Funding search · EIN 141893520 · Boston, MA
Liberty Mutual Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 3,398
- grants reported
- $200.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.
Where the money goes
- Youth workforce development and career pathways in Greater Boston
- Homelessness prevention, housing stability, and eviction defense
- Climate resilience, tree canopy, and green jobs in urban neighborhoods
- Food access, hunger relief, and urban agriculture
- College access and out-of-school-time programs for youth of color
- Employee-directed giving through a donor-advised intermediary
Typical grant
The median grant is $25,000 and half of all grants fall between $12,000 and $50,000, so the everyday check is modest. The big money is concentrated: an $11 million transfer to American Online Giving Foundation for the LM Torchbearer employee giving program, then a $1 million capital gift to St. Mary's Center, then a tier of $250,000 to $500,000 multi-year program grants to established Boston nonprofits. Repeat funding is common; organizations like More Than Words, Jewish Vocational Service, Piers Park Sailing Center, and New Ecology appear more than once in a single year with separate program and operating grants.
Their words
Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.
- “capacity building”
- “operating support”
- “youth workforce development”
- “climate resilient”
- “housing stability”
- “impact-driven collaboration”
Positioning adjacent work
- Tie work to a named Boston neighborhood: Dorchester, East Boston, Roxbury, Mattapan, Chelsea, or Brockton all recur.
- Frame climate research as green jobs and workforce pathways, not science alone; they fund the employment link.
- Ask $100,000 to $150,000 for a defined project; reserve $250,000-plus requests for scaling a proven model.
- Pair a program ask with a capacity-building or operating-support component, language they use repeatedly.
Worth knowing: This is overwhelmingly a Massachusetts funder with a secondary Washington State cluster tied to Liberty Mutual's Seattle presence; the 132 Texas and scattered Ohio and New York grants are thin by comparison. A short list of Boston anchor organizations receives multiple grants per year, and the single largest line item is employee-directed giving routed through American Online Giving Foundation, which is not competitively available.
42 grants matching “experiencing” · $4.5M
- $1.0M
St Mary'S Center for Women and Children · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Urgent & transformative capital project doubling the number of families experiencing homelessness served
- $100,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Food is medicine: medically tailored nutrition program in greater boston for individuals & families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness
- $75,000
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice · Boston, MA · 2024
The legal education, advocacy, and protections (leap) project for youth experiencing homelessness
- $75,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2024
Early education for chlidren experiencing homelessness
- $50,000
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Community-based family support for families experiencing homelessness
- $50,000
Circle of Hope · Needham, MA · 2024
Rapid response for people experiencing homelessness in greater boston
- $30,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2024
Systemwide provision of housing programs to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in franklin county, ohio, regain housing stability
- $30,000
The Sophia Way · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Shelter and support: bringing hope to women experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Mary'S Place Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Diversion services and client assistance for families experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Vision House · Renton, WA · 2024
Support services and housing for families experiencing homelessness
- $21,000
Family Gateway · Dallas, TX · 2024
Emergency shelter/overflow program for families with children experiencing homelessness
- $15,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024
Improving climate resilience while addressing food insecurity among women experiencing homelessness and poverty
- $500,000
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2023
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $500,000
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2023
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $60,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Early education for children experiencing homelessness
- $60,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Early education for children experiencing homelessness
- $50,000
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
The legal education, advocacy, and protections (leap) project for youth experiencing homelessness
- $50,000
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice · Boston, MA · 2023
The legal education, advocacy, and protections (leap) project for youth experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Mary'S Place Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Marys place shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness - operating support
- $30,000
Family Gateway · Dallas, TX · 2023
Emergency shelter/overflow program for families with children experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Family Gateway · Dallas, TX · 2023
Emergency shelter/overflow program for families with children experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Mary'S Place Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Marys place shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness - operating support
- $25,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2023
Systemwide provision of housing programs to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in franklin county, ohio, regain housing stability
- $25,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2023
Systemwide provision of housing programs to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in franklin county, ohio, regain housing stability
- $20,000
Wellspring Family Services · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support services for families experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
The Sophia Way · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Shelter and support: bringing hope to women experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
Wellspring Family Services · Seattle, WA · 2023
Support services for families experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
Vision House · Renton, WA · 2023
Support services and housing for families experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
The Sophia Way · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Shelter and support: bringing hope to women experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
Vision House · Renton, WA · 2023
Support services and housing for families experiencing homelessness
- $15,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Improving climate resilience while addressing food insecurity among women experiencing homelessness and poverty
- $15,000
Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Improving climate resilience while addressing food insecurity among women experiencing homelessness and poverty
- $1.0M
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2022
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $150,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program · Boston, MA · 2022
Bridging gaps in care for youth experiencing homelessness
- $110,000
Action for Boston Community Development · Boston, MA · 2022
Career pathway opportunities for youth experiencing homelessness
- $60,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Early education for children experiencing homelessness
- $50,000
Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice · Boston, MA · 2022
The leap (legal education, advocacy, and protections) project for youth experiencing homelessness
- $30,000
Mary'S Place Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Marys place shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness - operating support
- $30,000
Family Gateway · Dallas, TX · 2022
Emergency shelter/overflow program for families with children experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
The Sophia Way · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Shelter and support: bringing hope to women experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
Vision House · Renton, WA · 2022
Support services and housing for families experiencing homelessness
- $20,000
Wellspring Family Services · Seattle, WA · 2022
Support services for families experiencing homelessness
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- American Online Giving Foundation4 grants · $41.8M
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology8 grants · $3.3M
- Bridge Over Troubled Waters7 grants · $2.7M
- Heading Home10 grants · $2.4M
- Hopewell6 grants · $2.1M
- USA for Unhcr1 grant · $2.0M
- United Way of Central Massachusetts2 grants · $2.0M
- Foster Love4 grants · $1.9M
- Saint Francis House9 grants · $1.7M
- Children'S Services of Roxbury3 grants · $1.5M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 3,398 grants.
