Funding search · EIN 223317340 · Wakefield, MA

Eastern Bank 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.

4,406
grants reported
$60.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “colleen · $22,500

  • $7,500

    Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund · Andover, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund · Andover, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Colleen E Ritzer Memorial Fund · Andover, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Total Grants & Contributions Paid1 grant · $14.7M
  • The Boston Foundation2 grants · $2.2M
  • City of Lynn3 grants · $2.0M
  • Massachusetts Housing Partnership1 grant · $1.5M
  • La Colaborativa1 grant · $1.0M
  • Foundation for Business Equity1 grant · $1.0M
  • McCi1 grant · $1.0M
  • New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund1 grant · $1.0M
  • Nectar Community Investments (Fka Lowell Community Loan Fund Dba McCi - Fbe1 grant · $900,000
  • The Greater Boston Food Bank1 grant · $515,000

Giving over time

$14.4M
2022
$12.0M
2023
$14.7M
2024
$19.0M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,406 grants.

  • $14.7M

    Total Grants & Contributions Paid · Lynn, MA · 2024

    Exempt purpose

  • $2.0M

    City of Lynn · Lynn, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.6M

    The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.5M

    Massachusetts Housing Partnership · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.0M

    La Colaborativa · Chelsea, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.0M

    McCi · Lawrence, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.0M

    New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund · Roxbury, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $1.0M

    Foundation for Business Equity · Lawrence, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $900,000

    Nectar Community Investments (Fka Lowell Community Loan Fund Dba McCi - Fbe · Lawrence, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $637,500

    The Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $515,000

    The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $353,000

    Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $301,930

    The Builder Coalition · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $285,000

    Children'S Services of Roxbury · Roxbury, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $268,250

    The Boston Foundation - Asian Community Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $260,000

    Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $255,000

    Father Bill'S & Mainspring · Brockton, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $252,500

    Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $250,000

    University of Massachusetts Lowell · Newton, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $250,000

    Ymca of Greater Nashua · Nashua, NH · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $250,000

    Dimock Community Foundation · Roxbury, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $250,000

    Just a Start Corporation · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $220,000

    Inquilinos Boricuas En Accin - Iba · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $220,000

    Lawrence Communityworks · Lawrence, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $213,000

    Museum of African American History · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $205,000

    Gregg Neighborhood House Association · Lynn, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $205,000

    Third Sector Capital Partners · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $200,000

    Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (Massinc) · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $200,000

    The Boston Foundation - the Equality Fund · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $190,000

    Massachusetts Lgbt Business Network · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $185,000

    Bottom Line · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $181,000

    United Way of Ma Bay & Merrimack Valley · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $180,000

    Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $175,000

    Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $175,000

    Neighborhood Villages · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $170,000

    Housing Assistance Corporation · Hyannis, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $165,000

    The Neighborhood Developers · Chelsea, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $160,000

    Chapa Housing Navigator Massachusetts · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $157,356

    Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $156,000

    Strategies for Children Build Capacity for Advocacy On Early Childhood · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $154,000

    Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    Greentownorg Inc Dba Forge · Somerville, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    The Boston Foundation - Skillworks · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    Small Business Strong · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    Strategies for Children · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    Bsa Foundation Equitable Development Partnership · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    Leo Expanding Access · Lynn, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $150,000

    People Incorporated · Fall River, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $145,000

    Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation · Brighton, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $142,500

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $135,000

    Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (Becma) · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $135,000

    Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Lisc · New York, NY · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $126,250

    Bottom Line · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Associated Industries of Massachusetts Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Breaktime United · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Lgbtq Senior Housing · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Massachusetts Lgbt Business Network · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Associated Industries of Massachusetts Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Cayl Institute Program Support · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $125,000

    Lgbtq Senior Housing Capital and Operating Support · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $120,000

    The Neighborhood Developers · Chelsea, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $115,000

    The Community Builders · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $112,050

    Girls Inc of Greater Lowell · Lowell, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $110,000

    Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $110,000

    Breaktime United · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $110,000

    Children'S Services of Roxbury · Roxbury, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $110,000

    Initiative for a Competitive Inner City · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $108,900

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $106,000

    Ron Burton Training Village · Hubbardston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    St Francis House · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston · Newton, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    Lawrence Communityworks · Lawrence, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    Neighborworks Housing Solutions · Quincy, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    St Francis House · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    St Mary'S Center for Women & Children · Dorchester, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    East Boston Neighborhood Health Center · East Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $105,000

    Lawrence Partnership · Lawrence, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $104,700

    South Shore Community Action Council · Plymouth, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $102,500

    Ymca of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $102,500

    Wellspring House · Gloucester, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $102,500

    US Conference of Catholic Bishops St Mary'S High School · Lynn, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Boston Education Skills & Training (Best) · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Elliot Health System · Manchester, NH · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Empath Economic Mobility Pathways · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Housing Corporation of Arlington · Arlington, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Jumpstart for Young Children · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    La Vida Scholars · Lynn, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Lawrence Communityworks · Lawrence, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Neighborhood Villages · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital - Cambridge · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Strategies for Children · Boston, MA · 2025

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Ascendus · New York, NY · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Building Futures - Ri · Providence, RI · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Catholic Medical Center · Manchester, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Community Day Care Center of Lawrence · Lawrence, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $100,000

    Naacp Boston · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

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