Funding search · women's health · Massachusetts
Who funds women's health work in Massachusetts
12 funders have a record of paying for women's health work by Massachusetts recipients: 22 grants totaling $8.4M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston ($4.5M), Banyan Gate Foundation ($100,000) and The Hershey Family Foundation ($750,000).
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.
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to Brigham and Women's Hospital — daf - health care & research
Largest: $100,000 to BRIGHAM WOMEN'S HOSPITAL — to provide support to the women's health research.
Largest: $250,000 to BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL — funding for physical wellness fund at brigham and womans. brigham and women's hospital is dedicated to: serving the needs of our local and global community, providing the highest q…
Charles H Hood FoundationManchesterbythesea, MA
4 matching grants · $365,000 · through 2024Largest: $82,500 to BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL — child health research award - spatial mapping of malignant subpopulations enabling neuron-glioma circuit interactions in dipg
Largest: $800,000 to NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC — empower women and girls; global health and development public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities
The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to ASIAN WOMEN FOR HEALTH — parkinson's research
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to Brigham and Women's Hospital — for dr. tim smith's digital health initiative research
Largest: $1,000 to BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL — health care and research
Rheumatology Research FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2021Largest: $100,000 to BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL — innovative research award- health services
Largest: $300,000 to BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC — to provide the highest quality health care to patients and their families, expanding the boundaries of medicine through research, educating the next generation of health care profe…
Largest: $100,000 to MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM — supporting the convening of community leaders and community-based organizations with brigham and women's hospital faculty and staff to establish key principles for creating a bi-di…
Hopelab FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $16,500 · through 2022Largest: $16,500 to The Brigham and Women's Hospital — examining the role of psychological safety in youth mental health by conducting a synthesis of existing literature across multiple disciplines, identifying measures that may be nec…
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