Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc directs the bulk of its giving toward expanding health care access across Massachusetts communities, with a major institutional partnership alongside many smaller, local health and social service providers. Grants cluster in towns around Charlestown/Burlington and the North Shore/Lowell region and frequently support primary and specialty care access, senior services, community health centers, and community-based social supports. The foundation also funds neighborhood-level needs (housing, food/urban farming, YMCAs, and municipal aging services) that complement clinical care.
Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc’s largest recent grant went to Beth Israel Lahey Health Specialty Care, a $7,572,347 award in 2025 for access to primary and/or specialty care. That scale sets the tone for a funder that uses major institutional support alongside a wide set of local grants to improve health access in Massachusetts communities. The foundation’s recent giving shows a clear preference for community-based providers and public entities that can address care gaps, from Burlington and Peabody to Lowell and Arlington. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs clinical care and the neighborhood supports that help people use it: community health centers, senior services, youth and family supports, food access, and municipal programs tied to community health needs. Grants to Town of Burlington, City of Peabody, and Community Teamwork Inc reflect that place-based approach, while awards to local YMCAs, housing organizations, and food programs show attention to nonclinical barriers that affect health access. The pattern is local, recurring, and tied to service delivery rather than individual aid.
Primary and specialty care access is the clearest thread in Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $164,643 to Community Teamwork Inc in Lowell for care access and other identified community health needs, and $110,000 to the City of Peabody for the same broad purpose. The foundation also supports aging and municipal service networks. It awarded $155,177 to Burlington Council on Aging in 2024 for care access and other identified community health needs, following earlier support of $155,177 in 2023 for community support. Food and farm sustainability appears in a smaller but distinct line of giving: in 2025, Town of Burlington - Council on Aging received $55,500 for food and farm sustainability. Youth, family, and community support organizations are another recurring recipient type. Burlington Youth and Family Services received $28,956 in 2024 for care access and other identified community health needs, extending a broader pattern of neighborhood-level health support.
Typical grant size is moderate for this foundation’s local giving: the 25th percentile is $18,000, the median is $26,978, and the 75th percentile is $90,000. The distribution includes a very large institutional award at the top and many smaller community grants around it. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Town of Burlington, Burlington Council on Aging, City of Peabody, Housing Corporation of Arlington, Mill City Grows, and Burlington Youth and Family Services. Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is direct institutional grantmaking, with awards to public agencies, health providers, and community organizations.
$8.7M
$627M
$1.2B
$1.1B
Most grants fall between $18K and $90K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$90K
KEVIN TABB MD
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A highly health-focused portfolio dominated by one very large institutional grant to a regional hospital system, supplemented by numerous mid-to-small recurring grants to local municipalities, community health centers, senior service agencies, YMCAs, and community foundations. Funding is geographically concentrated in the foundation's MA service area, emphasizes program/support for care access, and shows repeated multi-year support to many local grantees rather than one-off national giving.
Notable grantees: Beth Israel Lahey Health Specialty Care (largest institutional partner), Minuteman Senior Services (repeated senior services grants), Lowell Community Health Center / North Shore Community Health Center (community primary care), Town of Burlington / Burlington Council on Aging (municipal aging & community support), New Entry Sustainable Farming Program (food security and urban farming)
Lahey Clinic Hospital Inc gives almost entirely in Massachusetts, with 96% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recipient locations cluster in Burlington, Peabody, Lowell, Arlington, Beverly, Danvers, Bedford, and Waltham, with Charlestown appearing in the largest recent grant. The giving footprint is local rather than national, and the recent grants list shows every recipient in the United States.
Recent grants go to hospitals and specialty care providers, community health alliances, towns and city agencies, councils on aging, YMCAs, housing groups, and food/farm organizations. Examples include Beth Israel Lahey Health Specialty Care, Community Teamwork Inc, Burlington Council on Aging, and Mill City Grows.
The grant size profile is centered in the tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $18,000, the median is $26,978, and the 75th percentile is $90,000. The distribution includes both larger institutional awards and many smaller community grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Town of Burlington, Burlington Council on Aging, City of Peabody, Housing Corporation of Arlington, Mill City Grows, and Burlington Youth and Family Services. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
Its giving is highly local and concentrated in Massachusetts. Ninety-six percent of grants go to recipients in MA, and recent recipients are concentrated in Burlington, Peabody, Lowell, Arlington, Beverly, Danvers, Bedford, and Waltham.
The foundation funds nonclinical supports that can affect access to care, including senior services, youth and family services, housing, food access, and municipal community-health programs. Recent examples include Burlington Council on Aging, Burlington Youth and Family Services, Housing Corporation of Arlington, and Town of Burlington - Council on Aging.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH SPECIALTY CARE (FKA NORTHEAST MED PRACTICE) | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $7,572,347 | 2025 | ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND/OR SPECIALTY CARE |
| TOWN OF BURLINGTON | BURLINGTON, MA | $322,660 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| COMMUNITY TEAMWORK INC | LOWELL, MA | $164,643 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| CITY OF PEABODY | PEABODY, MA | $110,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| YMCA OF METRO NORTH--TORIGIAN BRANCH | PEABODY, MA | $104,340 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| GREATER LOWELL HEALTH ALLIANCE | LOWELL, MA | $78,344 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| TOWN OF BURLINGTON - COUNCIL ON AGING | BURLINGTON, MA | $55,500 | 2025 | FOOD AND FARM SUSTAINABILITY |
| HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON | ARLINGTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| SAHELI INC | BURLINGTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES INC | WALTHAM, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MILL CITY GROWS | LOWELL, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| CITIZENS INN INC | PEABODY, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON-NORTH SUBURBAN BRANCH | BOSTON, MA | $22,544 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MINUTEMAN SENIOR SERVICES | BEDFORD, MA | $22,090 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | LOWELL, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| PLACE OF PROMISE | LOWELL, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| THE CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALINGINC | LOWELL, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SALEM, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK | LOWELL, MA | $8,000 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| BURLINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON MA, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| TOWN OF BURLINGTON | BURLINGTON, MA | $296,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| BURLINGTON COUNCIL ON AGING | BURLINGTON, MA | $155,177 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| CITY OF PEABODY | PEABODY, MA | $90,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT |
| TUFTS UNIVERSITYNEW ENTRY SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRGRM | BEVERLY, MA | $55,500 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON | ARLINGTON, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| SAHELI | BURLINGTON, MA | $30,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| BURLINGTON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | BURLINGTON, MA | $28,956 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MILL CITY GROWS | LOWELL, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON-NORTH SUBURBAN BRANCH | WOBURN, MA | $22,544 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MINUTEMAN SENIOR SERVICES | BEDFORD, MA | $22,090 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | LOWELL, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| YMCA OF METRO NORTH--TORIGIAN BRANCH | PEABODY, MA | $18,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | SALEM, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| THE CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALINGINC | LOWELL, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| PLACE OF PROMISE | LOWELL, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK | LOWELL, MA | $8,000 | 2024 | CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS |
| CHANGE HEALTHCARE | NASHVILLE, TN | $350,973 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MINUTEMAN SENIOR SERVICES | BEDFORD, MA | $291,779 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DANVERS, MA | $279,106 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BURLINGTON COUNCIL ON AGING | BURLINGTON, MA | $155,177 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| TOWN OF BURLINGTON | BURLINGTON, MA | $150,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | BURLINGTON, MA | $143,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CITY OF PEABODY | PEABODY, MA | $90,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| NEW ENTRY SUSTAINABLE FARMING PROGRAM | BEVERLY, MA | $55,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON | ARLINGTON, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BURLINGTON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | BURLINGTON, MA | $28,956 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| MILL CITY GROWS | LOWELL, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| SAHELI | BURLINGTON, MA | $22,800 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | LOWELL, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| GREATER BOSTON YMCA | BOSTON, MA | $18,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH SPECIALTY CARE (FKA NORTHEAST MED PRACTICE)
$7,572,347ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND/OR SPECIALTY CARE
TOWN OF BURLINGTON
$322,660CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
COMMUNITY TEAMWORK INC
$164,643CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CITY OF PEABODY
$110,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
GREATER LOWELL HEALTH ALLIANCE
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
TOWN OF BURLINGTON - COUNCIL ON AGING
$55,500FOOD AND FARM SUSTAINABILITY
HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON
$30,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
SAHELI INC
$30,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CITIZENS INN INC
$25,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON-NORTH SUBURBAN BRANCH
$22,544CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
PLACE OF PROMISE
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
THE CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALINGINC
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
BURLINGTON COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$7,500CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
TOWN OF BURLINGTON
$296,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CITY OF PEABODY
$90,000COMMUNITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON
$30,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
SAHELI
$30,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
BURLINGTON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
$28,956CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON-NORTH SUBURBAN BRANCH
$22,544CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
THE CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALINGINC
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
PLACE OF PROMISE
$15,000CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CARE ACCESS AND/OR TO ADDRESS OTHER IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS
CHANGE HEALTHCARE
$350,973COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BURLINGTON COUNCIL ON AGING
$155,177COMMUNITY SUPPORT
TOWN OF BURLINGTON
$150,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BURLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$143,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
CITY OF PEABODY
$90,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
HOUSING CORPORATION OF ARLINGTON
$30,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BURLINGTON YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
$28,956COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SAHELI
$22,800COMMUNITY SUPPORT
GREATER BOSTON YMCA
$18,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT