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Massachusetts Private Grants

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Perpetual Benevolent Fund
Contact for amount
Perpetual Benevolent Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This fund provides financial assistance to local charities in Newton, Waltham, and Watertown, MA, that help individuals and families facing financial difficulties.

Humanities
Nonprofits
Next Steps for Boston Dance
$12,500
The Philanthropic Initiative
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 24, 2024

This grant provides financial support and resources to choreographers and circus artists in Massachusetts to help them create original work and advance their careers.

Arts
Individuals
Robert J. Mullen Charitable Trust Grant
$50,000
Robert J. Mullen Charitable Trust
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 22, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts that assist disabled children, elderly individuals, or promote animal care and protection.

Health
Nonprofits
Arts Equity Grants
$5,000
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 13, 2025

This program provides funding for collaborative arts projects led by local artists and nonprofits in Greater Lowell that engage youth, celebrate cultural identity, and promote community well-being.

Arts
Nonprofits
Climatetech Growth-Stage Startups in Massachusetts
$1,000,000
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports growth-stage clean technology startups in Massachusetts that are ready to deploy innovative climate solutions in partnership with local project hosts.

Energy
Small businesses
Mass Save Community Education Grant
$25,000
Mass Save
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 12, 2026

This funding opportunity provides financial support for community organizations in Massachusetts to develop and implement energy education programs that promote energy efficiency and support underserved populations.

Energy
Nonprofits
Charles A. King Trust Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
$215,000
Health Resources in Action (HRiA)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 27, 2025

This grant provides funding for senior postdoctoral researchers and clinician scientists in Massachusetts to advance research aimed at understanding and improving the treatment of human diseases, with a focus on fostering diversity and addressing conditions like cancer and vision disorders.

Workforce Development
Individuals
Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program
$100,000
The Nature Conservancy
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 6, 2025

This funding opportunity supports conservation projects in the Appalachian region that protect wildlife habitats and enhance ecological connectivity, targeting community organizations, municipalities, and tribal nations.

Natural Resources
Nonprofits
Essex County Community Response Fund
$30,000
Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 26, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Essex County, Massachusetts, addressing urgent community needs such as food insecurity and homelessness, as well as helping them pursue organizational improvements for long-term sustainability.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Nonprofits
Students and Young Adult Equity Workforce Climate Service Corps Grants
$375,000
Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center (MassCEC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 7, 2025

This grant provides funding to organizations that create job training programs in clean energy for young adults aged 18–24, especially those from underserved communities in Massachusetts.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
SBIR Targeted Technologies START Grants
$100,000
Massachusetts MassVentures
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This program provides financial support and strategic guidance to Massachusetts-based startups that have completed federal Phase II research projects, helping them transition their innovations into successful commercial ventures.

Science and Technology
Small businesses
Grants in Place Fellows for Rural Educators
$2,500
Rural Schools Collaborative
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

This grant provides funding for rural classroom teachers in selected states to develop and implement Place-Based Education projects in their schools.

Community Development
Individuals
McCarthy Family Foundation Charity Fund
Contact for amount
McCarthy Family Foundation Charity Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 25, 2024

This fund provides financial support for educational, food, health, housing, and shelter programs in communities north of Boston, with a focus on organizations in cities like Lynn, Salem, and Gloucester.

Health
Nonprofits
Spring Grants
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SouthCoast Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 4, 2026

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Southeastern Massachusetts that address community needs in areas such as education, health, public safety, and the arts, allowing them to submit multiple project proposals through a streamlined application process.

Community Development
Nonprofits
George W. Wells Foundation Grant
Contact for amount
George W. Wells Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 2, 2025

This grant provides financial support to organizations in Southbridge, Massachusetts, focused on improving education, health care, and human services for underserved communities.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Innovation Fund
$1,000,000
The Tow Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations developing innovative solutions to improve mental health and well-being services for youth aged birth to 25.

Health
Nonprofits
Game On – Community Places to Play Initiative
$100,000
The DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 18, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for non-profit organizations to improve sports facilities in underserved neighborhoods, promoting youth access to organized sports and related development programs.

Recreation
Nonprofits
Education and Youth Development Grants
$5,000
Watertown Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 4, 2026

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and public entities for programs that improve the academic, social, emotional, and physical well-being of young people in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Youth
Nonprofits
Program and Small Capital Grants
$100,000
Yawkey Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofits in Eastern Massachusetts with impactful projects or essential equipment purchases that benefit underserved communities.

Arts
Nonprofits
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund in Massachusetts
Contact for amount
Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 15, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Greater Boston that focus on improving education, healthcare, family services, and access to the arts for underserved communities.

Health
Nonprofits