GBL Foundation focuses its giving on advancing medical research and supporting local educational institutions, primarily in the Boston/Waltham region. Its largest investments go to major healthcare and research centers (children’s health, cancer, and hospital-based research) alongside targeted support for a regional college, indicating a blend of biomedical philanthropy and local higher-education support. Grants are concentrated among a small set of repeat grantees, suggesting relationship-driven funding rather than broad, one-off giving.
Gbl Foundation Inc’s largest recent grants show a clear emphasis on education and major health institutions in Greater Boston. In the latest years on file, the foundation gave $35,000 to Endicott College for support of educational programs, then continued with $30,000 grants in 2025 to both Childrens Hospital and Endicott College. That pattern points to a funder that splits attention between hospital-based medical work and local higher education. The medical side is especially visible in support for Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Hospital, while education funding centers on Endicott College’s programs. The foundation’s recent giving is not broad-based; it concentrates on a small set of repeat recipients. Endicott College appears multiple times across 2023 to 2025, as do Childrens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Mass General Hospital. Smaller gifts extend the same local profile to Waltham-area and Boston organizations, including support for student-athletes, cancer research, and service-oriented causes. Overall, the picture is of a relationship-driven grantmaker with a strong local footprint and recurring institutional support.
Education is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. It gave $35,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2025 to Endicott College for support of educational programs, with another $25,000 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. Medical research and hospital programs make up the other main cluster. In 2024 and 2025, Gbl Foundation Inc awarded $20,000 and $15,000 to Mass General Hospital for medical research, and it also gave $30,000 in 2025, $25,000 in 2024, and $25,000 in 2023 to Childrens Hospital for unrestricted support. Cancer research is another recurring thread. The foundation supported Dana Farber Cancer Institute with grants of $28,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in both 2024 and 2023, and it also made smaller gifts to the Cam Neely Foundation for cancer research.
Typical grant sizes sit in a narrow band: p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record shows repeat support for the same institutions across multiple years, especially Endicott College, Childrens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Mass General Hospital. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Gbl Foundation Inc is a private foundation, not a program-related-investment funder, and it does not fund individuals. The grants shown are overwhelmingly institutional and project- or operating-oriented, with several unrestricted awards mixed in.
$336K
$2.2M
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$155K
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 92% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Concentrated, mid-to-large gifts to a small number of repeat grantees; multiple grants per organization indicate ongoing relationships and sustained support for institutional research and program needs rather than many small, one-time awards.
Notable grantees: Endicott College, Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Mass General Hospital
Giving is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 92% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Boston is the main recipient city, with repeated grants to Childrens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Mass General Hospital, Shriners Children’s Boston, and the American Cancer Society’s Atlanta office notwithstanding the US-only grant geography. Beverly appears through Endicott College, and Waltham appears through Waltham Cridiron Club Foundation Inc and Paul Logue Charitable Foundation. Outside Massachusetts, the only named recipient locations in the recent grants are Staten Island, NY, and Atlanta, GA.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $25,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $35,000 and $30,000, but most observed gifts fall within that $10,000 to $25,000 range.
Recent grants show three main themes: education, hospital-based medical research and programs, and cancer research. Educational support goes to Endicott College; medical funding goes to Childrens Hospital and Mass General Hospital; and cancer-related support appears in gifts to Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Cam Neely Foundation.
Yes. 92% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, and Massachusetts is also the top state by grant count. Boston is the most common recipient city in the recent grants list, with additional grants landing in Beverly and Waltham.
Yes. Endicott College, Childrens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Mass General Hospital each appear in multiple recent grant years. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDICOTT COLLEGE | BEVERLY, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $28,000 | 2025 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| WALTHAM CRIDIRON CLUB FOUNDATION INC | WALTHAM, MA | $600 | 2025 | To support the student-athletes and cheerleaders of the Waltham High School football team. |
| ENDICOTT COLLEGE | BEVERLY, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| CAM NEELY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH. |
| MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $400 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ENDICOTT COLLEGE | BEVERLY, MA | $35,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| CAM NEELY FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH. |
| PAUL LOGUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WALTHAM, MA | $250 | 2023 | Recreation, Sports, Leisure, and Athletics THE NEEDY. |
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
$30,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$30,000UNRESTRICTED
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$28,000CANCER RESEARCH
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$15,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
THE TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$1,000RESEARCH
WALTHAM CRIDIRON CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$600To support the student-athletes and cheerleaders of the Waltham High School football team.
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
$25,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$25,000CANCER RESEARCH
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$20,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
CAM NEELY FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH.
MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER
$1,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S BOSTON
$400MEDICAL RESEARCH
ENDICOTT COLLEGE
$35,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$25,000CANCER RESEARCH
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$20,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
CAM NEELY FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH.
PAUL LOGUE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$250Recreation, Sports, Leisure, and Athletics THE NEEDY.