The Douglas Drane Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on major Massachusetts medical institutions, providing sizeable, often unrestricted gifts to hospitals and health-related organizations. A smaller portion of its funding supports science/media and local nonprofit initiatives, suggesting an interest in health, scientific outreach, and regional impact within Massachusetts. Grants are few but large, and the foundation shows repeat support to flagship health institutions.
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants totaling most of the budget, with repeat funding to top hospital grantees and occasional one-off gifts to smaller science and local organizations.
A repeated pattern of unrestricted support to Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center defines Douglas Drane Charitable Trust’s recent giving. The trust’s largest recent grants are $50,000 gifts to Massachusetts General Hospital in both 2023 and 2024, alongside two $30,000 unrestricted grants to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center across the same period. That combination points to a funder that favors sizeable, flexible support for major health institutions rather than highly specified project grants. The trust’s other recent awards show that its interests extend beyond one hospital system. It backed Nano Media Inc with a $30,000 unrestricted grant in 2024, suggesting an interest in science communication or outreach, and it gave smaller unrestricted support to organizations such as Boston Children’s Hospital, Foundation for Art and Healing, and Jitegemee Inc. The overall picture is of a local Massachusetts funder with a health-centered portfolio, a narrow grant list, and a clear preference for general operating or otherwise unrestricted funding. Its recent grants also include a Washington, DC recipient, but Massachusetts organizations account for most of the awards in the available record.
Health institutions are the clearest priority in the trust’s recent grants. It gave $50,000 unrestricted to Massachusetts General Hospital in 2024 and $30,000 unrestricted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2024, showing sustained support for large medical organizations. Science and communication appear as another thread. In 2024, the trust awarded $30,000 to Nano Media Inc in Arlington for unrestricted support, linking its portfolio to science/media work rather than only direct healthcare delivery. Smaller grants also reached broader nonprofit activity. The trust gave $5,000 unrestricted to Foundation for Art and Healing in Brookline and $1,000 unrestricted to Jitegemee Inc in Amherst, indicating some room for local charitable and community-based organizations within a mostly health-focused grant pattern.
Douglas Drane Charitable Trust’s typical grant size centers on larger awards, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record shows both repeated gifts and one-off support: Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center each received multiple grants across 2023 and 2024, while other recipients appear only once. The trust is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants in the record are described as unrestricted, including unrestricted charitable purpose support and unrestricted general support.
$165K
$957K
$54K
$185K
Most grants fall between $5K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Notable grantees: Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Nano Media Inc, Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc
The trust gives locally, with 82% of grants directed to recipients in Massachusetts. Boston is the main recipient city, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts WOnderfund Inc, and Boston Children’s Hospital. Other Massachusetts recipients include Arlington, Brookline, and Amherst, while Washington, DC appears as the only non-Massachusetts recipient city in the recent grants list. All recorded grants are to U.S. organizations.
The recent record is weighted toward medical institutions, especially major hospitals in Boston. It also includes a science/media grantee, a foundation connected to art and healing, and a local nonprofit in Amherst, showing a broader charitable portfolio built around general-purpose support.
The grant-size profile is centered on larger awards: p25 is $5,000, median grant size is $20,000, and p75 is $30,000. The recent list also includes two $50,000 grants, which sit above the upper quartile.
Yes. Massachusetts General Hospital appears with $50,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center received $30,000 grants in both years as well. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships with flagship recipients.
Massachusetts is the main recipient state, with 82% of grants going to organizations there. Boston is the most frequent recipient city in the recent grants list, followed by smaller numbers in Arlington, Brookline, and Amherst.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Association on Aging in New York | Albany, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School | Hawthorne, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Masssachusetts Wonderfund Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| I AM ALS | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Coalition to Transform Advanced Care | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Childrens Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Pingree School | South Hamilton, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Association on Aging in New York | Albany, NY | $25,200 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Masssachusetts Wonderfund Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| I AM ALS | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School | Hawthorne, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Foundation for Art and Healing | Brighton, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted charitable purposeunrestricted |
| Childrens Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Coalition to Transform Advanced Care | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | unrestricted |
| Nano Media Inc | Arlington, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | unrestricted |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | unrestricted charitable purposeunrestricted |
| Masssachusetts WOnderfund Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | unrestricted |
| Coalition to Transform Advanced Care | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | unrestricted |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | unrestricted |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | unrestricted charitable purposeunrestricted |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | unrestricted |
| Foundation for Art and Healing | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | unrestricted |
| Coalition to Transform Advanced Care | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | unrestricted |
| Jitegemee Inc | Amherst, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | unrestricted |
Association on Aging in New York
$25,000unrestricted
Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
$20,000unrestricted
I AM ALS
$20,000unrestricted
unrestricted
Childrens Hospital Boston
$10,000unrestricted
Pingree School
$5,000unrestricted
Association on Aging in New York
$25,200unrestricted
I AM ALS
$10,000unrestricted
Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
$10,000unrestricted
Foundation for Art and Healing
$10,000unrestricted charitable purposeunrestricted
Childrens Hospital Boston
$10,000unrestricted
Massachusetts General Hospital
$50,000unrestricted
Nano Media Inc
$30,000unrestricted
Masssachusetts WOnderfund Inc
$20,000unrestricted
Massachusetts General Hospital
$50,000unrestricted
Boston Children's Hospital
$5,000unrestricted
Foundation for Art and Healing
$5,000unrestricted
Jitegemee Inc
$1,000unrestricted