FundersMassachusetts

Massachusetts Foundations Making Grants Under $5,000

These 147 foundations are based in Massachusetts and reported a median grant under $5,000 on their most recent Form 990-PF filing. A typical grant is not a promise about any single gift -- some of a foundation's grants are smaller than its median, some are larger -- but it is a reasonable signal for whether an application here fits the size of your ask.

147foundations in this range
$742.5Mgranted between them
13,659funding relationships mapped

A median grant under $5,000 usually fits a smaller, less formal request -- a single event, a modest program cost, or a first ask to a foundation you have not approached before, rather than a multi-year campaign.

Ordered by number of organizations funded, not by dollars -- the same convention as every list on this site. Funding more organizations means more turnover in who gets a grant each year, which is a reasonable proxy for how often a list like this one changes -- it is not a signal that any specific foundation is open to a new, unsolicited applicant.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Fidelity FoundationBoston$4002,660$552.4M
Analog Devices FoundationBoston$2571,973$8.6M
Eastern Bank FoundationLynn$2,0001,677$56.8M
Arbella Insurance FoundationBoston$800782$11.6M
Agnes M Lindsay TrustChelmsford$3,000449$3.6M
Salem Five Charitable Foundation IncSalem$1,000341$2.6M
Institution for Savings in Newburyport &Newburyport$3,000260$8.7M
Eastern Cambridge Foundation IncBoston$2,500245$1.8M
Mutual Bancorp Foundation IncHyannis$2,500238$3.9M
Berkshire Bank Foundation IncPittsfield$2,500204$7.5M
The Bay State Federal SavingsSagamore Beach$2,500149$1.8M
We Share a Common Thread Foundation IncLowell$750149$1.6M
North Easton Savings BankSouth Easton$1,000130$650K
Wolf & Company CharitableBoston$500113$329K
Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation IncEasthampton$1,000100$1.2M
Justin & Genevieve Wyner TrustDedham$5096$229K
The Ives Family Charitable TrustBoston$1,00095$1.9M
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation a Shabshelowitz Co-TrusteeFall River$4,00093$6.3M
Melvoin FoundationCambridge$2,00090$910K
Hometown Bank Community Foundation IncOxford$50085$494K
Needham Bank CharitableNeedham$4,70085$835K
Avidia Charitable Foundation IncHudson$2,50082$889K
The Greenspan Foundation 5223318Boston$1,00077$553K
Rcb Charitable Foundation IncReading$1,00076$371K
The Devereaux Charitable FoundationMalden$1,50075$1.5M
Webster Five Foundation IncAuburn$2,50071$937K
New England Biolabs FoundationIpswich$3,00070$4.5M
Robert and Iris Fanger Family FoundationCambridge$25067$291K
Crowell Family Foundation 7522-XXXXXX00058Boston$1,00065$319K
Coghlin Family FoundationWestborough$1,00063$600K
Bierly Boasberg FoundationWest Newton$2,50061$1.7M
Friendship Fund IncBoston$3,00061$522K
Oristaglio Family FoundationStockbridge$3,06056$1.5M
Abraham Kaplan Charitable FoundationMarblehead$1,00056$1.1M
Running Deer FoundationNeedham$50055$1.4M
Nancy & Maurice Lazarus FundBoston$50055$269K
The Madigan Family Foundation IncLancaster$1,00055$396K
The Ludes Family FoundationMarion$1,00052$142K
Bluestone Bank Charitable FoundationRaynham$2,70052$658K
Rollstone Charitable Foundation IncFitchburg$1,50052$686K
Seamens Long Point CharitableNorth Truro$1,00051$615K
Willow Creek Charitable FoundationMarion$1,00051$129K
David J Feldman and Sydney E FeldmanDedham$20050$287K
Lowell Five Charitable Foundation IncTewksbury$4,27546$649K
The Lassor and Fanny Agoos Charity FundNewton$3,00044$775K
The Harold Grinspoon CharitableAgawam$2,50044$4.2M
The Edward Lee and Slocumb Hollis PerryChestnut Hill$1,50044$1.6M
Reebok Foundation IncBoston$4,00043$2.4M
Wyman GordonWorcester$1,00041$1.2M
The Louis FoundationCambridge$2,50041$1.6M
Sawyer Parks Charitable FoundationBoston$1,00040$985K
The Robert F Stoicofirstfed CharitableSwansea$2,50039$3.3M
Minow Family FoundationCambridge$1,00039$2.6M
Florence Savings CharitableFlorence$2,89938$818K
Morris & Lillian P Gould Family FdnSudbury$50038$133K
East Cambridge Savings CharitableEast Cambridge$2,50037$443K
Shatz Schwartz and FentinSpringfield$25036$42K
Coghlin Services FundWorcester$50035$439K
Abraham W Rizika FoundationChestnut Hill$1,00035$464K
The Dicenso Family Charitable TrustHull$50035$169K
Fall River Women's UnionFall River$1,85434$367K
J Irving & Jane L England CharitableWorcester$3,30034$813K
