Well Told Grants

Nonprofits / Massachusetts

Who funds WGBH?

Boston, Massachusetts

106 private foundations reported grants to WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts totaling $3.3 million across 106 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Fiducia Fund, with $1.0 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund WGBH

The 100 largest of 106 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Fiducia Fund
Pennsylvania · 2024
General operating1$1.0 million
The Lowell Institute
Massachusetts · 2024
General Purpose1$998,356
Charina Endowment Fund Inc
New York · 2024
General support1$225,000
Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted contribution1$205,000
Germeshausen Foundation Inc
Pennsylvania · 2024
Support educational programs1$185,000
The Jaffe Family Foundation
New York · 2024
Support charitable purpose1$150,000
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$62,500
James & Melinda Rabb Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Charity1$50,000
Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
To deliver compelling stories, experiences, and information to audiences wherever they are.1$40,358
Saquish Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Charitable1$30,000
Richard & Natalie Jacoff Foundationinc
New York · 2025
Operations1$30,000
The Clifford Family Foundation Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted1$25,000
The Martin Foundation Inc
Florida · 2024 · accepts applications
General support1$25,000
Boger Family Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2023
Exempt purposes1$25,000
The Vingo Trust III
Massachusetts · 2025
General purpose1$20,000
Foundation M
Massachusetts · 2024
General Purpose1$18,000
The Mosse Foundation
California · 2024
Charitable organization1$15,000
Sirad Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
Part of NPR-promotes high-quality journalism1$10,000
Elizabeth T Fessenden Charitable Fdn
Massachusetts · 2024
General funds1$10,000
De la Cour Family Foundation
New York · 2025
To Help Fund the Recipients Operating Budget1$10,000
The Straetz Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$10,000
The Hearthstone Charitable Foundation
New Hampshire · 2025
Humanitarian1$10,000
The Gold Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
Unrestricted1$8,000
Archibald Family Foundation #0724900
Massachusetts · 2025
General1$8,000
Oedel Foundation
Massachusetts · 2023
Community & charitable1$7,500
Sea Breeze Foundation-Tr
Pennsylvania · 2025
General operating1$6,000
The Bromley Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
General1$5,000
Hurdle Hill Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Social1$5,000
Sherbrooke Family Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2025
Charity1$5,000
Eleanor Cray Cottle Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2025
Promote Public TV1$5,000
Marion Kane Family Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
Public radio1$5,000
The Rowe Family Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2025
Exempt purposes1$4,000
Wintman Family Charitable Trust A
Massachusetts · 2025
Public welfare1$4,000
The Nichols Trust
New Hampshire · 2025 · accepts applications
Annual fund/general1$3,000
Nancy & Maurice Lazarus Fund
Massachusetts · 2023 · accepts applications
General purposes1$3,000
The Wang Foundation Co Mary Kathleen
Massachusetts · 2025
Annual fund appeal1$3,000
The Helen G Hauben Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
Charitable1$3,000
Winsome Fund
New Hampshire · 2025
General purpose1$3,000
The Baker Family Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
Support1$2,500
The Titus Foundation
Colorado · 2024
Unrestricted1$2,500
Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General fund1$2,500
Tern Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
General support1$2,500
Wilemal Fund
Illinois · 2024
For the general, scientific or education purpose1$2,500
The Burkehaven Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General charitable support1$2,500
The Aksel Nielsen Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
General support1$2,500
King Spruce Company
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted gift1$2,400
Claire and Jack Nath Charitable Foundation
Maryland · 2025
Contribution1$2,250
Alan M & Mildred S Ravenal Foundation
Maryland · 2024
Educational1$2,250
The Shane Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General1$2,000
The Scarbro Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
General fund1$2,000
The Hopedale Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Ralph lowell society1$2,000
The Rodgers Family Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose.1$2,000
Allen & Franka Charlupski Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General operating support1$2,000
Aronow Foundation
Rhode Island · 2024
General operating support1$2,000
Defense Against Thought Control Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
Education on media1$2,000
Sadhana M & Triveni N Upadhyay Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Charitable purposes1$2,000
Brigham Hill Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$1,500
Ganguly Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
General support1$1,500
Amica Companies Foundation
Rhode Island · 2024
General purpose1$1,361
Hutker Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
To support continued operations1$1,200
Dunn Family Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted gift1$1,000
Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Unrestricted use1$1,000
The Ruth and Frederick Stavis Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Unrestricted1$1,000
Wender Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General support1$1,000
The Gess Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General support1$1,000
Marinella Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General purpose1$1,000
Sawyer Parks Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
501 (c) (3)1$1,000
The Dudley H and Sally S Willis Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General support1$1,000
Florence & Richard Koplow Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Charitable1$1,000
Stifler Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Charitable1$1,000
Gramercy Park Foundation Inc
New York · 2025
Charitable1$1,000
The Audrey P Connor Charitable Foundation
Maine · 2025
Unrestricted1$1,000
The Taniguchi Deane Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Public TV Support1$1,000
Westport Fund
District of Columbia · 2025
Charitable purposes1$1,000
The 1156 Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Wgbh enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.1$1,000
Goldberg and Kaiser Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Further tax exempt purpose1$1,000
The Hardy Bunch Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
General1$506
The Lander Family Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
General support1$500
Bernard G and Nancy J Berkman Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Education1$500
Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
To further the donees' exempt purpose.1$500
Caithness Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Public radio/tv1$500
The Ruth L Lee Fund
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Charitable1$500
McCutchin-Collins Charitable Trust Mass 031292
Massachusetts · 2024
Education1$400
The Boger Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2025
Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/ research/ benefitting those in need1$365
Darman Family Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
Community & charitable1$365
The Penniman Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
General support1$350
Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation
Florida · 2025
General1$350
William and Cynthia Marcus Family Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
Charitable operations1$250
Robbins Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Charitable and religious1$250
IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr
Rhode Island · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$250
Wolf & Company Charitable Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Exempt purpose1$250
Wintman Family Charitable Trust B
Massachusetts · 2025
Education1$250
Rome Charitable Trust
Minnesota · 2025
General operating1$200
Storper Foundation
Connecticut · 2025
Donation1$200
Trippe Fund Inc
Florida · 2025
General1$200
Dorothy M Tenney Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2025
Educational, religious or social welfare purposes1$140
Bertolon Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
General operating support1$125
Howard & Robin Reisman Charitable Trust
Massachusetts · 2024
To support the community1$120
Cutler Stephens Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General fund1$120
Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Unrestricted1$111

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to WGBH gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Boston. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds WGBH?

The Fiducia Fund, The Lowell Institute, Charina Endowment Fund Inc, Neil & Anna Rasmussen Foundation and Germeshausen Foundation Inc, and 101 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does WGBH get from foundations?

$3.3 million in 106 reported grants from 106 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation, The Martin Foundation Inc, The Straetz Foundation, The Nichols Trust and Nancy & Maurice Lazarus Fund say in their filings that they accept applications.

Other funded organizations in Boston