The Boston Scientific Foundation concentrates its giving on large, targeted investments in humanitarian emergency response and education access. In the recent period it made two major grants to Project HOPE for humanitarian relief in Ukraine and two multi-year scholarship commitments through Scholarship America, signaling a mix of global health/crisis response and workforce/education support. The foundation tends to fund established national intermediaries that can deliver large-scale, direct impact rather than many small local projects.
Boston Scientific Foundation Inc. put $1 million behind Project Hope twice in the recent period, first for humanitarian response to the crisis in Ukraine and then for humanitarian help for Israel/Gaza. That scale, paired with scholarship funding and targeted community health awards, shows a foundation that moves between urgent international relief and structured support for education and health access. It also gave $430,000 to Scholarship America for multiple scholarships in 2025 and $429,500 for the same purpose in 2024, indicating recurring support for education pathways rather than one-off awards. Beyond those large commitments, the foundation’s recent grants include many $25,000 awards to community health, STEM education, mental health, and chronic disease prevention organizations. Its portfolio reaches national intermediaries as well as local providers in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and other states, but the pattern is not broad general operating support. Instead, the foundation tends to back defined programs with specific uses, such as STEM enrichment in Twin Cities schools, mental health care for families, and health education for immigrant communities.
In K-12 STEM education, Boston Scientific Foundation Inc. supported Science From Scientists Inc with $50,000 for a during-school STEM education enrichment program in Como Park Elementary and other Twin Cities schools for the 2024-2025 academic year. It also gave $25,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities for a STEM program for underserved and underrepresented K-12 children and teens, and $22,000 to Merrimack College for Introduction to Robotics and Mechatronics (IRAM). The foundation also backs mental health and family support. It awarded $25,000 to Face to Face Health & Counseling Service Inc for the Face to Faces mental health program, $24,000 to Washburn Center for Children for access to children’s mental health care, and $20,000 to Step Up on Second Street Inc for mental health and supportive services for transition age youth. In health access and chronic disease work, it gave $25,000 to St Mary's Health Clinics for diabetes education and heart health, $25,000 to Community Servings Inc for medically tailored nutrition for people affected by diabetes and other illnesses, and $20,000 to Fremont Community Health Services Inc for cancer screening equity.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed to a small set of repeat national intermediaries; split between urgent humanitarian response and scholarship funding rather than broad, small-dollar giving.
Notable grantees: Project HOPE, Scholarship America
Typical grants cluster tightly around $5,000 to $15,000, with a p25 of $5,000, median of $10,000, and p75 of $15,000. The recent grants list also shows a second tier of $20,000 to $50,000 awards and two $1 million humanitarian grants. Scholarship America appears in consecutive years with large awards for multiple scholarships, while Project Hope received two separate $1 million grants in different years. The foundation is a corporate foundation, and it also funds individuals. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some active programs, including STEM education grants, exhibit space support, fellowship grants, health grants, and investigator-sponsored research.
Grantmaking is national, but the strongest concentration is in Massachusetts, which accounts for 34% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Minnesota appears frequently in the recent grants list, with awards to St Peter, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Red Wing, Robbinsdale, Roseville, and Bedford. Massachusetts recipients include Shrewsbury, Worcester, Jamaica Plain, Marlborough, and North Andover. Outside the U.S., the grant recipient country distribution is entirely domestic: 242 grants, or 100%, went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s typical grant size is tightly centered: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,000. Recent awards also include larger program grants such as $25,000, $50,000, and two $1 million humanitarian gifts.
Recent grants show support for humanitarian relief, scholarships, K-12 STEM education, mental health services, chronic disease prevention, medically tailored nutrition, cancer screening equity, and workforce or career pathway development in tech and STEM.
Yes for several active programs. The STEM Education Grants page, exhibit space support, fellowship grants, health grants, and investigator-sponsored research all indicate unsolicited applications are accepted.
Yes. Scholarship America received grants in both 2024 and 2025 for multiple scholarships, and Project Hope received separate $1 million grants in 2023 and 2024 for humanitarian response.
