The Atrius Health Equity Foundation concentrates its giving on advancing health equity in Massachusetts by investing in community health centers and statewide health equity infrastructure. A flagship initiative — the "Youth as Health Care Change Agents" program — receives multi-recipient support across several community health centers, while separate large gifts fund systemic efforts like medical debt relief and racial equity grantmaking. Grants are purpose-driven, sizable, and aimed at both local service delivery and policy/organizing ecosystems that dismantle barriers to care.
A defining thread in Atrius Health Equity Foundation Inc’s recent giving is the "Youth as Health Care Change Agents" program, which appears repeatedly across Massachusetts community health centers and related partners. In 2025, the foundation backed that program with $500,000 grants to Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc, La Colaborativa Inc, Dothouse Health Inc, and Lynn Community Health Center Inc, then added $417,973 to Lowell Community Health Center Inc and $400,000 to Lawrence Communityworks Inc for the same initiative. The pattern points to sustained support for youth engagement inside community-based health settings rather than isolated project funding. The foundation also funds statewide health equity infrastructure and advocacy. Its 2024 grants included $500,000 to The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers for the Health Equity Compact and $350,000 to Health Equity Compact Inc for work to dismantle systemic barriers and promote equitable structures and practices. Another 2024 grant of $500,000 supported New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc’s grantmaking, showing attention to intermediary organizations that move resources into the field. Medical debt relief is another recurring theme, with separate grants to Health Care for All Inc and Health Law Advocates Inc tied to addressing medical debt in Massachusetts communities.
One clear area is youth-centered health leadership. The foundation gave $500,000 each to Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc, La Colaborativa Inc, Dothouse Health Inc, and Lynn Community Health Center Inc to support the "Youth as Health Care Change Agents" program, and it also backed Lowell Community Health Center Inc and Lawrence Communityworks Inc for the same effort. A second area is health equity infrastructure. In 2024, it granted $500,000 to The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers for the Health Equity Compact’s work, and $350,000 to Health Equity Compact Inc for efforts to dismantle systemic barriers and promote equitable structures and practices. A third theme is medical debt. The foundation supported Health Care for All Inc with $482,770 to address medical debt in Massachusetts communities, and Health Law Advocates Inc received $187,587 for the same purpose. It also made $50,000 grants to Neighborhood Developers Inc, Urban Edge, Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore Inc, and Lawrence Communityworks Inc for a program funding Financial Opportunity Centers to address medical debt.
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$146.6M
$6.7M
$8.4M
Most grants fall between $40K and $487K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$487K
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Concentrated, large grants (mostly $350k–$500k) focused in Massachusetts; a mix of repeat/linked grants to multiple community health centers for the same program plus major gifts to statewide intermediaries and field-building organizations rather than many small, disparate awards.
Notable grantees: Dothouse Health Inc (Youth as Health Care Change Agents), Lynn Community Health Center Inc (Youth as Health Care Change Agents), Health Equity Compact Inc, New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc, Health Care for All Inc
Typical grant size is $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $487,078 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of large program grants and smaller application-support awards, including $10,000 grants tied to completion of final applications for the Youth as Health Care Change Agents funding opportunity. The pattern also shows recurring support for some recipients across the same program area: for example, several organizations received both a larger program grant and a separate $10,000 application-support grant in 2025. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local and entirely to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Massachusetts, and every recent grant in the sample went to a U.S. recipient. The strongest clusters are in Boston-area communities and nearby cities, including Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Dorchester, Lynn, Lowell, Lawrence, Roxbury, Quincy, and Mattapan. Recipient locations also include Auburndale and the South Shore through Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore Inc. The pattern points to statewide Massachusetts giving with a heavy emphasis on community health centers and related organizations in specific local markets.
Its recent grants support youth leadership in health care settings, health equity infrastructure, medical debt relief, and Financial Opportunity Centers that address medical debt. Named recipients include The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Health Equity Compact Inc, Health Care for All Inc, and Health Law Advocates Inc.
Yes. Its giving is local, and 100% of recent grants in the sample went to Massachusetts recipients. Cities and communities include Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Dorchester, Lynn, Lowell, Lawrence, Roxbury, Quincy, and Mattapan.
The grant-size distribution centers on $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $487,078 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants also include both $500,000 awards and smaller $10,000 application-support grants.
Yes. Some recipients appear more than once in the recent list, often with related purposes. For example, several community health centers received a larger grant for the Youth as Health Care Change Agents program and then a separate $10,000 grant to complete the final application for that funding opportunity.
