Foundations that fund organizations in Newton, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Newton nonprofits
865 private foundations gave $54M to Newton organizations in their latest filings; 33 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,342 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Newton around $100K. 45 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 865
- Accept applications
- 33
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Newton
- $54M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,342
- Typical median grant
- $100K
- Based in MA
- 45%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Newton organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Morningside Foundation | Newton Centre, MA | 3 | $9.7M | $1.7M | Preselected only | General use - education |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $5.2M | $1.0M | Yes | Agricultural development; Development of solutions to improve global health; tubercul…; Hiv |
| Wk Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 3 | $1.7M | $600K | Yes | Health and Health Equity; Matching Grant |
| The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Caroline h. horvitz professorship in mediterranean archaeol… |
| Giving Grousbeck Fazzalari Dated April 20 2011 | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Yes | Earthshot prize |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 17 | $1.2M | $3,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Technology & equipment; Scholarship |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General donation |
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 4 | $1.0M | $14K | Preselected only | Support-general fund |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 10 | $685K | $50K | Yes | Screen reader user tester training program; Solar energy conversion project; Gear up for winter |
| Stephanie H & David a Spina Family Foundation | Wayland, MA | 2 | $665K | $333K | Preselected only | Community & charitable - fund-a-scholar program; Community - food delivered for people in need |
| The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $650K | $650K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $600K | $50K | Yes | Music department documentary; International music teacher documentary |
| Philip and Bernice Krupp Foundation for Jewish Life | Boston, MA | 1 | $600K | $600K | Yes | Charitable donation |
| Marriott Daughters Foundation C/O Nancie Lynch | Bethesda, MD | 6 | $574K | $83K | Preselected only | The capital campaign from emergency department expansion re…; The community collaborative program director; Salaries for the maternity service council within the commu… |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $530K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 14 | $524K | $30K | Yes | Human Services; Education; Social Justice |
| The Mooney-Reed Charitable Foundation | Rye, NH | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General fund support |
| Vinik Family Foundation | Tampa, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 7 | $500K | $75K | Yes | For production of "shadow of nanook," a documentary explori…; For the production of "united states of urvashi," an intima…; Core support for dark laboratory to research and use immers… |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $491K | $491K | Preselected only | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership |
| Perspective Media Initiatives Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $450K | $125K | Preselected only | Fwd-doc renewal; Fwd-doc org effectiveness; Canadaland limited-series |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 2 | $450K | $225K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $427K | $75K | Preselected only | For general operating support; To support mass ecosystem climate adaptation network to exp…; To support and elevate the sustainable solutions lab's clim… |
| Landry Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $403K | $202K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation | Waltham, MA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | For donee's exempt purpose |
| Highland Partners Charitable Fund | Boston, MA | 3 | $365K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | To support the grantee's work on the exploration of a new p… |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $340K | $170K | Preselected only | Qualified sponsorship of bio innovation week; Biobuilder: creating a template for scaling in non-traditio… |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 33 | $338K | $2,500 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Jmr Barker Foundation C/O Ballentine Partners LLC | Waltham, MA | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | General support and special project |
| Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $300K | $50K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Assessing the impact of leaf color charts & seasonal foreca… |
| The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $290K | $120K | Yes | Public policy and jewish communal research; Improve quality of life for women, children and families |
| Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation | Bal Harbour, FL | 25 | $275K | $3,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Beker Foundation | Boston, MA | 11 | $269K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating; For think:kids trainings and certification; in-school thera…; Gala sponsorship; miller center |
| Brown Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $265K | $265K | Preselected only | Enhance israel's public sphere by identifying, training and… |
| Ruderman Family Foundation | Newton Center, MA | 2 | $251K | $126K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $250K | $100K | Yes | General Operating Support; Support for curriculum development and convening; Support for 24 Clare Boothe Luce undergraduate STEM researc… |
| The Max Stenbeck Charitable Fund C/O Hcvtholthouse Carlin&van Trigt Llp | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To fight poverty through job creation in Eastern Africa. |
| Grousemont Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Three black men project |
| The Randolph Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General Support |
| Mathworks Foundation Inc | Natick, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust | Waltham, MA | 4 | $235K | $50K | Preselected only | To develope a sense of community and enhance the experience…; To promote deep jewish learning and inspired leadership wit…; To create a jewish educational experience in which each stu… |
| Parker Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $213K | $213K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Roger and Kathy Marino Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $206K | $206K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Lt S L Brown Mem Fund | Dallas, TX | 1 | $204K | $204K | Yes | John c. chaffin education |
| Gow Family Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General purposes |
