About Trustees of Tufts College
The Trustees of Tufts College concentrates its giving on university- and hospital-linked research and program partnerships, often funding through subcontract awards that support applied health, clinical, and development projects. Grants are commonly directed to major research universities, academic medical centers, and implementation partners (both U.S.-based and international), indicating a focus on translating academic research into real-world health and development interventions. The foundation also supports a smaller set of civic leadership and youth workforce programs. Recipients are frequently repeat partners and large institutional grantees.
Focus Areas
Academic medical center clinical research and capacity (e.g., Tufts Medical Center, Mass General, Cleveland Clinic)University-led research partnerships and higher-education subcontracting (e.g., MIT, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Northeastern)Global public health implementation and health systems strengthening (e.g., JSI Research & Training Institute, Tetra Tech ARD, Mubulushu International, Catholic Relief Services)Civic leadership and youth service programs (e.g., Lead for America, Project SYNCERE)
Who They Fund
unspecified/Not provided
About Trustees of Tufts College
Trustees of Tufts College’s largest recent award was a $9,586,729 subcontract grant to Tufts Medical Center in Boston, a clear sign that its giving is built around research and program partnerships rather than broad open calls. The foundation works through institutional collaborations, with many awards labeled as subcontract grant awards and directed to universities, academic medical centers, and implementation partners. That pattern appears at scale: the organization reported $58,176,120 in annual grants and $4,585,938,808 in assets in the latest 990 year on file. Recent awards show repeated support for major health and research institutions, including Tufts Medical Center and Mass Institute of Technology. The recurring institutional focus suggests a grantmaker that often funds applied work carried out inside established organizations, especially where research, clinical work, or implementation capacity is already in place. It also extends to selected civic leadership and youth service programs, but those are a smaller part of the portfolio than the university- and hospital-linked awards that dominate the recent grants list.
What Trustees of Tufts College Funds
In academic medical center research, Trustees of Tufts College gave $712,997 to Mass General Hospital in 2024 and $447,567 to Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2023, both as subcontract grant awards. University-led research partnerships are another clear lane: Arizona State University received $824,640 in 2023 and $712,237 in 2024, while the University of Massachusetts received $499,033 in 2024. The foundation also supports global public health and implementation work. JSI Research Training Institute Inc received $1,255,544 in 2023 and $741,589 in 2024, and Tetra Tech ARD received $1,044,640 in 2024. On the civic leadership and youth service side, Lead for America received $1,000,000 in 2023. That mix shows a portfolio centered on research-backed institutional partners, with some support for workforce and leadership programs.
How Trustees of Tufts College Gives
Typical grants cluster around a middle range: the p25 is $24,176, the median is $54,110, and the p75 is $140,723. The recent list also shows repeated support for the same organizations across years, including Tufts Medical Center, Mass Institute of Technology, JSI Research Training Institute Inc, Arizona State University, and Maine Medical Center. That repeat pattern fits a regular funder that uses project-restricted subcontract awards rather than individual giving. It also makes program-related investments, but the grants data here points most clearly to institution-to-institution funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$38.3M
Total Assets
$4.9B
Total Revenue
$1.6B
Total Expenses
$1.5B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $24K and $141K, with a median of $54K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$54K
75th Percentile
$141K
Geographic Reach
National39 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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