The Massachusetts Medical Society concentrates its philanthropy on supporting physicians and the broader Massachusetts medical community, prioritizing physician wellness, peer outreach, and professional development. Most funding flows to state-level medical organizations and infrastructure (physician health programs, benevolent relief, medical library and education), with occasional small grants to community health providers. The foundation favors practical, operational support rather than broad national causes.
A consistent feature of Massachusetts Medical Society grantmaking is its support for Physician Health Services, which received the largest recent awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for physician outreach services. That pattern points to a funder focused on the working conditions and wellbeing of Massachusetts physicians rather than broad, multi-state philanthropy. The society also backs state-based medical infrastructure and professional support organizations, including the Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation, Mass Medical Benevolent Society, and Boston Medical Library. Most awards are concentrated in practical functions: outreach, community action, financial relief, health education, and medical knowledge dissemination. The giving profile shows an organization that uses grants to strengthen the medical ecosystem around clinicians and the institutions that serve them. Recent support also reaches smaller local recipients such as Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and Mass Medical Alliance, indicating attention to both physician-facing services and community health programming. Across the recent grant record, the foundation’s philanthropy stays closely tied to Massachusetts medical life and the organizations that sustain it.
Physician outreach is a core funding area. In 2025, Massachusetts Medical Society gave $409,000 to Physician Health Services for physician outreach services, following $458,000 in 2024 and $533,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. The society also funds community action through a state medical network: Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation received $185,500 in 2023 for community action, then $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for the same purpose. Financial relief is another recurring theme. Mass Medical Benevolent Society received $100,000 in 2023, $50,000 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025 for financial relief. The foundation also supports health education and medical knowledge work, including $25,000 to Mass Medical Alliance in 2023 for health education and $25,000 to Boston Medical Library in 2024 for medical knowledge.
Typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $163,295 at the 75th percentile. The grant record shows repeat support over multiple years rather than one-off awards: Physician Health Services, Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation, Mass Medical Benevolent Society, and Boston Medical Library each appear in more than one year. The pattern is institutional and operating-oriented, with grants directed to organizations that deliver physician services, relief, education, and medical knowledge infrastructure. The foundation also makes smaller grants alongside larger commitments, including a 2025 award of $8,588 to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless.
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$309.8M
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Most grants fall between $25K and $163K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$163K
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Concentrated, mission-focused giving: a few large, repeat grants (notably a single multi-grant, major commitment to Physician Health Services) combined with several mid-sized multi-year grants to state medical organizations and numerous small discretionary gifts (many under $5,000).
Notable grantees: Physician Health Services, MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation, Mass Medical Benevolent Society, Boston Medical Library, Mass Medical Alliance
Grantmaking is entirely local and entirely in Massachusetts: 100% of grants in the recent record went to recipients in the HQ state. Waltham appears repeatedly as the location for major recipients, including Physician Health Services, Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation, Mass Medical Benevolent Society, and Mass Medical Alliance. Boston appears as another recipient city through Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, while Boston Medical Library is listed in Shrewsbury. The geographic pattern is tightly state-based rather than regional or national.
It funds physician-facing and medical-infrastructure organizations in Massachusetts. Recent grants went to Physician Health Services for physician outreach services, Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation for community action, Mass Medical Benevolent Society for financial relief, Mass Medical Alliance for health education, and Boston Medical Library for medical knowledge.
Yes. Physician Health Services received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Mms and Alliance Charitable Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Mass Medical Benevolent Society in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Boston Medical Library in 2024 and 2025.
The distribution centers on mid-sized awards. The 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $163,295.
The recent grant record is entirely Massachusetts-based. 100% of grants went to recipients in MA, with repeated awards to organizations in Waltham and additional grants to recipients in Boston and Shrewsbury.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Massachusetts Medical Society that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: MMS medical students. Topics may include the role of race in health, health care, and training of health care providers; reproductive health; discrimination; and stigma.
Deadline: One-paragraph abstract deadline: November 30 annually. Final essay deadline: January 11 annually.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES | WALTHAM, MA | $408,000 | 2026 | PHYSICIAN OUTREACH SERVICES |
| MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY | WALTHAM, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | FINANCIAL RELIEF |
| ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS) | WALTHAM, MA | $29,382 | 2026 | VARIOUS |
| BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY | SHREWSBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE |
| HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES | BOSTON, MA | $6,000 | 2026 | LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR MEDICAL SERVICES |
| PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES | WALTHAM, MA | $409,000 | 2025 | PHYSICIAN OUTREACH SERVICES |
| MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WALTHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY ACTION |
| MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY | WALTHAM, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | FINANCIAL RELIEF |
| ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS) | WALTHAM, MA | $30,618 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY | SHREWSBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE |
| BOSTON HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS | BOSTON, MA | $8,588 | 2025 | HEALTH EDUCATION |
| PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES | WALTHAM, MA | $458,000 | 2024 | PHYSICIAN OUTREACH SERVICES |
| MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WALTHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ACTION |
| MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY | WALTHAM, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL RELIEF |
| ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS) | WALTHAM, MA | $44,057 | 2024 | VARIOUS |
| BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY | SHREWSBURY, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE |
| MASS MEDICAL ALLIANCE | WALTHAM, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | HEALTH EDUCATION |
| PHYSICIAN HEALTH SERVICES | WALTHAM, MA | $533,000 | 2023 | PHYSICIAN OUTREACH SERVICES |
| MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WALTHAM, MA | $185,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY ACTION |
| ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS) | WALTHAM, MA | $163,295 | 2023 | VARIOUS |
| MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY | WALTHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL RELIEF |
| MASS MEDICAL ALLIANCE | WALTHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | HEALTH EDUCATION |
MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
$50,000FINANCIAL RELIEF
ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS)
$29,382VARIOUS
BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY
$25,000MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES
$6,000LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR MEDICAL SERVICES
PHYSICIAN OUTREACH SERVICES
MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$100,000COMMUNITY ACTION
MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
$50,000FINANCIAL RELIEF
ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS)
$30,618VARIOUS
BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY
$25,000MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$100,000COMMUNITY ACTION
MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
$50,000FINANCIAL RELIEF
ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS)
$44,057VARIOUS
BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY
$25,000MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
MASS MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$10,000HEALTH EDUCATION
MMS AND ALLIANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$185,500COMMUNITY ACTION
ALL OTHERS (5000 OR LESS)
$163,295VARIOUS
MASS MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
$100,000FINANCIAL RELIEF
MASS MEDICAL ALLIANCE
$25,000HEALTH EDUCATION