| The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | To support the documentary film of a sponsored project |
| Krupp Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purp… |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization |
| Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Support the charitable purpose of the organization |
| The Stringer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Simon B Gottlieb Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 6 | $185K | $22K | Preselected only | Program support; Program supportprogram supportprogram support |
| Paul R Sheehan Tr Uwill | Dallas, TX | 1 | $176K | $176K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund | Larkspur, CA | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | Unrestricted cash support |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 2 | $163K | $81K | Yes | Program |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Jewish community |
| Independent University Alumni Association at Lowell Inc | Lowell, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Annual scholarships for students |
| The Brandt Jackson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | For the forthcoming documentary film about Diahann Caroll |
| Trust Uwo Herman Dana | Newton, MA | 2 | $150K | $75K | Yes | Medical; Community |
| Alpine Coda Foundation Inc Fka Katzen Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 2 | $149K | $75K | Yes | Trustees of the foundation are members of the board of dire…; Donation |
| Speedwell Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $149K | $149K | Preselected only | Conservation - Rails to Trails Documentary |
| Andy and Mariann Youniss Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $140K | $70K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Charitable Event |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | Scholarship program; Capital purchase (truck) for program serving vulnerable ind… |
| The Robert and Michelle Cooke Atchinson Foundation | Winchester, MA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | General support for medical research and services; To serve children engaged with the massachusetts department… |
| Terry and Susan Anderson Family Foundation | Florence, AL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Benevolent donation |
| Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $123K | $30K | Yes | #24-20: carroll interns (renewal); #25-21d: planned giving resource seminars; #25-18: leveling up braille skills through sustained high q… |
| Linde Family Foundation C/O Eric Riak - Cibc Private Wealth Mgmt | Boston, MA | 2 | $120K | $60K | Yes | Operating support; Nurses connect - a peer mentoring program to enhance nursin… |
| The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 3 | $115K | $50K | Preselected only | Operating support; Program and operating support |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $115K | $58K | Yes | Unrestricted operating support |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $115K | $58K | Preselected only | General operating support for roxbury international film fe…; Unrestricted emergency response support in massachusetts |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 12 | $111K | $6,250 | Preselected only | General |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $110K | $110K | Yes | To support start from scratch for the release of the docume… |
| The George and Louise J Hauser Charitable Trust | Wilmington, DE | 11 | $109K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Grocery Program; VITA fund; Scholarship fund |
| The Burkehaven Family Foundation | West Roxbury, MA | 3 | $108K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable support |
| Pomroy Rebecca Foundation Inc (cust) | Auburndale, MA | 13 | $106K | $7,500 | Yes | To support operations of the public charity |
| Jonathan Logan Family Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 3 | $105K | $25K | Preselected only | Documentary film "the united states of urvashi"; Documentary film "sally"; Documentary film "the disruptors" |
| The Works of Grace Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $104K | $104K | Preselected only | To support the organization's purpose |
| Fimf Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | Funding to support the organization's educational and relig… |
| Menon Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Randi & Joel Cutler Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Ajana Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | In support of food rescue and hunger relief of massachusetts |
| The Hershey Family Foundation Choate Hall & Stewart Llp C Casey | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Health equity international is dedicated to providing essen… |
| The Taffner Family Charitable Trust Trust - C/O Don L Taffner Jr Trustee | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Slater Foundation Inc | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| With Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Project support |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | For its sustainable peace and planet project |
| Maxwell Sedel Family Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Jewish continuity/lgbtq engagement |
| Imago Dei Fund C/O Berkshire Partners | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General use |
| The Pasculano Foundation | Cape Elizabeth, ME | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To promote the work of the organization |
| E & L Campbell Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Ma/nh health care systems transformation initiative |
| Ethel Kennedy Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $100K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| The H & F Baker Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | To promote the work of Hebrew College |
| Maben-Davis Family Foundation | Ridgefield, WA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Unrestricted gift |
| Rea-O'Keefe Family Foundation #0771334 | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Dan rea endowed scholarship |
| Mfs Investment Management Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation | Radnor, PA | 3 | $88K | $30K | Yes | To help with the costs of a film festival run, a social imp…; To help with the cost of its (i) j-term seminar on interrel…; To be applied in its discretion to the cost of its expanded… |
| Janey Fund Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $85K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; Unrestrictedunrestricted |
| Hunter Family Charitable Trust | Framingham, MA | 3 | $85K | $25K | Yes | Charitable; Educational |
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 Newton, Massachusetts?
The Morningside Foundation, Gates Foundation, Wk Kellogg Foundation, The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation, Giving Grousbeck Fazzalari Dated April 20 2011 and 95 others reported grants to Newton 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 Newton. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.