Likely funders for arts organizations in Massachusetts
2,156 foundations gave to arts organizations in Massachusetts in tax year 2024: $64,672,608 in all. Here’s who, how much, and who takes applications.
From 2025 IRS e-filed returns. For scale, Massachusetts has 1,107 small arts & culture nonprofits.
577Take applications
1,579Invite only. Build a relationship first.
$17,500Typical gift
2,156Foundations gave here
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Highland Street ConnectionNewton, MA · EIN 04-304829895 gifts · typical $3,000 · 202495 · $630,975$3,0002024Invite only
Barr FoundationBoston, MA · EIN 04-657981581 gifts · typical $145,000 · 202481 · $16,977,608$145,0002024Invite only
Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA · EIN 14-189352047 gifts · typical $30,000 · 202447 · $1,670,000$30,0002024Accepts applications
Berkshire Bank Foundation IncPittsfield, MA · EIN 04-336586946 gifts · typical $1,875 · 202446 · $169,133$1,8752024Accepts applications
The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA · EIN 04-310576840 gifts · typical $50,000 · 202440 · $5,001,867$50,0002024Accepts applications
2,151 more funders aren’t shown. A free account shows the top 10 for any search. Paid plans show up to 50, with full giving histories.
Create free accountGift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
What the filings show
- Foundations made 6,178 gifts to arts organizations in Massachusetts in tax years 2023–2025.
- The typical gift to arts organizations in Massachusetts was $5,000 in tax years 2023–2025.
- 577 of 2,156 foundations funding arts organizations in Massachusetts accept applications in tax years 2023–2025.
Cities with gifts to arts organizations in Massachusetts
- Boston 649 foundations · 161 nonprofits
- Cambridge 207 foundations · 71 nonprofits
- Brighton 125 foundations · 10 nonprofits
- Nantucket 94 foundations · 17 nonprofits
- Worcester 65 foundations · 30 nonprofits
- Salem 54 foundations · 11 nonprofits
- Pittsfield 47 foundations · 25 nonprofits
- New Bedford 46 foundations · 21 nonprofits
- Gloucester 45 foundations · 15 nonprofits
- Amherst 42 foundations · 10 nonprofits
- Springfield 40 foundations · 9 nonprofits
- Brookline 37 foundations · 22 nonprofits
More cities
- East Boston 32 foundations
- Becket 27 foundations
- Dover 19 foundations
- Rockport 19 foundations
- Cotuit 18 foundations
- West Tisbury 17 foundations
- Brewster 16 foundations
- Dennis 16 foundations
- Ipswich 14 foundations
- North Chatham 14 foundations
- Pocasset 14 foundations
- Belmont 13 foundations
- Beverly 13 foundations
- Deerfield 13 foundations
- Dorchester 13 foundations
- Marion 13 foundations
- West Newton 13 foundations
- Lynn 12 foundations
- Manchester 12 foundations
- S Wellfleet 12 foundations
- Vineyard Hvn 12 foundations
- Chestnut Hill 11 foundations
- Groton 11 foundations
- Lawrence 11 foundations
- Roslindale 11 foundations
- Wellesley 11 foundations
- Winchester 11 foundations
- Arlington 10 foundations
- Auburndale 10 foundations
- Dedham 10 foundations
- Malden 10 foundations
- Truro 10 foundations
- Williamstown 10 foundations
- Amesbury 9 foundations
- Holyoke 9 foundations
- Woods Hole 9 foundations
- Attleboro 8 foundations
- Duxbury 8 foundations
- Greenfield 8 foundations
- Hull 8 foundations
- Marblehead 8 foundations
- Newburyport 8 foundations
- Newton Centre 8 foundations
- Framingham 7 foundations
- Grafton 7 foundations
- Lincoln 7 foundations
- Marlborough 7 foundations
- Medfield 7 foundations
- Medford 7 foundations
- North Grafton 7 foundations
- Orleans 7 foundations
- Siasconset 7 foundations
- South Hadley 7 foundations
- Burlington 6 foundations
- Canton 6 foundations
- Chilmark 6 foundations
- Dorchestr Ctr 6 foundations
- Fitchburg 6 foundations
- Milton 6 foundations
- Newton 6 foundations
- Newton Hlds 6 foundations
- Norwell 6 foundations
- Stoneham 6 foundations
- Vineyard Haven 6 foundations
- Wayland 6 foundations
- Ashfield 5 foundations
- Easthampton 5 foundations
- Foxboro 5 foundations
- Franklin 5 foundations
- Hopkinton 5 foundations
- North Andover 5 foundations
- Osterville 5 foundations
- Reading 5 foundations
- Roxbury 5 foundations
- Shelburne Fls 5 foundations
- W Barnstable 5 foundations
- Westfield 5 foundations
- Weston 5 foundations
- Andover 4 foundations
- Chelsea 4 foundations
- Chester 4 foundations
- Chicopee 4 foundations
- Edgartown 4 foundations
- Haverhill 4 foundations
- Housatonic 4 foundations
- Hyde Park 4 foundations
- Natick 4 foundations
- Oak Bluffs 4 foundations
- Rehoboth 4 foundations
- S Attleboro 4 foundations
- Sandwich 4 foundations
- Scituate 4 foundations
- Shrewsbury 4 foundations
- Sturbridge 4 foundations
- Wakefield 4 foundations
- Westford 4 foundations
- Adams 3 foundations
- Aquinnah 3 foundations
- Barnstable 3 foundations
- Braintree 3 foundations
- Cheshire 3 foundations
- Clinton 3 foundations
- Cohasset 3 foundations
- Cuttyhunk 3 foundations
- Danvers 3 foundations
- Dartmouth 3 foundations
- East Taunton 3 foundations
- Essex 3 foundations
- Gardner 3 foundations
- Goshen 3 foundations
- Harwich 3 foundations
- Littleton 3 foundations
- Longmeadow 3 foundations
- Lynnfield 3 foundations
- Marstons Mls 3 foundations
- Methuen 3 foundations
- N Attleboro 3 foundations
- Newton Center 3 foundations
- North Easton 3 foundations
- Rochester 3 foundations
- S Yarmouth 3 foundations
- Sheffield 3 foundations
- Sherborn 3 foundations
- Stockbridge 3 foundations
- Sudbury 3 foundations
- W Stockbridge 3 foundations
- Wellfleet 3 foundations
- Wenham 3 foundations
- Weymouth 3 foundations
Types of arts & culture funded in Massachusetts
- Museums 422 foundations · 119 nonprofits
- Theater 180 foundations · 110 nonprofits
- Dance 52 foundations · 25 nonprofits
- Music & orchestras 466 foundations · 317 nonprofits
- Historical societies & heritage 325 foundations · 175 nonprofits
- Arts education 116 foundations · 41 nonprofits
- Humanities & libraries 124 foundations · 23 nonprofits
More ways to find funders in Massachusetts
- Funders that accept applications 577 funders
- Small-grant funders 1404 funders with a median gift of $10,000 or less
- Foundations based in Massachusetts 1,409 foundations · 370 take applications
What is a typical grant to arts organizations in Massachusetts?
$17,500, measured as the middle of the median gifts of the foundations listed on this page, from tax year 2024. It is not a promise of what you will be awarded.
Which of these foundations accept applications?
17 of the 25 listed foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filing. The rest give only to pre-selected charities, so a relationship comes first.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Each foundation page links to the source filing. LikelyFunders is not affiliated with the foundations listed.