- $11.0M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Lm torchbearer
- $10.8M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
Lm torchbearer
- $10.8M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
Lm torchbearer
- $9.2M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
Lm torchbearer
- $2.0M
USA for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukraine emergency response
- $1.6M
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2023
Capital grant & early college for green jobs
- $1.6M
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2023
Capital grant & early college for green jobs
- $1.0M
St Mary'S Center for Women and Children · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Urgent & transformative capital project doubling the number of families experiencing homelessness served
- $1.0M
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023
A path home for every youth
- $1.0M
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023
A path home for every youth
- $1.0M
Heading Home · Boston, MA · 2023
Creating safe and secure overnight accommodations at the old st. Patrick's school in roxbury
- $1.0M
Heading Home · Boston, MA · 2023
Creating safe and secure overnight accommodations at the old st. Patrick's school in roxbury
- $1.0M
United Way of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2023
Massachusetts farm resiliency fund
- $1.0M
United Way of Central Massachusetts · Worcester, MA · 2023
Massachusetts farm resiliency fund
- $1.0M
Children'S Investment Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Inclusive futures capital grant fund
- $1.0M
Children'S Services of Roxbury · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Forging one boston
- $1.0M
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2022
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $800,000
Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2023
Pathways of progress: refuge, readiness, recovery, and resources (working title)
- $800,000
Saint Francis House · Boston, MA · 2023
Pathways of progress: refuge, readiness, recovery, and resources (working title)
- $650,000
Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2023
Foster love superhero partnership and service activity retainer 2024-2025
- $650,000
Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2023
Foster love superhero partnership and service activity retainer 2024-2025
- $500,000
Groundwork USA · Yonkers, NY · 2024
Climate safe neighborhoods
- $500,000
Sbp · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Integrated community-based preparedness: capacity building + digital tools
- $500,000
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2023
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $500,000
Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2023
My first place expansion: supporting more youth at risk of experiencing homelessness through property acquisition
- $500,000
Philanthropy Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Summer fund - homeless campership fund
- $500,000
Philanthropy Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Summer fund - homeless campership fund
- $500,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2022
A path home for every youth
- $500,000
Children'S Services of Roxbury · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Forging one boston
- $361,631
Boston Private Industry Council · Boston, MA · 2024
Pic 2024 summer jobs
- $330,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2022
House stability services for young adults
- $300,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2024
Boston green jobs solutions map
- $300,000
Bridges Homeward · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Using permanency to improve housing outcomes for homeless and at-risk young adults
- $300,000
Brockton Area Multi-Services · Brockton, MA · 2024
Community drop-in center
- $300,000
Freedom House · Boston, MA · 2024
Comprehensive program growth and facility enhancement project
- $300,000
Jewish Vocational Service · Boston, MA · 2024
Brockton career & community initiative (bcci)
- $300,000
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative (Fiscal Sponsor Brazilian Worker Cent · Boston, MA · 2024
Emergency relief for new arrivals and capacity building 2024
- $300,000
More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2024
Impact-driven collaboration: expanding housing access for transition-aged youth
- $300,000
New Ecology · Boston, MA · 2024
Capacity building for key decision-makers
- $300,000
Partners for Youth With Disabilities · Boston, MA · 2024
Pathways to college and employment opportunities for young persons with disabilities
- $300,000
Piers Park Sailing Center · East Boston, MA · 2024
East boston & chelsea youth empowered
- $300,000
Rebuilding Together Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Building resilient futures
- $300,000
Sbp · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Capacity building for community-based resilience
- $300,000
Sportsmen'S Tennis & Enrichment Center · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Empowering youth through sports-based workforce development
- $300,000
The Boston Higher Education Resource Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Latine college and career access network (lacca)
- $300,000
The Loop Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Mass a/v supertrack: audio/visual youth workforce development initiative
- $300,000
West End House · Allston, MA · 2024
Youth development fellowship program: preparing program alumni for careers in youth organizations
- $300,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Boston collaborative food access hub and network
- $300,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual disaster giving program (adgp)
- $300,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
2024 annual disaster giving program (adgp)
- $300,000
Boston After School & Beyond · Boston, MA · 2023
Making the community a classroom: expanding a data-driven network of summer and after-school programs to close opportunity and achievement gaps
- $300,000
Boston After School & Beyond · Boston, MA · 2023
Making the community a classroom: expanding a data-driven network of summer and after-school programs to close opportunity and achievement gaps
- $300,000
Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2023
Foster love superhero partnership and service activity retainer 2024-2025
- $300,000
Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2023
Foster love superhero partnership and service activity retainer 2024-2025
- $300,000
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative · Boston, MA · 2023
Emergency relief for new arrivals and capacity building
- $300,000
Massachusetts Immigrant Collaborative · Boston, MA · 2023
Emergency relief for new arrivals and capacity building
- $300,000
American National Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Disaster responder preparedness partnership (drp)
- $300,000
Emerald Necklace Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2022
Universal play and access at a revitalized charlesgate park
- $300,000
Philanthropy Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022
The summer fund - homeless campership fund
- $250,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2024
Mobilizing a national tree equity movement
- $250,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program · Boston, MA · 2024
Barbara mcinnis house
- $250,000
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2024
Support for the living well at home program
- $250,000
Familyaid Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Innovative two-generational strategies for reducing family homelessness
- $250,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2024
Eviction defense and housing advocacy project
- $250,000
More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2024
More than words youth job training & housing
- $250,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
Permanent supportive housing: scaling up pine street inns proven solution to homelessness
- $250,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Waltham, MA · 2024
Operating support
- $250,000
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Urban green: advancing climate justice and resilient cities through workforce development
- $250,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating
- $250,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2023
Mobilizing a national tree equity movement
- $250,000
American Forests · Washington, DC · 2023
Mobilizing a national tree equity movement
- $250,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Barbara mcinnis house
- $250,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program · Boston, MA · 2023
Barbara mcinnis house
- $250,000
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the living well at home program
- $250,000
Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023
Support for the living well at home program
- $250,000
Catholic Memorial School Foundation · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Director's program grant in recognition of frank doyle
- $250,000
Catholic Memorial School Foundation · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
Director's program grant in recognition of frank doyle
- $250,000
Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational programming in response to israel-hamas
- $250,000
Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational programming in response to israel-hamas
- $250,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2023
Eviction defense and housing advocacy project
- $250,000
Greater Boston Legal Services · Boston, MA · 2023
Eviction defense and housing advocacy project
- $250,000
Huntington Theatre Company · Boston, MA · 2023
Accessible theatre and arts education at the huntington
- $250,000
Huntington Theatre Company · Boston, MA · 2023
Accessible theatre and arts education at the huntington
- $250,000
More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2023
More than words youth job training & housing
- $250,000
More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2023
More than words youth job training & housing
- $250,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
Permanent supportive housing: scaling up pine street inns proven solution to homelessness
- $250,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
Permanent supportive housing: scaling up pine street inns proven solution to homelessness
- $250,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Waltham, MA · 2023
Operating support
- $250,000
Silver Lining Mentoring · Waltham, MA · 2023
Operating support
- $250,000
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Urban green: advancing climate justice and resilient cities through workforce development
- $250,000
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Urban green: advancing climate justice and resilient cities through workforce development
- $250,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Addressing food insecurity in eastern massachusetts
- $250,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Addressing food insecurity in eastern massachusetts
- $250,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
Trustees boston waterfront initiative - one waterfront
- $250,000
The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2023
Trustees boston waterfront initiative - one waterfront
- $250,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Youth academic support 2023
- $250,000
Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Youth academic support 2023
- $250,000
Boston After School & Beyond · Boston, MA · 2022
Expansion of the boston after school & beyond ost and summer learning network to support high-quality programming and student skill development to foster pathways to career and college opportunities
- $250,000
Huntington Theatre Company · Boston, MA · 2022
Accessible theatre and arts education at the huntington
- $250,000
More Than Words · Boston, MA · 2022
Single room occupancy youth housing program
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