Blanche M Walsh Charity TrustLowell$3,50032$830K
The Jason Hayes FoundationReading$3,00032$402K
Norman M Shack Charitable FoundationNorth Andover$25029$74K
Shulamit & Jehuda Reinharz FamilyBrookline$50029$137K
Christopher & Patricia Higgins ArnoldBoston$50028$139K
Genie & Donald Rice Char TrBoston$50028$111K
Colonial Federal Savings BankQuincy$1,00028$177K
Bertolon Family FoundationBoston$1,00027$2.8M
David R Grenon Family FoundationNorthborough$1,00027$1.0M
Gemayel Family FoundationSudbury$1,00026$463K
Gloria Wilcher FoundationSwampscott$75325$70K
Goldberg and Kaiser Family FoundationBrookline$1,00025$817K
Brigham Hill FoundationNorth Grafton$1,00024$403K
The Gerald and Judith FeldmanNeedham$2,50024$928K
The Mentor Network Charitable FoundationQuincy$2,50024$450K
Sheehan Family FoundationKingston$2,00023$637K
Stoneham Charitable Foundation IncStoneham$2,50023$491K
The Oliari Charitable FoundationBridgewater$2,20023$786K
Hidden Spring FoundationBoston$2,13123$313K
Hy and Greta Berkowitz FoundationDedham$2,00023$1.2M
Melrose Cooperative Bank FoundationMelrose$3,75023$457K
Frank M Barnard Foundation IncMaynard$3,00022$211K
The Tuthill Family FoundationNorth Attleboro$4,00022$160K
Davis Publications Charitable TrustWorcester$50022$76K
Russell & Costello Family FoundationBoston$50022$171K
Hart Foundation Co Phillips S DavisWorcester$2,00021$138K
Northeast Charitable TrustBoston$87521$86K
Edith Crocker Charitable TrustBoston$1,00021$195K
Burnham Foundation Inc #0726729Boston$2,00021$333K
The Quarterdeck FoundationMarion$2,00021$400K
The Hamermesh Family Charitable FoundationBoston$1,00020$358K
Leo H Bendit Charitable FoundationChestnut Hill$4,00020$999K
Bar Ni Community Service FundBoston$2,60020$245K
Bay State Savings CharitableWorcester$2,00020$46K
Peridot Foundation IncMarstons Mills$1,60020$127K
Hyde Charitable FoundationSouthbridge$3,00019$906K
The White Fund IncLawrence$1,00018$74K
Sylvester Memorial FundNorwell$25018$53K
Stephen and Alice Cutler FamilyBrookline$3,00018$600K
Marr Charitable FoundationSouth Boston$50018$270K
Robert Treat Paine AssociationDedham$2,50018$540K
Dante Dieso Foundation TrustMelrose$1,90018$180K
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation CBoston$3,00018$279K
Obermayer Foundation IncDedham$1,00017$161K
Ednah M Horner Charitable FoundationBoston$98017$138K
Jean Nichols Charitable TrustSudbury$1,00017$156K
The Robert and Cynthia Marr CharitableBoston$2,00017$1.3M
Trustees of the Ayer HomeLowell$3,00016$269K
Russell's Garden Center CharitableWayland$10016$113K
Haven TrustBoston$50016$136K
William E Maloney FoundationLexington$1,50016$146K
Query on IncLexington$90016$142K
Web Industries Foundation IncMarlborough$3,00016$220K
Wilensky FoundationWorcester$2,56915$234K
Essex Veterans of World War II Charitable TruBoston$1,22515$50K
S S Family Foundation IncBoston$2,00015$247K
The Harbor Oaks FoundationMarion$1,00015$38K
Zabriskie Family Foundation IncWellesley$50015$94K
Rodman Ford Sales Inc Charitable TrustFoxborough$50015$98K
The Nook FoundationDennis$4,90015$156K
George S Troupe FoundationHingham$2,00014$150K
The Plourde Family Charitable TrustNeedham Heights$2,00014$157K
Miller FoundationMarion$50014$14K
The Hardy Bunch FoundationMarlborough$1,00014$155K
Abbie M Griffin Education Fund 5123278Boston$3,25013$97K
Trustees of the Howard Funds 1993 CX2290Raynham$1,40013$181K
The Herman Karpel MemorialGreat Barrington$1,50013$173K
Mccormack Family Foundation IncPlymouth$2,00013$62K
Demarco Charitable FoundationBraintree$1,00012$78K
Russell-Davidson FoundationOrleans$50012$242K
The Tiedemann FoundationConcord$3,00012$98K
Harriet Faunce Trust UwillHyannis$1,00012$82K
David & Mary Barros Foundation IncScituate$1,00012$92K
Just So Charitable FoundationBoston$2,77612$112K
Albert E Marks Charitable TrustCambridge$1,00011$128K
The Blais FoundationShrewsbury$3,20011$122K
Barbara Lee Family Foundation IncCambridge$2,50011$89K
Tr Uw Martin W DuganBoston$2,00011$116K
The Gregory Family Foundation IncOsterville$50011$67K
David Katz Foundation IncConcord$1,00011$102K
Sarah Gillett Services forWestfield$1,63010$162K
Beta Kappa Phi Alpha Gamma RhoWestborough$2,00010$71K
Grover Cronin Memorial FoundationNewtonville$1,00010$76K
The Carter Dalton Quinn Charitable TrustLincoln$3,65010$136K
The Ruth L Lee FundEast Weymouth$3,00010$498K

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