About Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center is committed to empowering all patients to thrive through our innovative and equitable care.
Focus Areas
healthcare deliveryclinical researchhealth equitycommunity healthmedical education
Who They Fund
children and young children (early childhood)patients experiencing behavioral health needsunderserved and marginalized communitiesfamilies and caregivershealthcare trainees and clinicians (medical education)
Funding Style
capacity building (clinical & research infrastructure)direct service delivery
About Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center Corporation’s recent grant record is dominated by subawards that support research, clinical partnerships, and community-serving health programs. The largest awards in the file went to Boston University Office of Financial Affairs, including $6,164,041 in 2024 and $4,929,254 in 2025, alongside a $5,508,578 subaward to Boston University in 2023. Those grants point to a funder that works through sponsored projects and consortium agreements rather than small standalone awards. Beyond university-based research, the corporation also backs health and human-service organizations that sit close to patient care and community need. Recent recipients include Bay Cove Human Services, Vinfen Corp, Massachusetts General Hospital, and North Shore Cmty Health Ctr. The mix of clinical, public-health, and community partners fits its stated focus on healthcare delivery, clinical research, health equity, community health, and medical education. Its grantmaking also reaches public agencies and regional health alliances, including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health Division of Food, Greater Lowell Health Alliance, and City of Salem. The pattern suggests a funder that uses its resources to connect research infrastructure with service delivery across Massachusetts and selected regional partners.
What Boston Medical Center Funds
Clinical research is a clear part of the portfolio. Boston Medical Center Corporation awarded $781,877 in 2024 to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office of Contracts and Grants and $686,623 in 2025 to University of Pittsburgh, both as subawards tied to sponsored projects. Community health is another visible lane. In 2023, Bay Cove Human Services received $1,235,804, while Plymouth County Outreach Hope received $766,022, showing support for organizations working in local service settings. The corporation also funds public-health and health-system partners. Examples include $728,795 to Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health Division of Food in 2024 and $869,667 to Massachusetts General Hospital in 2023. Medical education appears in the recipient mix as well, including Bridgewater State University’s $459,508 subaward in 2023.
How Boston Medical Center Gives
Typical grants cluster in the middle range, with a p25 of $31,665, a median of $78,495, and a p75 of $175,865. The recent file also shows much larger subawards, which indicates a layered portfolio rather than a single grant size. The presence of repeated recipients across years points to ongoing relationships: Boston University Office of Financial Affairs appears in 2024 and 2025, Vinfen Corp appears in 2023 and 2025, and University of Pittsburgh appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Boston Medical Center Corporation is a regular funder with program-related investments and an active research subaward process; the site says it can participate as a consortium or subrecipient on external sponsored projects and provides a letter-of-intent template for that purpose.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.8M
Total Assets
$2.8B
Total Revenue
$2.6B
Total Expenses
$2.6B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $32K and $176K, with a median of $78K.
25th Percentile
$32K
Median
$78K
75th Percentile
$176K
Geographic Reach
Regional37 states funded
About 56% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANTHONY HOLLENBERG MD
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