The Jack Satter Foundation focuses almost exclusively on supporting hospital-based trauma care, rehabilitation and innovation in the Boston area, directing large, targeted gifts to major medical centers. Its recent grants fund a trauma innovation endowment and a community rehabilitation program, indicating a preference for sustaining institutional capacity and program-scale clinical services rather than many small charities.
The Jack Satter Foundation C/o Hemenway Trust Company has made trauma-care innovation a recurring theme in its grantmaking, with major awards supporting the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern sits alongside large gifts for post-injury rehabilitation, showing a focus on helping patients move from acute care into longer recovery and support services. The foundation’s recent grants are concentrated in Boston-area medical institutions and related service organizations, with individual awards often at six figures and several repeated commitments across consecutive years. Hospital-based programs dominate the portfolio, but the foundation also backs work that reaches beyond the hospital walls. Boston Medical Center Corporation received back-to-back support for WRAP Without Walls, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital was funded for pediatric patient and family care as well as research accelerator support. Other grants extend into dementia care, mental health education, and family services, indicating a pattern of institutional support for clinical services, caregiver assistance, and program infrastructure rather than short-term project funding alone. The recent record shows a funder that prefers targeted grants to established organizations with defined service lines and measurable program roles.
Trauma care and recovery are central. The foundation gave $600,000 in 2024 to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation Breakthrough Award Endowment, following a $600,000 award in 2023 for the same center’s directorship. It also supported Boston Medical Center Corporation with $747,673 in 2024 for WRAP Without Walls and $704,232 in 2023 for the same program. Clinical service expansion appears in multiple forms. Jupiter Medical Center Foundation received $200,000 in 2024 for minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and another $200,000 in 2023 to expand its primary stroke program into a comprehensive stroke center. In aging-related care, Massachusetts General Hospital received $350,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for the Dementia Care Collaborative, while Hebrew Seniorlife Inc. received $300,000 in 2024 for the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center’s brain stimulation and home-based neuromodulation program. The foundation also funds youth and family support services. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital was awarded $400,000 for pediatric patient and family care, and Children’s Hospital Corporation received $150,000 for child life services.
$6.8M
$36.4M
$5.1M
$7.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Highly concentrated: very large, repeat grants to a small number of major hospitals; funds are program-specific (endowment/awards and a named rehab program) rather than broadly distributed.
Notable grantees: Boston Medical Center Corporation, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation (Brigham and Women's)
Typical grants fall in a mid-to-large institutional range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $150,000. The recent grant list shows repeated support to the same organizations and programs across 2023 and 2024, including multiple awards to the same hospital systems and service providers. That points to sustained, program-level funding rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation operates through The Jack Satter Foundation C/o Hemenway Trust Company and also funds individuals. A challenge structure appears in at least one grant to Els for Autism, which required a 1-to-.25 match annually.
Giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, which is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s HQ is in Salem, New Hampshire. Most recent grants land in Boston, with additional awards in Charlestown, Dracut, Framingham, and Princeton. Outside Massachusetts, grantmaking reaches Jupiter and West Palm Beach in Florida, and Ardmore and Philadelphia-area organizations in Pennsylvania. All recorded recipient-country activity is in the United States.
Its recent grants center on hospital-based trauma innovation, rehabilitation, dementia care, and related clinical services. Examples include WRAP Without Walls at Boston Medical Center Corporation, the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Dementia Care Collaborative at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Yes. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Boston Medical Center Corporation for WRAP Without Walls in 2023 and 2024, Massachusetts General Hospital for the Dementia Care Collaborative in 2023 and 2024, and Jupiter Medical Center Foundation for minimally invasive cardiac surgery in 2023 and 2024.
The 25th percentile grant is $10,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $150,000. Recent awards include both smaller six-figure grants and larger targeted commitments to hospitals and service organizations.
Yes. One recent grant to Els for Autism was described as a challenge grant for the recreation and adult services programs, with a 1-to-.25 match required annually.
The grants support trauma patients, pediatric patients and families, older adults with dementia and caregivers, K–12 students through school-based clothing support, and people receiving mental health education, cardiac care, stroke services, and service dog-related support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | PSYCHOSIS CARE PROGRAM |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $600,000 | 2026 | GILLIAN RENY STEPPING STRONG CENTER FOR TRAUMA INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGH AWARD ENDOWMENT |
| SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $400,000 | 2026 | SPAULDING PEDIATRIC PATIENT AND FAMILY CARE |
| CATIE'S CLOSET | DRACUT, MA | $400,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $350,000 | 2026 | DEMENTIA CARE COLLABORATIVE |
| ELS FOR AUTISM | JUPITER, FL | $326,000 | 2026 | CHALLENGE GRANT FOR THE RECREATION AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS. THE CHALLENGE GRANT WILL REQUIRE A 1 TO .25 MATCH ANNUALLY |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | THE MASSGENERAL INSTITUTE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE (MIND) YOUNG INVESTIGATORS PROGRAM |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER'S BRAIN STIMULATION AND HOME-BASED NEUROMODULATION PROGRAM |
| MINDING YOUR MIND | ARDMORE, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH EDUCAITON PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HANLEY FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | CASA FLORES |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | GILLIAN RENY STEPPING STRONG CENTER FOR TRAUMA INNOVATION LEADERSHIP TEAM |
| TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO EXPAND THE INSPIRE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH HUB SPARK GRANTS, SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND CANCER, AND TO LAUNCH IGNITION GRANTS |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $166,667 | 2026 | EXPANDING THE PIPELINE OF SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION | WESTON, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | TO ESTABLISH THE SATTER SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| MINDING YOUR MIND | ARDMORE, PA | $150,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM EXPANSION IN FLORIDA |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2026 | CHILD LIFE SERVICES |
| HANLEY FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $125,000 | 2026 | RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER |
| EDVESTORS INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | MATH IS FOR EVERYONE INITIATIVE |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JACK SATTER HOUSE. |
| ONE MISSION | WESTBOROUGH, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT IN BOSTON |
| WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS |
| CATIE'S CLOSET | DRACUT, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ZENO MOUNTAIN FARM | BRISTOL, VT | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | FRAMINGHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | IN-HOUSE HOPE LODGE SHUTTLE SERVICE PROGRAM |
| BEACON ACADEMY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | ALUMNI AND SUMMER PROGRAMS |
| COTTING SCHOOL INC | LEXINGTON, MA | $60,000 | 2026 | PROJECT BRIDGES AND TRANSITION SERVICES |
| FURRY FRIENDS HUMANE INC | JUPITER, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | SHELTER TO SERVICE DOG PROGRAM |
| QUANTUM HOUSE INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION | WESTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO ESTABLISH THE SATTER SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC | ACTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | SUMMER SPORT PROGRAM AT WATCH CITY |
| ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC | ACTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | THE GAIT TRAINER PROGRAM |
| NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | HARRIS EDWARD "TEDDY" MALASKY MEMORIAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF THE CALLAHAN SENIOR CENTER | FRAMINGHAM, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | FBO THE JACK SATTER HOUSE FOR KOSHER DINING |
| ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | ROCKLAND, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | F/B/O THE ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PROGRAM |
| MIND MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOUNDATION FOR NEUROLGICAL DISORDERS INC | JUPITER, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ERIC WOLF |
| WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | DENTAL PROGRAM |
| JEWISH EDUCATION IN MEDIA INC DBA JEWISH BROADCASTING SERVICE | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOME BASE PROGRAM AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | WALTHAM, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | IN MEMORY OF RICHARD SLIFKA, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ERIC WOLF |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH CANCER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | SARI CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE CANCER CARE IN HONOR OF DAVID CHARLOWE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA ISRAEL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | FBO THE JACK SATTER HOUSE FOR KOSHER DINING |
| DANIEL'S TABLE INC | PARK STREET, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | IN MEMORY OF RICHARD SLIFKA |
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
$1,000,000PSYCHOSIS CARE PROGRAM
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$600,000GILLIAN RENY STEPPING STRONG CENTER FOR TRAUMA INNOVATION BREAKTHROUGH AWARD ENDOWMENT
SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
$400,000SPAULDING PEDIATRIC PATIENT AND FAMILY CARE
CATIE'S CLOSET
$400,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$350,000DEMENTIA CARE COLLABORATIVE
ELS FOR AUTISM
$326,000CHALLENGE GRANT FOR THE RECREATION AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS. THE CHALLENGE GRANT WILL REQUIRE A 1 TO .25 MATCH ANNUALLY
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$300,000THE MASSGENERAL INSTITUTE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE (MIND) YOUNG INVESTIGATORS PROGRAM
HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC
$300,000HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER'S BRAIN STIMULATION AND HOME-BASED NEUROMODULATION PROGRAM
MINDING YOUR MIND
$250,000MENTAL HEALTH EDUCAITON PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$200,000ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM
HANLEY FOUNDATION
$200,000CASA FLORES
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
$200,000GILLIAN RENY STEPPING STRONG CENTER FOR TRAUMA INNOVATION LEADERSHIP TEAM
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PALM BEACH COUNTY
$200,000PROGRAM EXPANSION
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
$200,000TO EXPAND THE INSPIRE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH HUB SPARK GRANTS, SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED TO NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND CANCER, AND TO LAUNCH IGNITION GRANTS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$166,667EXPANDING THE PIPELINE OF SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION
$150,000TO ESTABLISH THE SATTER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
MINDING YOUR MIND
$150,000PROGRAM EXPANSION IN FLORIDA
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$150,000CHILD LIFE SERVICES
HANLEY FOUNDATION
$125,000RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
EDVESTORS INC
$100,000MATH IS FOR EVERYONE INITIATIVE
HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JACK SATTER HOUSE.
ONE MISSION
$100,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT IN BOSTON
WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND
$100,000EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS
CATIE'S CLOSET
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ZENO MOUNTAIN FARM
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$100,000IN-HOUSE HOPE LODGE SHUTTLE SERVICE PROGRAM
BEACON ACADEMY
$100,000ALUMNI AND SUMMER PROGRAMS
COTTING SCHOOL INC
$60,000PROJECT BRIDGES AND TRANSITION SERVICES
FURRY FRIENDS HUMANE INC
$50,000SHELTER TO SERVICE DOG PROGRAM
QUANTUM HOUSE INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RIVERS SCHOOL CORPORATION
$50,000TO ESTABLISH THE SATTER SCHOLARS PROGRAM
ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC
$30,000SUMMER SPORT PROGRAM AT WATCH CITY
ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC
$30,000THE GAIT TRAINER PROGRAM
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
$10,000HARRIS EDWARD "TEDDY" MALASKY MEMORIAL FUND
FRIENDS OF THE CALLAHAN SENIOR CENTER
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC
$5,000FBO THE JACK SATTER HOUSE FOR KOSHER DINING
ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$5,000F/B/O THE ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PROGRAM
MIND MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOUNDATION FOR NEUROLGICAL DISORDERS INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TRINITY BOSTON CONNECTS
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ERIC WOLF
WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND
$5,000DENTAL PROGRAM
JEWISH EDUCATION IN MEDIA INC DBA JEWISH BROADCASTING SERVICE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$5,000FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOME BASE PROGRAM AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$5,000IN MEMORY OF RICHARD SLIFKA, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ERIC WOLF
THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PALM BEACH CANCER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000SARI CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE CANCER CARE IN HONOR OF DAVID CHARLOWE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA ISRAEL INC
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HEBREW SENIORLIFE INC
$5,000FBO THE JACK SATTER HOUSE FOR KOSHER DINING
DANIEL'S TABLE INC
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
$5,000IN MEMORY OF RICHARD SLIFKA