Mass General Brigham is a not-for-profit, integrated health care system whose mission is to deliver high-quality patient care, advance medical research and education, and improve the health of the communities it serves.
Mass General Brigham Incorporated’s recent grantmaking is dominated by exempt affiliate support, with large awards flowing to the system’s hospitals, physician organizations, and specialty care entities. The biggest recent grant in the data is $48,000,000 to Spaulding Rehabilitation Inc in Boston for exempt affiliate support, followed by $33,818,953 to Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Inc and $29,890,284 to The General Hospital Corporation. That pattern points to a funder that uses grants to sustain a connected health system rather than to underwrite outside organizations. The foundation’s grants also show how the system is organized across clinical, research, and care-delivery entities. Awards to Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc, Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization Inc, Mass General Brigham Medical Group Inc, and The Massachusetts General Hospital appear among the largest recent grants, along with support for Mass General Brigham Specialty Pharmacy Inc and North Shore Physicians Group Inc. In this record, the funding pattern is highly local and closely tied to affiliated nonprofit operations and community benefit programs. Across the recent grants list, Boston recipients appear repeatedly, but the system also extends support to Salem, Newton, Belmont, Oak Bluffs, and Dover, reflecting a network that includes both major academic medical centers and regional care providers.
In healthcare delivery, the foundation gave $29,890,284 to The General Hospital Corporation for exempt affiliate support, alongside other large operating awards to affiliated clinical entities. That same support structure extends to physician groups and specialty services, which suggests grantmaking is used to keep core care-delivery organizations functioning across the system. Biomedical research and medical education are part of the stated mission, and the grant record reflects institutional support to affiliated hospital and physician organizations rather than project-specific outside awards. A related grant of $12,504,195 to Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization Inc shows continued backing for physician-side operations within the system. Community health and public health also appear through local network support. For example, the foundation gave $2,220,060 to Newton-Wellesley Hospital for exempt affiliate support, and $2,946,736 to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Inc, indicating that its community-facing grants include regional hospitals as well as Boston-based institutions.
$8.8M
$10.9B
$2.4B
$2.1B
Most grants fall between $14K and $405K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$405K
ANNE KLIBANSKI MD
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Typical grant size is $13,525 at the 25th percentile, $35,500 at the median, and $405,419 at the 75th percentile, showing a wide spread between routine grants and very large institutional awards. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Spaulding Rehabilitation Inc, Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Inc, The General Hospital Corporation, and North Shore Physicians Group Inc. The funder is an operating health system rather than a family foundation or DAF, and the grant descriptions indicate programmatic and operational support for affiliated nonprofit entities and community benefit activities. No unsolicited application process is shown in the provided data.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 87% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, and all listed recipient countries are in the US. Boston is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, with additional awards going to Salem, Newton, Belmont, Oak Bluffs, and Dover. Outside Massachusetts, only New Hampshire appears in the recent grants, through recipients in Dover.
It funds affiliated nonprofit organizations within the health system, especially hospitals, physician organizations, specialty services, and operational entities. The recent grants list shows exempt affiliate support to groups such as Spaulding Rehabilitation Inc, The General Hospital Corporation, and Mass General Brigham Specialty Pharmacy Inc.
The distribution is wide. The typical grant size is $13,525 at the 25th percentile, $35,500 at the median, and $405,419 at the 75th percentile, while some recent awards are far larger, including multi-million-dollar support to affiliated institutions.
Yes. Massachusetts receives 87% of the grants in the dataset, and the recent grants list is concentrated in Boston and other Massachusetts cities such as Salem, Newton, Belmont, Oak Bluffs, and Dover.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Spaulding Rehabilitation Inc, Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Inc, The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Inc, Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization Inc, and North Shore Physicians Group Inc.
The record aligns with the organization’s health-system mission and shows support across healthcare delivery, community health, public health, biomedical research, medical education, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mental health, mainly through exempt affiliate support and community benefit funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION | NETWON, MA | $1,808,042 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,485,735 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,178,001 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | LYNN, MA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| THE SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $445,110 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| CONFERENCE OF BOSTON TEACHING HOSPITALS (COBTH) | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY | BOSTON, MA | $293,840 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH INC | SALEM, MA | $267,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM | BOSTON, MA | $230,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL | DOVER, NH | $214,899 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC | BOSTON, MA | $183,855 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INC | SALEM, MA | $141,279 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE SALEM PANTRY INC | SALEM, MA | $120,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $111,125 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC | BOSTON, MA | $82,233 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE INC | NEWTON, MA | $82,233 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR ASSOCIATES INC | BOSTON, MA | $68,967 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $53,700 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUNITIES | TAMWORTH, NH | $50,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HEALTH EQUITY COMPACT INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SPAULDING HOSPITAL-CAMBRIDGE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $49,476 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | BOSTON, MA | $46,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS CORPORATION | EAST SANDWICH, MA | $41,250 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $34,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC | BOSTON, MA | $28,674 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $26,007 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK INC (HAN) | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| GAVIN FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH | NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA | $22,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BENTLEY UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $21,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $20,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| FOOD BANK OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS | CHICOPEE, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HEALTHY AGING MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC | EDGARTOWN, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HEALTHY WALTHAM INC | WALTHAM, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SEEDS OF FAITH INC | SOMERSWORTH, NH | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| NANTUCKET RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP INC DBA NOURISH NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SPAULDING NURSING AND THERAPY CENTER BRIGHTON INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $17,625 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $16,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | ROXBURY, MA | $14,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $11,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $11,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES | BOSTON, MA | $10,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| THE MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS INC | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $10,386 | 2026 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE | MEDFORD, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL | LOWELL, MA | $9,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE | GOFFSTOWN, NH | $5,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $5,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BROCKTON HOSPITAL INC | BROCKTON, MA | $5,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
$1,485,735COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
$1,178,001EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
$1,000,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
THE SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$445,110EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
CONFERENCE OF BOSTON TEACHING HOSPITALS (COBTH)
COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY
$293,840EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH INC
$267,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL
$214,899EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INC
$141,279EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC
$82,233EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE INC
$82,233EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR ASSOCIATES INC
$68,967EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
HEALTH EQUITY COMPACT INC
$50,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
SPAULDING HOSPITAL-CAMBRIDGE INC
$49,476EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
$46,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS CORPORATION
$41,250EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
$28,674EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC
$26,007EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
GAVIN FOUNDATION INC
$25,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH
$22,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
HEALTHY AGING MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC
$20,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
SEEDS OF FAITH INC
$20,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
SPAULDING NURSING AND THERAPY CENTER BRIGHTON INC
$17,625EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
$11,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
$10,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
THE MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS INC
$10,386EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
$9,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
$5,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM