RIZE Massachusetts is solely dedicated to funding and collaborating on solutions to end the overdose crisis. Guided by those with lived and living experience and unafraid of new ideas, RIZE builds networks, creates programming, and invests in community partners using novel approaches to preventing overdose and increasing access to treatment and recovery supports; RIZE makes health equity a programmatic priority by addressing root causes such as racism, systemic barriers to care, and power imbalances.
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc centers its grantmaking on ending the overdose crisis, with a strong emphasis on solutions shaped by lived and living experience. The foundation backs prevention, treatment, harm reduction, recovery supports, workforce development, research, and policy and systems change related to overdose response. Its recent portfolio shows that approach in practice: a $199,935 investigator-led research grant to Boston Medical Center and a $177,603 Linkages to Care award to the Institute for Community Health. Rize also supports community infrastructure, including network-building work at Brandeis University and multi-year community response efforts through its Mosaic partnership. The foundation’s strategy combines direct service, capacity building, and learning. Grants have supported linkage-to-care services, harm reduction training, recovery coaching, oral health for people seeking substance use treatment, and behavioral health workforce development. Health equity is built into the model through attention to racism, systemic barriers to care, and power imbalances in substance use disorder services. Rize also funds individual scholars through programs such as HART Scholars and Harm Reduction Training Scholars, signaling an interest in developing the next generation of practitioners and leaders in Massachusetts.
In access-to-care work, Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc gave $177,603 to Institute for Community Health for Linkages to Care and $125,000 to Lowell House Inc for the same program. The foundation also supported $125,000 to Community Health Connections for recovery coach linkages to SUD services, showing a focus on practical routes into treatment and support. Their harm reduction and overdose response funding includes $150,000 to Fishing Partnership Health Plan for Mosaic Community-Based Opioid Response Efforts (CORE) and $126,667 to Safe Exit Initiative for the same initiative. On the workforce side, $145,970 went to Westfield State University for HART Scholars Program, while $135,257 went to Simmons University for Harm Reduction Training Scholars Program. Rize also funds equity-focused systems work. Prisoners Legal Services received $125,000 for Innovations in Anti-Racism, and Boston Public Health Commission received $123,850 for the same purpose, tying overdose response to structural barriers and institutional change.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $97K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$97K
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Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $97,141 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows a mix of mid-sized awards and larger targeted grants, including recurring programmatic funding and time-limited awards. Rize is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. The pattern also suggests repeat use of program vehicles rather than isolated one-off gifts. Mosaic, Linkages to Care, HART Scholars, and Together We Rize appear across multiple grants and years, alongside competitive and invited grant processes. Several active programs accept unsolicited submissions, including Mosaic CORE, Family Resilience / Children & Families, Municipal Matching, and Rapid Response, while others are by solicitation only.
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc gives almost entirely in Massachusetts: 97% of grants go to recipients in its HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also MA. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 158 grants in the United States. Recent awards are spread across Massachusetts cities and regions, including Boston, Worcester, Lowell, Malden, New Bedford, Salem, Provincetown, Brockton, and Somerville. The map of giving points to a statewide Massachusetts focus rather than a single metro area.
The foundation funds solutions to the overdose crisis. Its recent grants cover prevention, harm reduction, access to treatment, recovery supports, workforce development, research, and policy and systems change related to overdose response.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $97,141 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes larger targeted awards, such as $199,935 for investigator-led research and $177,603 for Linkages to Care.
It funds individuals and organizations. The grant history includes scholar programs such as HART Scholars and Harm Reduction Training Scholars, alongside grants to hospitals, universities, health centers, and community-based nonprofits.
It is highly local to Massachusetts. Ninety-seven percent of grants go to recipients in MA, and the recent grants list spans Massachusetts cities including Boston, Worcester, Lowell, Malden, New Bedford, Salem, Provincetown, Brockton, and Somerville.
Yes. Active programs include direct-solicitation, invited, and competitive processes, and some programs accept unsolicited applications while others do not. Mosaic CORE, Family Resilience / Children & Families, Municipal Matching, and Rapid Response are listed as accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Rize Massachusetts Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community-based organizations focused on family resilience and services for children and families affected by the opioid crisis in Massachusetts.
Deadline: Past announcement referenced award timeline (anticipated award announcements in fall for the referenced year); specific application deadlines not published in scraped content.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH | MALDEN, MA | $177,603 | 2025 | LINKAGES TO CARE |
| FISHING PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER | WORCESTER, MA | $133,334 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| SAFE EXIT INITIATIVE | WORCESTER, MA | $126,667 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| LOWELL HOUSE INC | LOWELL, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | LINKAGES TO CARE |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS | FITCHBURG, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RECOVERY COACH LINKAGES TO SUD SERVICES |
| SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION | SOMERVILLE, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS STREET MEDICINE |
| NORTHSHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH | SALEM, MA | $124,978 | 2025 | REDUCING BARRIERS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 2024 |
| PETTENGILL HOUSE INC | AMESBURY, MA | $123,916 | 2025 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EVENT AND SUBSTANCE SUPPORT TASK FORCE |
| AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD | PROVINCETOWN, MA | $123,783 | 2025 | LINKAGES TO CARE |
| UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL | WORCESTER, MA | $122,495 | 2025 | IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF PERSONS SEEKING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $116,425 | 2025 | HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY | WESTFIELD, MA | $116,425 | 2025 | HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| METRO BOSTON ALIVE | ROXBURY, MA | $115,863 | 2025 | TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE |
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | $113,148 | 2025 | HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| BRIDGE CLUB OF GREATER LOWELL (TROUBLED WATERS INC) | LOWELL, MA | $110,834 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION | BOSTON, MA | $109,042 | 2025 | TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE |
| ACCESS HOPE | MASHPEE, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| WOMEN'S LUNCH PLACE | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE |
| BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER INC | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $99,987 | 2025 | TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE |
| CASA ESPERANZA | ROXBURY, MA | $99,044 | 2025 | TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE |
| NORTH CAROLINA SURVIVORS UNION | GREENSBORO, MA | $93,750 | 2025 | LINKAGES TO CARE |
| MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC | MILLS, MA | $91,667 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER | PLYMOUTH, MA | $90,000 | 2025 | TRAINING GRANT |
| CHOICE RECOVERY COACHING INC | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $74,167 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| TORCHLIGHT RECOVERY INC | BOSTON, MA | $74,166 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| SOUTH SHORE PEER RECOVERY | SCITUATE, MA | $74,166 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION | PARKLAND, MA | $58,334 | 2025 | MOSAIC OPIOID RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027 |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY - NU RES FINANCE | BOSTON, MA | $57,900 | 2025 | HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY | BRIDGEWATER, MA | $50,760 | 2025 | HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTER INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| THE SUN WILL RISE FOUNDATION INC | BRAINTREE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| CENTRO DE AYUDA Y ESPERANZA LATINA INC | NEW BEDFORD, MA | $45,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| UHAI FOR HEALTH INC | WORCESTER, MA | $41,667 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| NEW NORTH CITIZENS COUNCIL (EXTREME KID INC) | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $33,334 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| HILLTOWN YOUTH RECOVERY THEATRE | CHARLEMONT, MA | $33,333 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| NATIONAL HARM REDUCTION COALITION | NEW YORK, MA | $26,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WORKER CEUS GRANT PROGRAM |
| GAVIN FOUNDATION | SOUTH BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | THE JOANNE PETERSON AWARD |
| CITY OF MALDEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT | MALDEN, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM |
| BAY STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | THE JOANNE PETERSON AWARD |
| CITY OF EVERETT | EVERETT, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM |
| CITY OF MEDFORD | MEDFORD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | HARM REDUCTION MHPF EVENT DONATION |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INTER-CITY INC | CHELSEA, MA | $24,724 | 2025 | PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $23,362 | 2025 | BOSTON ADDICTION CONFERENCE 2025 |
| CAMP HAPPY PLACE | PITTSFIELD, MA | $21,666 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| BROCKTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER | BROCKTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | RAPID RESPONSE |
| SANKOFA INSTITUTE FOR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING | BROCKTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | BUILDING THE FIELD GRANT PROGRAM |
| MALDEN OVERCOMING ADDICTION INC | MALDEN, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
| BLACK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INCORPORATED | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $16,666 | 2025 | MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) |
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
$177,603LINKAGES TO CARE
FISHING PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN
$150,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER
$133,334MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
SAFE EXIT INITIATIVE
$126,667MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
LOWELL HOUSE INC
$125,000LINKAGES TO CARE
SUPPORT RECOVERY COACH LINKAGES TO SUD SERVICES
SOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITION
$125,000HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS STREET MEDICINE
NORTHSHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH
$124,978REDUCING BARRIERS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 2024
PETTENGILL HOUSE INC
$123,916BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EVENT AND SUBSTANCE SUPPORT TASK FORCE
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP OF CAPE COD
$123,783LINKAGES TO CARE
UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
$122,495IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF PERSONS SEEKING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
$116,425HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM
METRO BOSTON ALIVE
$115,863TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
$113,148HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM
BRIDGE CLUB OF GREATER LOWELL (TROUBLED WATERS INC)
$110,834MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION
$109,042TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE
ACCESS HOPE
$100,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE
TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE
CASA ESPERANZA
$99,044TAKING ACTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS & EQUITY IN OPIOID USE DISORDER CARE
NORTH CAROLINA SURVIVORS UNION
$93,750LINKAGES TO CARE
MASSACHUSETTS GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN INC
$91,667MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER
$90,000TRAINING GRANT
CHOICE RECOVERY COACHING INC
$74,167MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
TORCHLIGHT RECOVERY INC
$74,166MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
SOUTH SHORE PEER RECOVERY
$74,166MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION
$58,334MOSAIC OPIOID RECOVERY PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2027
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,760HART SCHOLARS PROGRAM
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CENTER INC
$50,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
THE SUN WILL RISE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
CENTRO DE AYUDA Y ESPERANZA LATINA INC
$45,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
UHAI FOR HEALTH INC
$41,667MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
NEW NORTH CITIZENS COUNCIL (EXTREME KID INC)
$33,334MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
HILLTOWN YOUTH RECOVERY THEATRE
$33,333MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
GAVIN FOUNDATION
$25,000THE JOANNE PETERSON AWARD
CITY OF MALDEN HEALTH DEPARTMENT
$25,000PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM
BAY STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
$25,000THE JOANNE PETERSON AWARD
CITY OF EVERETT
$25,000PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM
CITY OF MEDFORD
$25,000PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS INTER-CITY INC
$24,724PLACE-BASED GRANT PROGRAM
CAMP HAPPY PLACE
$21,666MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
SANKOFA INSTITUTE FOR COLLECTIVE WELLBEING
$20,000BUILDING THE FIELD GRANT PROGRAM
MALDEN OVERCOMING ADDICTION INC
$20,000MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
BLACK BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INCORPORATED
$16,666MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE)
