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.
$364.6M
$9.8B
$1.9B
$2.1B
Most grants fall between $14K and $405K, with a median of $36K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$36K
75th Percentile
$405K
About 87% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM SPECIALTY PHARMACY INC | BOSTON, MA | $28,879,112 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $17,274,650 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $12,504,195 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,306,092 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC | BOSTON, MA | $6,914,494 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INC | SALEM, MA | $5,987,653 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION | BOSTON, MA | $5,834,645 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL | NEWTON, MA | $2,220,060 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,476,860 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL | DOVER, NH | $1,212,622 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS PHYSICIAN CORPORATION | DOVER, NH | $1,126,383 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY | BOSTON, MA | $1,066,833 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| SPAULDING REHABILITATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC | LYNN, MA | $800,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER INC | SALEM, MA | $641,986 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE INC | NEWTON, MA | $596,799 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION | BELMONT, MA | $561,995 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR ASSOCIATES INC | BOSTON, MA | $468,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP SUBURBAN MASSACHUSETTS INC | NEWTON, MA | $426,808 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S FAULKNER HOSPITAL INC | BOSTON, MA | $416,125 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP INC | BOSTON, MA | $405,156 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| THE SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $390,073 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| SPAULDING HOSPITAL-CAMBRIDGE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $374,598 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS CORPORATION | EAST SANDWICH, MA | $314,298 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $311,027 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH INC | SALEM, MA | $232,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM | BOSTON, MA | $230,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC | BOSTON, MA | $183,855 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $160,002 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL | NANTUCKET, MA | $157,133 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| SPAULDING NURSING AND THERAPY CENTER BRIGHTON INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $124,200 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE | BOSTON, MA | $120,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER | EAST BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $62,160 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| WHITTIER STREET HEALTH CENTER | ROXBURY, MA | $60,604 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $57,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE CARE INC | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $55,356 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | MATTAPAN, MA | $52,274 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUNITIES | TAMWORTH, NH | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $35,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION A | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $26,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | ROXBURY, MA | $26,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| HEALTH EQUITY COMPACT | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
| VNA & HOSPICE OF COOLEY DICKINSON INC | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $24,399 | 2025 | EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS (AIM) | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM |
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM SPECIALTY PHARMACY INC
$28,879,112EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
$17,274,650EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC
$12,504,195EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$10,306,092EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC
$6,914,494EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP NORTHERN MASSACHUSETTS INC
$5,987,653EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$5,834,645EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL
$2,220,060EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC
$1,476,860EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL
$1,212,622EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS PHYSICIAN CORPORATION
$1,126,383EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRMARY
$1,066,833EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
SPAULDING REHABILITATION INC
$1,000,000EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
$800,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER INC
$641,986EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE INC
$596,799EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
THE MCLEAN HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$561,995EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
$500,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR ASSOCIATES INC
$468,000EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP SUBURBAN MASSACHUSETTS INC
$426,808EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S FAULKNER HOSPITAL INC
$416,125EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP INC
$405,156EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
THE SPAULDING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$390,073EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
SPAULDING HOSPITAL-CAMBRIDGE INC
$374,598EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS CORPORATION
$314,298EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC
$311,027EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH INC
$232,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM
$230,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON
$200,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC
$183,855COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM MEDICAL GROUP WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INC
$160,002EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL
$157,133EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
SPAULDING NURSING AND THERAPY CENTER BRIGHTON INC
$124,200EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE
$120,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
EAST BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER
$75,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$62,160COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
WHITTIER STREET HEALTH CENTER
$60,604COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON
$57,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY SERVICE CARE INC
$55,356COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$52,274COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
INNOVATION NETWORK FOR COMMUNITIES
$50,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
SIMMONS UNIVERSITY
$35,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION A
$30,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$26,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
URBAN LEAGUE OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
$26,500COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
HEALTH EQUITY COMPACT
$25,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
$25,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL INC
$25,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM
VNA & HOSPICE OF COOLEY DICKINSON INC
$24,399EXEMPT AFFILIATE SUPPORT
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS (AIM)
$20,000COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM