About New Balance Foundation
The New Balance Foundation concentrates philanthropic dollars in the Boston area, investing heavily in child- and youth-focused institutions that blend health, education and youth development. Its largest gifts support pediatric healthcare, hands-on informal learning, and sports-based youth programs, typically through multi-grant relationships with a small number of local organizations. The foundation favors infrastructure and program support that serves children and teens, especially underserved communities in Boston neighborhoods.
Focus Areas
Pediatric healthcare and hospital-based child services in BostonHands-on informal STEM and arts learning for children (children's museum)Sports-based youth development and afterschool programming (SquashBusters model)Neighborhood youth centers serving Dorchester and nearby Boston communities
Giving Approach
High-dollar, concentrated giving to a handful of repeat grantees in the Boston area (multiple multi-year or multi-grant commitments rather than many small one-off gifts).
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted support
About New Balance Foundation
New Balance Foundation’s recent giving is marked by large, repeated general-support grants to Boston-area institutions serving children and teens. Its biggest grant in the data is $2,450,000 to West End Boys and Girls Club in Allston, and Boston Children’s Hospital appears across multiple years with $1,750,000 grants in 2024, 2025, and 2026. That pattern points to a funder that stays with a small set of local partners rather than spreading support widely. The foundation’s portfolio centers on pediatric health, youth development, and hands-on learning. Boston Children’s Museum received $1,540,000 in 2023, while SquashBusters, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Boston Scores, and Lawrence Boys and Girls Club also appear as recurring recipients. These awards are largely general support, which suggests flexible operating help for organizations already embedded in neighborhood services. Its grantmaking also reaches beyond one institution type. In the recent grants list, New Balance Foundation supported World Central Kitchen, American Red Cross, California Community Foundation, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, Harlem Lacrosse, and Beyond Sports Foundation, showing interest in community response, sports-based youth development, and broader youth-serving infrastructure.
What New Balance Foundation Funds
Pediatric care is a clear theme. New Balance Foundation gave $1,750,000 to Boston Children’s Hospital in 2026 for general support, following matching grants of $1,750,000 in both 2024 and 2025. That repeated support signals a long-term relationship with hospital-based child services. In informal learning, the foundation backed Boston Children’s Museum with $1,540,000 in 2023 for general support. The grant aligns with its interest in education for children, especially when learning is hands-on and community based. Youth sports and afterschool development also show up consistently. SquashBusters received $1,458,000 in 2023 and $959,000 in 2024, both for general support, while Boston Scores was awarded $550,000 in 2024 and $500,000 in 2025. Those grants fit a model of sport-linked youth development rather than one-off program sponsorships.
How New Balance Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters around $25,000 at the 25th percentile, a median of $50,000, and $125,000 at the 75th percentile, although the recent grants list also includes several seven-figure awards. The pattern is relationship-based: Boston Children’s Hospital, SquashBusters, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Harlem Lacrosse, and American Red Cross all appear in multiple years. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grants in the recent list are overwhelmingly labeled general support, indicating flexible operating or core support rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.8M
Total Assets
$242.2M
Total Revenue
$63.5M
Total Expenses
$17.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $125K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$125K
Geographic Reach
Regional13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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