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Foundations that fund science and research in Massachusetts

1,940 private foundations gave $1.1 billion for science and research to organizations in Massachusetts in their latest year. The largest was Gates Foundation, with $387 million in 106 grants.

Foundations ranked by science and research grants to recipients in Massachusetts, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Gates Foundation (Washington)106$387 millionYes
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc (New York)2$79.2 millionNo
Stanley Family Foundation (New York)1$60.0 millionNo
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (California)31$54.3 millionNo
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation (California)1$50.0 millionNo
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation (California)23$31.0 millionNo
Sergey Brin Family Foundation (California)1$17.5 millionNo
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Texas)25$13.3 millionNo
Probalistic Computing Foundation Inc3$10.3 millionNo
The Paul J Dimare Foundation (Florida)1$8.9 millionNo
Freedom Together Foundation (New York)7$8.8 millionNo
Wellcome Leap Inc (California)16$8.6 millionNo
Dr Miriam & Sheldon G Adelson Medical Research Foundation6$8.6 millionNo
Good Ventures Foundation (California)9$7.8 millionNo
Alfred P Sloan Foundation (New York)43$7.3 millionYes
Grantham Foundation for the Protection9$7.0 millionNo
Norman H Read 1985 Trust (Texas)3$7.0 millionNo
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation (New York)34$6.4 millionYes
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc (New York)10$5.3 millionNo
Fidelity Foundation16$5.2 millionYes
William Lawrence and Blanche Hughes Foundation Inc (Kentucky)1$5.0 millionYes
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation34$5.0 millionYes
The Edward and Caroline Hyman Family Foundation (New York)1$5.0 millionYes
Manton Foundation (New York)4$4.8 millionNo
The Simons Foundation Inc (New York)30$4.7 millionNo

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches science and research, paid to recipients in Massachusetts. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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