The clearest cause areas are youth engagement in community health centers, health equity and systems-change work, medical debt relief, and support for Financial Opportunity Centers. Those themes appear in grants to Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc, Health Equity Compact Inc, Health Care for All Inc, and Neighborhood Developers Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FOOD ACCESS THROUGH THE UNITED RESPONSE FUND. |
| LA COLABORATIVA INC | CHELSEA, MA | $749,522 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC | BOSTON, MA | $443,451 | 2026 | ADDRESSING MEDICAL DEBT IN MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITYWORKS INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $382,517 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $269,552 | 2026 | TO PURCHASE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDER MEDICAL DEBT OWED BY RESIDENTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNDER 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND/OR WHERE THE PATIENT DEBT IS MORE THAN 5% OF THEIR INCOME. |
| DOTHOUSE HEALTH INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC | BROCKTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| THE BASE INC | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM. |
| IMMIGRANT FAMILY SERVICES INSTITUTE | MATTAPAN, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM. |
| LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | LYNN, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| UPHAM'S COMMUNITY CARE | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM. |
| THE COMMUNITY BUILDERS INC | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM. |
| HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES INC | BOSTON, MA | $195,396 | 2026 | ADDRESSING MEDICAL DEBT IN MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES |
| MATTAPAN FOOD AND FITNESS COALITION CO THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND | MATTAPAN, MA | $140,078 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM. |
| HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT |
| GROUNDWORK SOUTHCOAST INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $90,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH CREATING A HEALTHIER NEW BEDFORD. |
| BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC | BROCKTON, MA | $70,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CAPE COD | MASHPEE, MA | $58,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS INC | CHELSEA, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM. |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITYWORKS INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM. |
| MIRA COALITION | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| IMMIGRANT FAMILY SERVICES INSTITUTE | MATTAPAN, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | MATTAPAN, MA | $47,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $45,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT YOUTH BUILDING A HEALTHIER NEW BEDFORD. |
| BROCKTON WORKERS ALLIANCE | BROCKTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| RAW ART WORKS INC | LYNN, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| CAMBODIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION | LOWELL, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| SACRED BIRTHING VILLAGE CO ELEPHANT CIRCLE | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| WALTHAM PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH INC | WALTHAM, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITYWORKS INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT |
| NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS INC | CHELSEA, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT |
| NEW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | LYNN, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY PROJECT | LAWRENCE, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| HEALTHFIRST FAMILY CARE | FALL RIVER, MA | $26,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| NEIGHBORWORKS | QUINCY, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM. |
| URBAN EDGE | ROXBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM. |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITYWORKS INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| UPHAM'S CORNER HEALTH CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| DOTHOUSE HEALTH INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $22,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA. |
| ASIAN WOMEN FOR HEALTH INC | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE WORKSHOP INC | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| COALITION FOR A BETTER ACRE INC | LOWELL, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| CENTER TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT ORGANIZING | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| DOTHOUSE HEALTH INC | DORCHESTER, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM. |
| LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | LYNN, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM. |
| BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER INC | BROCKTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM. |
| LA COLABORATIVA INC | CHELSEA, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM. |
| HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC | BOSTON, MA | $482,770 | 2025 | ADDRESSING MEDICAL DEBT IN MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES |
| LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | LOWELL, MA | $417,973 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM. |
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT FOOD ACCESS THROUGH THE UNITED RESPONSE FUND.
TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM.
TO PURCHASE HOSPITAL AND PROVIDER MEDICAL DEBT OWED BY RESIDENTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS UNDER 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND/OR WHERE THE PATIENT DEBT IS MORE THAN 5% OF THEIR INCOME.
TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON
$200,000TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM.
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
$200,000TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM.
UPHAM'S COMMUNITY CARE
$200,000TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE LIVE LONG AND WELL CATALYST PROGRAM.
HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES INC
$195,396ADDRESSING MEDICAL DEBT IN MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES
MATTAPAN FOOD AND FITNESS COALITION CO THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND
$140,078TO SUPPORT YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS PROGRAM.
HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES INC
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT
GROUNDWORK SOUTHCOAST INC
$90,000TO SUPPORT YOUTH CREATING A HEALTHIER NEW BEDFORD.
TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CAPE COD
$58,000TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS INC
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM.
MIRA COALITION
$50,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$47,000TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
TO SUPPORT YOUTH BUILDING A HEALTHIER NEW BEDFORD.
CAMBODIAN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION
$40,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
SACRED BIRTHING VILLAGE CO ELEPHANT CIRCLE
$40,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS INC
$35,000TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL DEBT CAPACITY-BUILDING PILOT
NEW AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
$30,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
MERRIMACK VALLEY PROJECT
$30,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
HEALTHFIRST FAMILY CARE
$26,000TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
NEIGHBORWORKS
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM.
URBAN EDGE
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL DEBT PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
TO SUPPORT FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN MA.
CENTER TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT ORGANIZING
$15,000TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM.
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
$500,000TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM.
TO SUPPORT THE "YOUTH AS HEALTH CARE CHANGE AGENTS" PROGRAM.