By grant count, Massachusetts is the top state, with 34% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants list also shows frequent awards in Minnesota, especially Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Boston Scientific Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Complete requests with all required documentation are reviewed within 60 days. Indigent care and humanitarian product donation requests must be submitted at least 90 days before the trip date. Fellowship grant requests are due by October 15 and reviewed in December.
Deadline: Fellowship requests due October 15 annually; committee meetings occur monthly in 2026.
Who can apply: Must be a qualifying fellowship at a qualified academic or training institution. Most qualifying fellowships are accredited post-graduate advanced specialty programs supported by national medical societies or directly by academic medical institutions. EP and advanced IC fellowships are only open to U.S.-based institutions. EP programs must have at least 3 EP fellows or be a new program less than two years old. IC is only accepting applications for advanced fellowships for WATCHMAN programs and for programs where fellows extend training by one year for Complex PCI.
Deadline: Urology: October 16; Endoscopy: March 1; Cardiology (IC and EP): March 22; applications are reviewed annually. Special division deadlines apply each year.
Who can apply: Requests should be submitted at least 2 months before the event date or decision date. Fellowship applications are not accepted at this time.
Deadline: Monthly 2026 submission deadlines; no fellowship intake currently.
Who can apply: Application content indicates support for endoscopy-related institutions and fellowship programs. Endoscopy fellowship applications are due by March 1 and reviewed annually in April.
Deadline: Endoscopy fellowship applications are due March 1 annually; committee meeting dates are monthly in 2026.
Who can apply: Requests are reviewed by the Endoscopy Grant Committee. Endoscopy fellowship applications are due by March 1 and reviewed annually in April.
Deadline: Fellowship applications due March 1 annually; committee meetings held monthly in 2026
Who can apply: Applications are reviewed by the Cardiology Group. Fellowship requests have special rules: EP and Advanced IC fellowships only for U.S.-based institutions; EP programs must have at least 3 fellows or be less than two years old; IC is currently only accepting advanced WATCHMAN fellowships and one-year Complex PCI training extensions.
Deadline: Monthly committee submission deadlines listed; fellowship applications due March 22 annually
Who can apply: U.S.-based health care institutions, academic medical centers, medical societies, and national associations seeking support for independent medical research, educational programs, or charitable projects.
Deadline: Division-specific meeting dates and submission deadlines are posted for Cardiology Group; other specialties list meeting schedules or annual deadlines.
Who can apply: Requests must concern uninsured or underinsured patients without the financial means to pay for the procedure, or humanitarian mission trips by U.S. healthcare providers. Indigent patient requests must confirm that neither the institution nor physician will bill for patient services. Applications require procedure and product details, anticipated procedure date, patient or community need, number of patients and participating healthcare providers, and an IRS Form W-9.
Deadline: Indigent patient applications are due within 30 days of surgery; Watchman applications are due before the procedure. Humanitarian mission requests have no fixed deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL AHEC ORGANIZATION | ALACHUA, FL | $600,000 | 2026 | FUTURE DOCS PROGRAM EXPANSION AND LAUNCH OF NEW PA AND NP PILOTS |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | SAINT PAUL, MN | $475,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| I AM ABEL FOUNDATION | FLOSSMOOR, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | URBAN BRIDGES MEDICAL MENTORING PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $150,000 | 2026 | TRAINING ENHANCEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH FOR BA/MD SCHOLARS. |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS OF MASSACHUSETTS | DEDHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES |
| SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC | WOBURN, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS MISSION IS TO TEACH AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS BY IMPROVING STEM LITERACY. |
| TECH MY SCHOOL | LUQUILLO, PR | $45,000 | 2026 | TECH MY SCHOOL'S MOBILE STEM LAB EXPANDING ACCESS TO HANDS-ON INNOVATION |
| UNITED FAMILY PRACTICE HEALTH CENTER | SAINT PAUL, MN | $39,936 | 2026 | 2026 SAGE PROGRAM |
| INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL | SAINT PAUL, MN | $32,688 | 2026 | DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN WORK- FAMILY EDUCATION DIABETES SERIES |
| UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE INC | WORCESTER, MA | $32,000 | 2026 | ASTHMA LINK |
| MSD MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS | MARTINSVILLE, IN | $31,454 | 2026 | MSD OF MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS: EXPANDING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | WORCESTER, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS |
| BREAKTHROUGH GREATER BOSTON INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | FULL STEAM AHEAD |
| SALUD INTEGRAL EN LA MONTANA INC | NARANJITO, PR | $30,000 | 2026 | SIM REMOTE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING PROGRAM |
| ST MARY'S HEALTH CLINICS | SAINT PAUL, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | DIABETES & HEART DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM'S DIABETIC CARE TEAM |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED K-12 CHILDREN AND TEENS |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2026 | EMORY PIPELINE COLLABORATIVE (EPIC), A SIGNATURE PROGRAM WITHIN EMORY HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM ACADEMY (EMORY HCOP ACADEMY) |
| THE BASEBALL INC | ROXBURY, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | ROBOTICS AT THE BASE |
| HOPE COMMUNITY INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | HOPE COMMUNITYS YOUTH LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| CARE CLINIC | RED WING, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL |
| MEND-MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY | PACOIMA, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS |
| ALEXANDER TWILIGHT ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | MIDDLE SCHOOL STEM PROGRAM |
| ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY | ST PAUL, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | STEM EDUCATION GRANTS |
| YWCA OF MINNEAPOLIS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $30,000 | 2026 | THE YWCA MINNEAPOLIS BEACONS PROGRAM AT FRANKLIN STEAM MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | SAINT PAUL, MN | $29,807 | 2026 | MOBILE CANCER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MCAMP) |
| METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM INC | MARLBOROUGH, MA | $29,700 | 2026 | METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM |
| HEALTHWORKS COMMUNITY FITNESS INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | WOMAN BE FIT WITH BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER |
| HEARTOFAGIANT FOUNDATION INC | MILTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | EMPOWERED HEALTH MONITORING |
| YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC | HOUSTON, TX | $21,500 | 2026 | INVENTING OUR FUTURES YES PREPS ELEMENTARY STEM PROGRAM |
| STARBASE MINNESOTA INC | ST PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2026 | STARBASE MINNESOTA, INC. - INSPIRING STUDENTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM TO PURSUE STEM EDUCATION AND STEM CAREERS |
| AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | STEM-ROBOTICS AND CODING |
| BPE INC | ROXBURY, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | STEM CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM |
| URBAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2026 | INCREASING ACCESS TO CHRONIC CARE AND CANCER SCREENINGS FOR UNINSURED ADULTS |
| EVERYDAY ARTS | SUN VALLEY, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | STEM CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES |
| FRIENDS OF HOLLY HILL FARM INC | COHASSET, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | STEM AND SCHOOL GARDENS IN QUINCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS |
| SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC | WOBURN, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | IN-SCHOOL MODULE-BASED STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UP TO 6 REVERE, MA SCHOOLS 2025/2026 |
| WORCESTER EVENING FREE MEDICAL SERVICE PROGRAM INC | WORCESTER, MA | $19,815 | 2026 | CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE SCREENING IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLINE, MA | $18,485 | 2026 | DANA-FARBER MOBILE HEALTH PROGRAM |
| ARTS-US | SAINT PAUL, MN | $18,000 | 2026 | STEMPRENEURS |
| WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | WINONA, MN | $16,500 | 2026 | SCRUBS CAMPS |
| INNOVASTEAM PR INC | BAYAMON, PR | $15,000 | 2026 | INNOVASTEAM PRECOLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM |
| SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | NEWHALL, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | PROJECT LEARN: STEM PROGRAM |
| OUR BRIGHT FUTURE INC | SOUTHBRIDGE, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | WPI STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| BREAKTHROUGH TWIN CITIES | SAINT PAUL, MN | $15,000 | 2026 | SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR UNDER-RESOURCED YOUTH |
| GIRLS DREAM CODE | WOODBURY, MN | $15,000 | 2026 | CODE YOUR PATH TO TALK THAT CODE: EMPOWERING GIRLS IN TECH |
| DOWNCITY DESIGN | PROVIDENCE, RI | $15,000 | 2026 | DOWNCITY DESIGN TEEN STEM STUDIOS |
| DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2026 | DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM |
| PROJECT ANGEL FOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS FOR CRITICALLY ILL ANGELINOS |
| BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | BLOOMINGTON, MN | $13,994 | 2026 | K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE |
NATIONAL AHEC ORGANIZATION
$600,000FUTURE DOCS PROGRAM EXPANSION AND LAUNCH OF NEW PA AND NP PILOTS
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
$475,000SCHOLARSHIPS
I AM ABEL FOUNDATION
$250,000URBAN BRIDGES MEDICAL MENTORING PROGRAM
TRAINING ENHANCEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH FOR BA/MD SCHOLARS.
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF MASSACHUSETTS
$100,000CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS MISSION IS TO TEACH AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS BY IMPROVING STEM LITERACY.
TECH MY SCHOOL
$45,000TECH MY SCHOOL'S MOBILE STEM LAB EXPANDING ACCESS TO HANDS-ON INNOVATION
INTERFAITH ACTION OF GREATER SAINT PAUL
$32,688DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN WORK- FAMILY EDUCATION DIABETES SERIES
UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE INC
$32,000ASTHMA LINK
MSD MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS
$31,454MSD OF MARTINSVILLE SCHOOLS: EXPANDING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
WORCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$30,000SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS
SALUD INTEGRAL EN LA MONTANA INC
$30,000SIM REMOTE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING PROGRAM
CHRONIC CONDITION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM'S DIABETIC CARE TEAM
STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED K-12 CHILDREN AND TEENS
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$30,000EMORY PIPELINE COLLABORATIVE (EPIC), A SIGNATURE PROGRAM WITHIN EMORY HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM ACADEMY (EMORY HCOP ACADEMY)
ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY
$30,000STEM EDUCATION GRANTS
THE YWCA MINNEAPOLIS BEACONS PROGRAM AT FRANKLIN STEAM MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$29,807MOBILE CANCER ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MCAMP)
METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM INC
$29,700METROWEST FREE MEDICAL PROGRAM
HEALTHWORKS COMMUNITY FITNESS INC
$25,000WOMAN BE FIT WITH BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
HEARTOFAGIANT FOUNDATION INC
$25,000EMPOWERED HEALTH MONITORING
INVENTING OUR FUTURES YES PREPS ELEMENTARY STEM PROGRAM
STARBASE MINNESOTA, INC. - INSPIRING STUDENTS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM TO PURSUE STEM EDUCATION AND STEM CAREERS
URBAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
$20,000INCREASING ACCESS TO CHRONIC CARE AND CANCER SCREENINGS FOR UNINSURED ADULTS
EVERYDAY ARTS
$20,000STEM CLASSES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
FRIENDS OF HOLLY HILL FARM INC
$20,000STEM AND SCHOOL GARDENS IN QUINCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
IN-SCHOOL MODULE-BASED STEM ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR UP TO 6 REVERE, MA SCHOOLS 2025/2026
WORCESTER EVENING FREE MEDICAL SERVICE PROGRAM INC
$19,815CARDIOVASCULAR AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE SCREENING IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS
ARTS-US
$18,000STEMPRENEURS
WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$16,500SCRUBS CAMPS
INNOVASTEAM PR INC
$15,000INNOVASTEAM PRECOLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$15,000PROJECT LEARN: STEM PROGRAM
OUR BRIGHT FUTURE INC
$15,000WPI STEM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
GIRLS DREAM CODE
$15,000CODE YOUR PATH TO TALK THAT CODE: EMPOWERING GIRLS IN TECH
DOWNCITY DESIGN
$15,000DOWNCITY DESIGN TEEN STEM STUDIOS
BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
$13,994K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE
