Funding search · EIN 042263040 · Boston, MA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 84
- grants reported
- $12.5M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Top recipients
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- City of Boston3 grants · $4.8M
- Harvard University2 grants · $2.9M
- Harvard University1 grant · $1.4M
- Green Roots3 grants · $500,000
- Alternative for Community and Environment With Mpha2 grants · $400,000
- Boston Athletic Association2 grants · $280,000
- Family Aid Boston1 grant · $200,000
- Alternatives for Community and Environment With Mpha1 grant · $199,996
- Project Bread2 grants · $199,780
- Familyaid Boston1 grant · $181,362
Giving over time
Grant history
All 84 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.7M
City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $1.6M
City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $1.6M
City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $1.4M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $1.4M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $1.4M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Cancer research and devlp
- $200,000
Alternative for Community and Environment With Mpha · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $200,000
Alternative for Community and Environment With Mpha · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $200,000
Green Roots · Chelsea, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $200,000
Family Aid Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $200,000
Green Roots · Chelsea, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $199,996
Alternatives for Community and Environment With Mpha · Roxbury, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $181,362
Familyaid Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $150,000
Boston Athletic Association · Boston, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $130,000
Boston Athletic Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $100,000
Green Roots · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $99,946
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $99,834
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $67,318
Whittier Street Health Center · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $50,000
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $50,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Planes, NY · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $50,000
Friends of Dana-Farber · Boston, MA · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $50,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · White Planes, NY · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $50,000
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $50,000
Brookview House · Dorchester, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $50,000
Enhance Asian Community On Health · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $50,000
Friends of Dana Farber · Boston, MA · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $50,000
Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $50,000
Sociedad Latina · Roxbury, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $49,818
Whittier Street Health Center · Roxbury, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $49,568
Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center (Bwh) · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $49,129
Charles River Community Health · Brighton, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $30,000
Prostate Health Education Network · Quincy, MA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $30,000
Team Maureen · North Falmouth, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $30,000
Prostate Health Education Network · Quincy, MA · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $30,000
Prostate Health Education Network · Quincy, MA · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $25,000
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $25,000
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $21,930
Team Maureen · N Falmouth, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $21,500
Madison Park Development Corporation · Roxbury, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $21,000
Oncology Nursing Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $20,000
Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $20,000
Massachusetts League of Community · Boston, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $20,000
Susan G Komen New England · Dallas, TX · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $20,000
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance · Washington, DC · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $15,000
Roxbury Community College Foundation · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $15,000
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $15,000
Biomedical Science Careers Program · Braintree, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $15,000
Roxbury Community College Foundation · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $15,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $15,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $15,000
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $12,500
Ellie Fund · Needham, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
2life Communities · Brighton, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Cristo Rey Boston High School · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
Force Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered · Tampa, FL · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
Joe Andruzzi Foundation · North Attleboro, MA · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Massachusetts League of Community · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
Nehi · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
Summer Search · Oakland, CA · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Community Support
- $10,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $10,000
Health Care for All · Boston, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $10,000
Joe Andruzzi Foundation · North Attleboro, MA · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $10,000
Madison Park Development Corporation · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $10,000
Susan G Komen New England · Dallas, TX · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $10,000
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Cancer Research and Devlp
- $10,000
The Center for Teen Empowerment · Boston, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $10,000
Union Capital Boston · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $10,000
Boston Private Industry Council · Boston, MA · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Cancer Research Institute · New York, NY · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Ellie Fund · Needham, MA · 2021
Cancer Research and Development
- $10,000
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $7,500
Boys & Girls Club of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $7,500
Massachusetts Public Health Association · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $7,500
Lynn Community Health Center · Lynn, MA · 2021
Community Support
- $7,000
National Cancer Center · West Islip, NY · 2023
Cancer Research and Development
- $6,000
Health Care for All · Boston, MA · 2023
Community Support
- $6,000
Team Maureen · N Falmouth, MA · 2022
Community Support
- $6,000
Rian Immigrant Center · Boston, MA · 2021
Community Support
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