About Highland Partners Charitable Fund
Highland Partners Charitable Fund concentrates sizable, place-based gifts in New England that support outdoor conservation and recreation, regional food security, local healthcare, and youth development. They typically make a small number of large grants to well-established nonprofits, often funding operating or program support to organizations with broad community impact in the Boston area and nearby states.
Focus Areas
New England conservation and outdoor recreation (e.g., Appalachian Mountain Club)Greater Boston food security and hunger relief (Greater Boston Food Bank)Community hospital and healthcare support (Newton-Wellesley Hospital)Youth development and afterschool services in Southern New England (Boys & Girls Club–Newport County)
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants per year focused on established regional institutions; occasional repeat funding (e.g., Greater Boston Food Bank) rather than many small or one-off awards.
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportcore organizational support
About Highland Partners Charitable Fund
Highland Partners Charitable Fund’s recent giving is marked by large unrestricted grants to regional institutions that serve people in Massachusetts and nearby states. The biggest gift in the recent list was $500,000 to Appalachian Mountain Club for general operating support, followed by repeated six-figure support for Boston-area nonprofits and universities. That pattern points to a funder that backs established organizations rather than short-term project work. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supported outdoor conservation, food security, healthcare, youth development, and higher education. Greater Boston Food Bank received multiple awards, including $250,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $201,000 in 2025, while Newton Wellelsey Hospital received $275,000 in 2025 for general operating support. The fund also gave $255,000 to Boys & Girls Club-newport County and $225,000 to Greater Boston YMCA, both for general operating support. Nearly all of these grants are operating support, which suggests an emphasis on sustaining organizational capacity. The fund’s geographic pattern is regional, with a strong concentration in Massachusetts and a visible cluster of grantees in Boston and surrounding communities.
What Highland Partners Charitable Fund Funds
In environment and outdoor recreation, Highland Partners Charitable Fund gave $500,000 to Appalachian Mountain Club in 2023 and another $180,000 in 2025, both for general operating support. That combination shows sustained backing for conservation and access to outdoor spaces. In food security and homelessness-related work, the foundation awarded $250,000 in 2023, $250,000 in 2024, and $201,000 in 2025 to Greater Boston Food Bank. It also gave $100,000 in 2024 to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program and $100,000 in 2023 to Victory Programs Inc. For education and youth development, the fund supported Year Up with $200,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025. It also gave $100,000 to Breakthrough Greater Boston in 2024 and $100,000 to Mass Mentoring Partnership in 2024.
How Highland Partners Charitable Fund Gives
Typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grants list shows a smaller number of large awards above that range. The foundation behaves like a pure DAF provider and gives almost entirely through general operating support. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Greater Boston Food Bank, Year Up, and Appalachian Mountain Club, which points to repeat support rather than one-time awards. No application process is described in the data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.1M
Total Assets
$55.2M
Total Revenue
$3.9M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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