MWC Foundation functions primarily as a funder via a donor-advised vehicle rather than by making direct programmatic grants. All recorded giving (three grants totaling $3.3M) was directed to the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund as general/unrestricted support, indicating the foundation places resources into an intermediary DAF for subsequent donor-directed distributions. There is no evidence in this record of topic-specific or geographically targeted grantmaking.
Mwc Foundation Inc #0726315 has routed all recorded giving through Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, with three $1.1 million grants appearing in the recent record. That pattern makes the foundation’s structure clear: it functions as a donor-advised vehicle that places substantial resources into an intermediary charitable fund rather than building a direct operating-grant portfolio. Beyond that pass-through pattern, the recent grants show a mix of environmental advocacy, conservation, health research, and community support. On the environment side, the foundation has backed Earthjustice, Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and related conservation work tied to wolves, bison, wilderness protection, and Arctic areas. In health and human services, it has funded Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc for the Center for Nutrition Medicine in the Department of Surgery, as well as Pine Street Inn Inc for its 50th anniversary campaign and the Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc for elder law and family law projects. The record also includes support for the New England Aquarium’s sea turtle recovery programs and for legal advocacy through Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund.
One clear thread in the record is wildlife and habitat work. The foundation gave $150,000 to Defenders of Wildlife for wildlife conservation in the Rockies and Plains and the Southern Rockies wolf strategic plan, and $125,000 to National Wildlife Federation for bison management on Wind River Reservation. It also supported World Wildlife Fund with $125,000 for restoration efforts in the Northern Great Plains and a lease payment for Redco Rosebud Reservation. A second cluster centers on legal and land protection. Earthjustice received $250,000 and $225,000 in general support, while Wilderness Society received $150,000 for the Idaho High Divide campaign and legal efforts to protect the wilderness and the Arctic. The foundation also gave $125,000 to Northeast Wilderness Trust for land acquisition and forever wild easements. Health and service organizations appear as well: Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc received $175,000 for the Center for Nutrition Medicine in the Department of Surgery, and the Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc received $170,000 for elder law and family law projects.
$7.1M
$23.8M
$11.9M
$7.8M
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Highly concentrated, repeat giving to a single intermediary (Fidelity DAF); large-dollar grants used as pass-through funding rather than direct program support.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes a much larger channel of support through three $1.1 million grants to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, showing that the foundation uses both large pass-through grants and smaller direct awards. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Earthjustice, Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Pine Street Inn Inc, and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. The foundation is classified as a regular donor-advised funder, and the record also shows it accepts unsolicited applications for its active scholarship and exam-sponsorship programs.
Most grants in the record stay in the United States, with 100% of recorded grants going to U.S. recipients. Massachusetts is the leading recipient state, accounting for 51% of grants, and several Boston-based grantees appear repeatedly, including Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc, Pine Street Inn Inc, and the Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc. Outside Massachusetts, the record reaches New York through Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and New York-based environmental grantmaking. Western geography shows up through San Francisco, Washington, DC, Reston, Montpelier, and projects tied to Wind River Reservation, Rosebud Reservation, and the Northern Great Plains.
The recent record shows support for environmental advocacy and conservation, health and nutrition research, legal services, and community programs. Examples include Earthjustice, Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc, the Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc, and Pine Street Inn Inc.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Earthjustice in 2024 and 2025, Wilderness Society in 2024 and 2025, Defenders of Wildlife in 2024 and 2025, National Wildlife Federation in 2024 and 2025, and Pine Street Inn Inc in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers on $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The record also includes larger grants, including three $1.1 million awards to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
Massachusetts accounts for 51% of grants in the record, making it the most common recipient state. Boston-based recipients appear often, including Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc, Pine Street Inn Inc, and the Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts Inc.
Yes. The foundation lists two active programs that accept unsolicited applications: Entrance Exam Sponsorship, which covers exam costs for MCAT, PCAT, DAT, OAT, or GRE testing three times per year, and the Healthcare Scholarship, a one-time $1,000 scholarship for first-time or continuing undergraduate or graduate minority or underrepresented students pursuing healthcare fields.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| EARTH JUSTICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC | BOSTON, MA | $175,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR NUTRITION MEDICINE IN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY |
| WOMEN'S BAR FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | BOSTON, MA | $170,000 | 2025 | ELDER LAW PROJECT/FAMILY LAW PROJECT/TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT |
| WILDERNESS SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | IDAHO HIGH DIVIDE CAMPAIGN/LEGAL EFFORTS IN THE ARTIC/LEGAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE WILDERNESS |
| DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WOLF STRATEGIC PLAN |
| NORTHEAST WILDERNESS TRUST | MONTPELIER, VT | $125,000 | 2025 | LAND ACQUISITION & FOREVER WILD EASEMENTS |
| PINE STREET INN INC | BOSTON, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $125,000 | 2025 | FOR BISON MANAGEMENT ON WIND RIVER RESERVATION |
| LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | RESTORATION EFFORTS IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS/MUSTANG MEADOWS LEASE PAYMENT FOR REDCO ROSEBUD RESERVATION |
| BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | BOSTON, MA | $115,000 | 2025 | FOR TEEN CENTRAL PROGRAM AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDOBON - WELLFLEET BAY | SOUTH WELLFLEET, MA | $110,000 | 2025 | SEA TURTLE RESCUE & RECOVERY PROGRAM/PERMIT CENTER FOR FOSSIL FREE/GOOSE POND DAM & TRAIL RESTORATION PROJECT |
| DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GLBTQ LEGAL ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ACLU FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES IN MA |
| ROGERSON COMMUNITIES | ROSLINDALE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | ADULT DAYCARE PROGRAMS |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | MOBIL TEAM INITIATIVE |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | SEA TURTLE RECOVERY PROGRAMS AT QUINCY FAILITY/EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| MELROSE WAKEFIELD HOSPITAL | MELROSE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | NURSE RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SALARY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEEN PROGRAMS/SERVICES OF WEIKART CENTER FOR YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY |
| GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STABILIZATION PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS |
| NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | BOSTON TRAINING REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN RIVERS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION EFFORTS |
| HEBREW SENIOR LIFE | ROSLINDALE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | 25,000 GENERAL FUND & 50,000 ARTIC CONSERVATION WORK |
| HAYMARKET PEOPLE'S FUND | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $90,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $85,000 | 2025 | CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL CAMPAIGN |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | BOSTON, MA | $85,000 | 2025 | HABITAT EXCHANGE PROGRAM/WORK WITH NAVAJO NATION ON METHANE RULES |
| WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $80,000 | 2025 | FRONTLINE PROGRAM |
| AGASSIZ VILLAGE | LEXINGTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | TEEN PROGRAMS |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES/ANTIDISCRIMINATION LITIGATION |
| GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION | BOZEMAN, MT | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR HUNGER FREE BY 2028 CAMPAIGN |
| CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE CAMPAIGN |
| FAMILY AID BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL PURPOSES |
| 826 BOSTON | ROXBURY, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | WRITERS ROOM EXPANSION PLAN, CAMPAIGN FOR GROWTH |
| HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING |
| TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK | OLEMA, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | PROTECT ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES AND HABITATS |
| NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2025 | YELLOWSTONE FLOOD RELIEF AND RECOVERY |
| WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $55,207 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST FRANCIS HOUSE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CAROLYN CONNORS WOMEN'S CENTER |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS |
| INWATER RESEARCH GROUP | JENSEN BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION OUTREACH |
| RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPING COMMUNITY FOREST ENTERPRIES IN CAMEROON & DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | REFUGEE RIGHTS CAMPAIGN |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | MONTANA OFFICE/WILDLIFE ADVOCATE POSITION |
| PARTAKERS INC | AUBURNDALE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDITIONAL STAFF |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FURTHER RESEARCH BY DR. ANDREW J. COLE |
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,100,000GENERAL FUND
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
$175,000CENTER FOR NUTRITION MEDICINE IN DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
WOMEN'S BAR FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS INC
$170,000ELDER LAW PROJECT/FAMILY LAW PROJECT/TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
WILDERNESS SOCIETY
$150,000IDAHO HIGH DIVIDE CAMPAIGN/LEGAL EFFORTS IN THE ARTIC/LEGAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE WILDERNESS
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE ROCKIES AND PLAINS/SOUTHERN ROCKIES WOLF STRATEGIC PLAN
RESTORATION EFFORTS IN NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS/MUSTANG MEADOWS LEASE PAYMENT FOR REDCO ROSEBUD RESERVATION
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
$115,000FOR TEEN CENTRAL PROGRAM AND HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS AUDOBON - WELLFLEET BAY
$110,000SEA TURTLE RESCUE & RECOVERY PROGRAM/PERMIT CENTER FOR FOSSIL FREE/GOOSE POND DAM & TRAIL RESTORATION PROJECT
ACLU FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
$100,000GENERAL FUND PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES IN MA
ROGERSON COMMUNITIES
$100,000ADULT DAYCARE PROGRAMS
SEA TURTLE RECOVERY PROGRAMS AT QUINCY FAILITY/EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MELROSE WAKEFIELD HOSPITAL
$100,000NURSE RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON
$100,000SUPPORT SALARY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEEN PROGRAMS/SERVICES OF WEIKART CENTER FOR YOUTH PROGRAM QUALITY
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES STABILIZATION PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS
BOSTON TRAINING REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM
HEBREW SENIOR LIFE
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAYMARKET PEOPLE'S FUND
$90,000GENERAL FUND
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
$85,000HABITAT EXCHANGE PROGRAM/WORK WITH NAVAJO NATION ON METHANE RULES
AGASSIZ VILLAGE
$75,000TEEN PROGRAMS
NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS
$75,000GENERAL PURPOSES/ANTIDISCRIMINATION LITIGATION
YELLOWSTONE FLOOD RELIEF AND RECOVERY
INWATER RESEARCH GROUP
$50,000EDUCATION OUTREACH
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INC
$50,000DEVELOPING COMMUNITY FOREST ENTERPRIES IN CAMEROON & DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA
$50,000REFUGEE RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
MONTANA OFFICE/WILDLIFE ADVOCATE POSITION
PARTAKERS INC
$50,000ADDITIONAL STAFF
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$50,000SUPPORT FURTHER RESEARCH BY DR. ANDREW J. COLE