Funding search · EIN 043541830 · Cambridge, MA

Alchemy 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.

507
grants reported
$5.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$500
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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Top recipients

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  • The Children'S Museum (Aka the Boston Children'S Museum)3 grants · $1.1M
  • Metrics for Management1 grant · $1.0M
  • Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc)3 grants · $579,368
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $327,660
  • Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University3 grants · $308,124
  • Refugepoint3 grants · $230,365
  • Museum of Fine Arts3 grants · $173,511
  • Boston Medical Center Corporation3 grants · $158,331
  • Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts3 grants · $135,000
  • Save the Children Federation3 grants · $121,535

Giving over time

$438,927
2022
$1.5M
2023
$3.1M
2024
$20,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 507 grants.

  • $1.0M

    The Children'S Museum (Aka the Boston Children'S Museum) · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $1.0M

    Metrics for Management · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $529,368

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc) · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $292,660

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $255,624

    Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $153,511

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $150,365

    Refugepoint · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $125,831

    Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $125,000

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $76,535

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Refugepoint · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $40,000

    Refugepoint · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc) · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    General Support

  • $27,500

    Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $26,000

    International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $25,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $25,000

    The Children'S Museum (Aka the Boston Children'S Museum) · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $25,000

    The Children'S Museum (Aka the Boston Children'S Museum) · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    United States Fund for Unicef (Dba Unicef USA) · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc) · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $17,500

    Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $17,500

    United States Fund for Unicef (Dba Unicef USA) · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2024

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $15,000

    The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $15,000

    United States Association for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2023

    General Support

  • $15,000

    United States Association for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $15,000

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022

    General Support

  • $15,000

    United States Association for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Support

  • $12,500

    Wbur (a Program of Boston University) · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $11,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Foundation for the Free Flight · Truckee, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Wild Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2025

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    International Refugee Assistance Project Inc (Dba Irap) · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Mira Coalition · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    American Society for Clinical Investigation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    International Refugee Assistance Project Inc (Dba Irap) · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    United States Fund for Unicef (Dba Unicef USA) · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    American Society for Clinical Investigation · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    International Refugee Assistance Project Inc (Dba Irap) · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Mira Coalition · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Physicians for Human Rights · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $8,000

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Boston Medical Center Corporation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $6,500

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $6,000

    American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Support

  • $6,000

    The Field Center · Chester, VT · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,350

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Immigration Council · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Repertory Theater of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Care (Aka Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art (Dba Ica Boston) · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Physicians for Human Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    The Trustees of Reservations · Boston, MA · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    World Food Program · Washington, DC · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Repertory Theater of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Huntington Theatre Co · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art (Dba Ica Boston) · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Kickstart-International · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Mira Coalition · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Physicians for Human Rights · New York, NY · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    American Repertory Theater of Western New York · Buffalo, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art (Dba Ica Boston) · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Kickstart-International · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Mercy Corps · Portland, OR · 2022

    General Support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.