected only | Scholarship support; Unrestricted |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 2 | $460K | $230K | Yes | Customized Technical Assistance for Design and Implementati…; Technical Assistance for Design and Implementation of State… |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $375K | $188K | Yes | Jewish community; Medical research |
| Robert and Dana Smith Charitable Foundation C/O Castanea Partners | Newton, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | General welfare |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 5 | $326K | $13K | Yes | Medical research |
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $314K | $314K | Preselected only | Support-general fund |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Serving communities with medicaid fair share: novel metrics… |
| Satell Family Foundation C/O Edward M Satell | King of Prussia, PA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General use/ no restrictions |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 2 | $230K | $115K | Yes | Capital |
| Imago Dei Fund C/O Berkshire Partners | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General use |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 5 | $195K | $45K | Yes | Healthcare; Education; Human Services |
| Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation | Bal Harbour, FL | 3 | $182K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation Inc | Newington, CT | 2 | $162K | $81K | Preselected only | Babson's venturing out prison education program; Perry s. levy fellow fund |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Global |
| The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc | Tolland, CT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Education - project/program |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 2 | $145K | $73K | Yes | Health care access for underserved individuals & communities; Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $143K | $143K | Yes | To support research funding; not intended for pupblicity ca… |
| The Ilene Beal Charitable Foundation | Weston, MA | 1 | $140K | $140K | Preselected only | Support for cancer patients and their families |
| Lombard Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $130K | $65K | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | To support the bay area chapter |
| Hunt Street Fund Inc | Needham, MA | 3 | $123K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution unrestricted |
| Mary a Warren Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $100K | $50K | Yes | Rapid response for people experiencing homelessness in grea…; Operating support |
| The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Dream big! equipment grants & scholarships |
| Slaggie Family Foundation | Winona, MN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| Oechsle Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Santos Family Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | Auto safety teaching and research |
| Needham Memorial Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $89K | $89K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $87K | $87K | Preselected only | Hygiene essentials in order to preserve and enhance overall… |
| Edward C and Linda Dresner Levy Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Providing services to those with breast cancer |
| Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation Inc | Southfield, MI | 3 | $74K | $13K | Preselected only | Therapeutic support; Israelite young women's leadership program; Village way |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro, MA | 4 | $70K | $9,000 | Yes | Education; Cancer Research; Human Services |
| The Aksel Nielsen Foundation | Westport, MA | 5 | $67K | $500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Edward H Mank Foundation | Needham, MA | 4 | $66K | $18K | Yes | General charitable purpose; General charitable purposes; General chritable purposes |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 6 | $63K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation | Getzville, NY | 1 | $62K | $62K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Stirling Foundation | Pleasant Grove, UT | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | To fund a program to help socioeconomically disadvantaged s… |
| The Daymarc Foundation | Wayland, MA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | General support |
| Gilson Family Foundation Inc | Concord, MA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| The Peabody Foundation Inc C/O Judith E Rhoades | Plymouth, MA | 2 | $57K | $29K | Preselected only | To benefit handicapped children &/related research. |
| Metrowest Health Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 4 | $55K | $14K | Yes | Meeting the moment; Metrowest health internship - yin teng; Metrowest health internship - madalena dubaldo |
| Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc | Natick, MA | 3 | $55K | $15K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Fooksman Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Rockland, MA | 4 | $52K | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Arbella Insurance Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $51K | $26K | Yes | Health charity; Social justice initiative |
| The Roger and Kathy Marino Foundation | Naples, FL | 2 | $50K | $25K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Hms Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charity |
| The Tina Snider Foundation | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Larch Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| General Atlantic Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Janey Fund Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Trefler Foundation | Newton, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| Primed Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Working through trauma program |
| Harry L Bradley Jr Charitable Fund C/O Mhl | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support of recipient |
| The Fineshriber Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Program grant |
| Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $50K | $10K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 2 | $49K | $25K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The George and Carol Milne Foundation | Boca Grande, FL | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general operating support |
| Perlman Family Foundation Founded By Anita and Louis Perlman | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | Civic & social |
| Simon B Gottlieb Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 3 | $44K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 22 | $42K | $1,250 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Tua Elizabeth L Gardner Char | Dallas, TX | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation and Trust | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2 | $41K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | General support |
| Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc | Weston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Assistance to residential home and related services for spe… |
| The Martin Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | Wall Project at the Athletic Field; Annual Fund |
| Deborah M Noonan Memorial Fund | Dallas, TX | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Billy Rose Foundation Inc | Rockville Centre, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | General Support |
| Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc | Madison, CT | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Mitchell School Parent Teacher Council Trust | Needham, MA | 3 | $38K | $9,505 | Yes | Curriculum enhancement; Community enhancement; Charitable |
| David J Feldman and Sydney E Feldman Charitable Trust | Dedham, MA | 5 | $37K | $300 | Yes | Gift |
| Needham Bank Charitable Foundation Inc | Needham, MA | 10 | $36K | $3,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose; Exempt purposeexempt purpose |
| Lakeside Foundation C/O Pitcairn | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $35K | $18K | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 24 | $33K | $500 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Robert S & Maria J Reisman Charitable Tr | Needham, MA | 2 | $33K | $17K | Preselected only | To support the community |
| Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries | Newton, MA | 4 | $31K | $5,000 | Preselected only | For healthcare.; For educational programs. |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $31K | $500 | Yes | Employee matching gift; Unrestricted operating support |
| Robert L Rimmele Scholarship Fund Trust | Concord, NH | 8 | $31K | $4,000 | Yes | Scholarship for |
| Samis Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Educational & humanitarian |
| The Taymor Family Foundation Trust P Taymor & K Taymor- Trustees | Boston, MA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Mattina R Proctor Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $30K | $15K | Yes | Grant-lown institute newsletter; Grant-art classes & programming |
| The Tl Holland Foundation | Alpine, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Research for cancer and related diseases. |
| Ross Stores Foundation | Dublin, CA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Youth program |
| The Devereaux Charitable Foundation Trust | Malden, MA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Yes | Unrestricted / general |
| The Bulens Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $28K | $14K | Preselected only | General |
| Milton and Ida Newman Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Community |
| The Kramer Family Foundation Inc | Reno, NV | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Education |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | Johnston, RI | 3 | $27K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| The Ravitz Foundation | Farmington Hills, MI | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | Therapeutic care |
| Mfs Investment Management Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $27K | $13K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Shapiro Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $26K | $13K | Preselected only | Domestic need; Domestic needs |
| Goldberg and Kaiser Family Foundation | Brookline, MA | 3 | $26K | $500 | Yes | Further tax exempt purpose |
| Constance O Putnam Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General purposes |
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 Needham, Massachusetts?
The Mooney-Reed Charitable Foundation, Frieze Family Foundation, Gates Foundation, The Azeez Foundation, The Flatley Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Needham 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 Needham. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.