About Mathworks Foundation
MathWorks Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts to a small set of institutions, prioritizing higher education, land conservation and regional community services while also supporting international humanitarian relief. Their giving is weighted heavily toward a handful of repeat recipients (notably MIT and Mass Audubon), suggesting multi-million-dollar, targeted investments rather than many small awards. Grants mix local/regional impact in Massachusetts with selective national and global partners.
Focus Areas
University research and higher education (major gifts to MIT and other university foundations)State-level land conservation and nature preservation in Massachusetts (Mass Audubon)Regional community fitness and youth development (MetroWest YMCA)International humanitarian relief and development (CARE USA)Targeted support for university-led programs outside New England (e.g., University of New Mexico Foundation)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: few large grants with repeat, multi-million-dollar commitments to core grantees; a mix of regional focus (Massachusetts conservation and community nonprofits) and selective national/international partners.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mass Audubon (Massachusetts Audubon Society), MetroWest YMCA, CARE USA, University of New Mexico Foundation
About Mathworks Foundation
MathWorks Foundation Inc concentrates very large grants on a small circle of institutions, with two gifts to Massachusetts Institute of Technology alone reaching $11,075,000 in 2023 and $9,145,000 in 2025. That pattern shows up across the rest of its recent grantmaking: the foundation supports higher education, land conservation, community services, and selected humanitarian and educational organizations through large, targeted awards rather than a broad slate of small grants. Massachusetts institutions appear repeatedly in the recent record, including Mass Audubon Society, MetroWest YMCA, Greater Boston Food Bank, and Commonwealth Zoological Corp. Outside that core, the foundation also backs university-related work in New Mexico and national education and humanitarian organizations such as CARE USA and Khan Academy. The grants suggest a funder that uses sizable awards to support established organizations with defined purposes, often at multi-million-dollar levels. Repeat recipients are a clear feature of the portfolio, especially MIT and Mass Audubon Society, which each appear multiple times across the recent grant list. Across the data on file, the giving profile is national in scope but heavily anchored in Massachusetts recipients.
What Mathworks Foundation Funds
Higher education is a central area of support. MathWorks Foundation Inc gave $9,145,000 in 2025 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for exempt purpose, and it also made a $2,000,000 grant in 2023 to University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated for exempt purpose. Those awards point to substantial institutional support for university-affiliated work. Land conservation and nature preservation also feature prominently. The foundation gave $9,000,000 in 2025 to Mass Audobon Society and $7,000,000 in 2024 to Mass Audubon Society Inc, with another $2,458,000 grant in 2023 to Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc. That repeated support makes environmental stewardship one of the clearest through lines in the recent record. Community-focused grants appear as well. In 2024, it awarded $2,500,000 to Metrowest YMCA for exempt purpose, and in 2023 it gave $1,000,000 to Greater Boston Food Bank. The foundation also supported Commonwealth Zoological Corp with a $1,000,000 grant in 2025.
How Mathworks Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes are large: the 25th percentile is $250,000, the median is $1,000,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,000,000. That distribution matches a portfolio built around major awards, not many small grants. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mass Audubon Society, Khan Academy Inc, University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc, and Foundation for Metrowest. MathWorks Foundation Inc is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Grants in the provided data are all domestic.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$35.4M
Total Assets
$444.8M
Total Revenue
$38.7M
Total Expenses
$35.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $250K and $2M, with a median of $1M.
25th Percentile
$250K
Median
$1M
75th Percentile
$2M
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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