Funding search · substance use and addiction · Massachusetts
Who funds substance use and addiction work in Massachusetts
15 funders have a record of paying for substance use and addiction work by Massachusetts recipients: 103 grants totaling $6.9M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Rize Massachusetts Foundation ($2.4M), Laura and John Arnold Foundation ($1.7M) and Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts ($518,551).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Massachusetts recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Rize Massachusetts FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
57 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $58,334 to POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION — mosaic opioid recovery partnership community-based opioid response efforts 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
Largest: $134,420 to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — to support substance use disorder policy research, education and technical assistance.
Largest: $90,591 to BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — pill taking behaviors that contribute to opioid overdose: a qualitative and national survey study.
Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL
4 matching grants · $29,000 · through 2025Largest: $8,000 to BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER — rooftop farm and addiction treatment services
Largest: $20,821 to NORTH SUFFOLK MENTAL HEALTH — substance use treatment services
Largest: $150,000 to VICTORY PROGRAMS INC — to support programs addressing the challenges of homelessness, substance use, and chronic health conditions.
Cape Cod Healthcare Inc & AffiliatesHyannis, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $405,000 · through 2023Largest: $155,000 to CAPE COD FOUNDATION INC — substance use prevention
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $583,181 · through 2022Largest: $201,113 to FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE — preventing and reducing overdose deaths associated with opioids
The Evelyn Lilly Lutz FoundationBeverly, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $124,919 · through 2024Largest: $65,607 to MCLEAN HOSPITAL — support hospital in mental health research and innovative addiction treatment
Largest: $5,000 to Fresh Start Furniture — sweet dreams mattress program - to provide clients who are coming out of shelters, refugee camps, addiction treatment centers, homeless or couch surfing with essential items and a …
Largest: $10,000 to SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL — support doula program aimed at individuals with peripartum mood disorders and substance use disorders
Largest: $50,874 to BRANDEIS U HELLER SCH FOR SOC POL — 75819 supporting the brandeis opioid resource clearinghouse in providing information for communities on addressing the opioid epidemic
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