Foundations that fund organizations in Waltham, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Waltham nonprofits
755 private foundations gave $52M to Waltham organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,116 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Waltham around $150K. 35 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 755
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Waltham
- $52M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,116
- Typical median grant
- $150K
- Based in MA
- 35%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Waltham organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 18 | $6.5M | $285K | Yes | Core support for the rise together fund to support black, a…; For the establishment of the carrie buck distinguished fell…; Core support for bridges-puentes to participate in the desi… |
| Midwest Vision Research Foundation Dba Lifelong Vision Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | To support professorships in vision engineering and vision… |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $1.8M | $611K | Yes | Hiv; Discovery and translational sciences; tuberculosis |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $1.6M | $213K | Yes | 81627 strengthening the infrastructure and impact of divers…; 79624 examining disabled people of color's experience with…; 79284 supporting data, research, and users related to the c… |
| Tbl Charitable Foundation | Newtonville, MA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | General purpose |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Yes | Religion ethics&philnthpy journalism |
| Foundation for a Just Society | New York, NY | 5 | $1.3M | $250K | Preselected only | To provide general communications support; To provide general operating support; To support the charitable activities of reframe |
| Blavatnik Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | support for education |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $1.2M | $352K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $1.1M | $157K | Preselected only | Simons investigator in theoretical physics in life sciences; Higher-order statistics of geostrophic turbulence and inter…; Period integrals, distinction and the automorphic shimura l… |
| Benjamin D and Ruby G Schulman Foundation C/O Steven C Goodwin | Boston, MA | 1 | $875K | $875K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable gift |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $775K | $175K | Yes | General operating support; Support for capacity strengthening and technical assistance.; Support for the rights, faith, and democracy collaborative. |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $750K | $375K | Preselected only | Program support for Rise Together Fund; Program support for Piper Fund's Right to Protest project |
| Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation | Newton, MA | 3 | $671K | $135K | Yes | Medical research; Youth development; Human services |
| Winokur Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | Julie c. connig professorship in engineering science |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $595K | $298K | Preselected only | For studying how amo physics can inform the development of…; For integration of math into community education programs |
| National Biomedical Research Foundation Inc | Waltham, MA | 1 | $567K | $567K | Preselected only | Develop and maintain center for integration of science and… |
| The Kavli Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $550K | $550K | Preselected only | Nice sengupta 2024 |
| Frieze Family Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 2 | $550K | $275K | Preselected only | Charitable donations |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona del Mar, CA | 1 | $547K | $547K | Preselected only | Support to improve understanding of the orange county jewis… |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $533K | $533K | Yes | To support the new england journal of medicines media cover… |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Program/project support |
| Norman and Mary Pattiz Fdtn | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Metrowest Health Foundation Inc | Framingham, MA | 5 | $478K | $20K | Yes | Sanyu lyabatini; Sanyu lya batiini or happy, confident girls; Community-led digital wellness solutions |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $476K | $476K | Preselected only | Toward the costs of mapping financial instruments for gover… |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 15 | $470K | $25K | Yes | Human Services; Education; Misc Community Support |
| Harvey Goodstein Charitable Foundation | Huntingdon Valley, PA | 1 | $450K | $450K | Preselected only | General |
| The Hans & Mavis Lopater Fdn 182769-000 | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $440K | $440K | Preselected only | Needs based undergraduate |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $405K | $105K | Preselected only | In support of the disability & philanthropy forum; In support of its project, the disability culture lab; For the transparency and accountability initiative |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $405K | $80K | Preselected only | To provide general operating support as part of the catalyz…; To support waltham high school to sustain project-based lea…; To support the first year launch of a new high school optio… |
| Mellen Charitable Fdn (fka Tf Fdn) C/O Paul McCoy Family Office Svcs | Boston, MA | 1 | $403K | $403K | Preselected only | Support evidence based 1:1 virtual tutoring through ignite… |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $400K | $150K | Yes | Support for survey and related convening; Support for convenings and collaboration |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 4 | $370K | $53K | Yes | Girl scouts leadership experience in greater boston; Power up! girl scouts explore alternative energy; College mentoring program |
| Joseph F and Clara Ford Foundation Terry K Mond Trustee | Newton, MA | 1 | $362K | $362K | Preselected only | Educational and research |
| The Hassenfeld Family Foundation | Providence, RI | 2 | $350K | $175K | Preselected only | Hassenfeld Fellows Overseas Immersion Program; International Business School Peace Scholarship |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Yes | Unrestricted operating support |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | General support |
| Four Pines Fund Inc | Burlington, VT | 2 | $347K | $173K | Preselected only | To support dissemination of a support film for parents foll…; To support strategic planning to strengthen training for im… |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 4 | $306K | $52K | Yes | General operating; General operating support; Program |
| Edelstein Family Foundation 984609 | Evansville, IN | 1 | $304K | $304K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Yes | For support for the into women's hands project |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $290K | $290K | Yes | Asipt verification and renewal curriculum: convening expert… |
| Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust | Waltham, MA | 3 | $275K | $100K | Preselected only | To pursue knowledge and its transmission from generation to…; To bring together students from all corners of the jewish c…; To care for individuals and families by providing exception… |
| General Service Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 3 | $255K | $55K | Preselected only | Rise together fund; Protecting the right to protest; Third wave fund |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To enhance fact-based journalism and strengthen the capacit… |
| The Koum Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General charity |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Janey Fund Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 4 | $250K | $53K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To aid donee in fulfilling their tax exempt purpose |
| The Josetta Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $243K | $243K | Preselected only | Animal hospital |
| The Beker Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $223K | $43K | Preselected only | Architectural plans for center for jewish life; hillel; mka…; For holiday gift cards; Annual fund, just imagine grants |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 23 | $213K | $400 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education; Crosby matching gifts to education; Operating |
| Lissy Family Foundation | Needham, MA | 2 | $210K | $105K | Preselected only | For operating support |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $209K | $35K | Preselected only | Community; Youth development; Education |
| Saul & Gitta Kurlat Charitable Foundation C/O Aimee Kowalker | Canton, MA | 2 | $200K | $100K | Preselected only | Intended for current use to assist the agency in addressing… |
| Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | Program Support |
| Wolverine World Wide Foundation | Rockford, MI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Two Ten & United Way |
| Boger Family Foundation Inc C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Exempt purposes |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $190K | $190K | Preselected only | Annual support |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 2 | $175K | $88K | Preselected only | Unrestricted; After school program |
| Cs Fund | Petaluma, CA | 2 | $165K | $83K | Preselected only | Rise together fund; Piper fund |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $160K | $160K | Preselected only | To help develop a rural-district learning community for edu… |
| The Ceres Foundation Inc | Groton, MA | 1 | $160K | $160K | Yes | Support advocacy work rollout of its expanded model to addr… |
| Bachman George Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $155K | $155K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Unbound Philanthropy | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | For core support of the rise together fund |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To assist the field, Foundation grantees and staff in colle… |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization |
| The Reeder Foundation C/O Par Capital Management | Boston, MA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Miramare Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Sarah and Daniel Rueven Foundation C/O Kintegral Advisory LLC | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Brandeis fund/unrestricted |
| Abe and Esther Manaster - Dr Chales H Solom | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $142K | $142K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| With Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $140K | $140K | Yes | Project support |
| Young-Rourke Charitable Trust | Belmont, MA | 4 | $140K | $10K | Preselected only | Payments for programs; Payment for education; Payments for education |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $138K | $138K | Yes | For support of National Voter Registration Day |
| Davis Family Charitable Foundation Jonathan G Davis Et Al Ttee | Boston, MA | 2 | $135K | $68K | Preselected only | Charitable gift |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $135K | $135K | Yes | Piper fund |
| The Swartz Foundation | Lloyd Harbor, NY | 1 | $135K | $135K | Preselected only | Fund Research |
| Pbhp Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $132K | $132K | Preselected only | Funding to support the organization's educational programmi… |
| Ardmore Institute of Health | Ardmore, OK | 1 | $126K | $126K | Preselected only | Mgh revere food pantry: healthy families clinic and teachin… |
| Harold D and Annette Price Family Foundation | Fall River, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | General Support |
| The Raymond Frankel Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Yes | Education for the middle east |
| Edward Fein Charitable Trust Xxxxx3004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General |
| The Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo Charitable Foundation | Concord, MA | 9 | $125K | $15K | Preselected only | General use; General operations; General usegeneral usegeneral purpose |
| Wolfensohn Family Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $121K | $15K | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | Boston, MA | 2 | $115K | $58K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Cardinal Health Foundation | Dublin, OH | 1 | $111K | $111K | Yes | Mental health\zero suicide partners |
| The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation D/B/A the Morningstar Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $110K | $110K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Maccabee Task Force Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $109K | $109K | Preselected only | Campus Education and Trip to Israel |
| Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation | Bal Harbour, FL | 3 | $108K | $6,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Tapper Charitable Foundation | Mashpee, MA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Willow Redistribution Foundation | Covina, CA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Third wave fund |
| Joseph J Jaroschak Foundation Inc | Cranford, NJ | 1 | $103K | $103K | Preselected only | Student education |
| Johnson Family Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund Trust | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Capital |
| David S Shapira Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General operating |
| The Sagner Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | To train weather researchers to engage with lay audiences |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Community engagement & advocacy work |
| Hermann Foundation Inc C/O Maryann Copeland Treasurer | Worcester, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Enable donee to continue exempt function |
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 Waltham, Massachusetts?
The Ford Foundation, Midwest Vision Research Foundation Dba Lifelong Vision Foundation, Gates Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tbl Charitable Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Waltham 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 Waltham. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.