Massachusetts League of Community Health
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2507409. Reported 212 grants totalling $59.2M to 77 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 77 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 76% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $171,013. Half of what it reported fell between $40,000 and $412,590; the smallest was $6,120 and the largest $5,587,155. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Health Equity Research Evaluation and Policy | Boston, MA | $6,346,065 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $3,654,277 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Inc | Methuen, MA | $3,347,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Health Connections Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $2,496,212 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Health Center of Worcester Inc | Worcester, MA | $2,237,491 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Brockton, MA | $2,046,435 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Caring Health Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,939,494 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborhealth Corporation | Boston, MA | $1,683,764 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Shore Community Health Inc | Salem, MA | $1,607,639 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center Inc | Worcester, MA | $1,597,606 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc | Worthington, MA | $1,595,558 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lowell Community Health Center Inc | Lowell, MA | $1,563,681 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harbor Health Services Inc | Mattapan, MA | $1,466,817 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Codman Square Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $1,331,572 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Boston Community Health Center Inc | South Boston, MA | $1,222,325 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stanley Street Treatment and Resources | Fall River, MA | $1,204,156 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Whittier Street Health Center Committere Inc | Roxbury, MA | $1,177,697 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Uphams Corner Health Committee Inc | Dorchester, MA | $1,091,257 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Holyoke Health Center Inc | Holyoke, MA | $1,083,438 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dothouse Health Inc | Dorchester, MA | $1,039,820 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc | Boston, MA | $1,013,581 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Island Health Care | Edgartown, MA | $1,005,834 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Duffy Health Center Inc | Hyannis, MA | $977,742 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Health Center of Franklin County Incorporated | Greenfield, MA | $973,123 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fenway Community Health Center Inc | Boston, MA | $968,826 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Manet Community Health Center Inc | North Quincy, MA | $942,117 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Greater Roslindale Health Organization Inc | Roslindale, MA | $892,048 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lynn Community Health Center | Lynn, MA | $865,580 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lynn Community Health Inc | Lynn, MA | $829,277 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North End Community Health Committee Inc | Boston, MA | $827,633 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $814,047 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Inc | New Bedford, MA | $779,084 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc | Mashpee, MA | $771,731 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Charles River Community Health Inc | Boston, MA | $661,145 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mattapan Community Health Center Inc | Boston, MA | $659,618 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Outer Cape Health Services Inc | Harwich Port, MA | $647,249 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dimock Community Foundation Inc Group Return | Roxbury, MA | $640,149 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Healthfirst Family Care Center Inc | Fall River, MA | $638,131 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency | Mount Morris, NY | $489,115 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Codman Square Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $461,681 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $444,490 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $406,265 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Health Programs Inc | Gt Barrington, MA | $397,857 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Organization Inc | Malden, MA | $394,406 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bowdoin Street Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $246,293 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Healthlink | Worcester, MA | $224,411 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| South Cove Community Health Center Inc | Boston, MA | $181,157 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers Inc | Boston, MA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Advocates Inc | Framingham, MA | $87,859 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Service Association | Fall River, MA | $87,393 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| North Suffolk Community Services Inc | Chelsea, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $66,125 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chelsea Health Center Inc | Chelsea, VT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clinical & Support Options Inc | Northampton, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lahey Health Shared Services Inc | Burlington, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North American Family Institute Inc | Danvers, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Open Sky Community Services Inc | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $45,907 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Insight on Demand | Ayer, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Cove Human Services Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bay State Community Services Inc | Quincy, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brien Center for Mental Health & Subtance Abuse Services | Pittsfield, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice Resource Institute Inc | Needham, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Shore Mental Health Center Inc | Braintree, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc | Brookline, MA | $39,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Center for Human Development Inc | Springfield, MA | $39,455 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adept Educational Institute Inc | Worcester, MA | $37,144 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| You Inc | Worcester, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moving Forward Institute | Emeryville, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ngozi V Enelamah | Dover, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Servicenet Inc | Northampton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baystate Medical Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $7,316 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Health Center | Portland, OR | $6,904 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield, MA | $6,157 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Care Collaborative | Austin, TX | $6,157 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
55 of 77 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Institute for Health Equity Research
SUPPORT OPERATING MISSION - Gr Lawrence Fhc
COVID-19, SAMHSA, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH - Community Health Connections
STRENGTHENING CHW, SAMHSA, COVID-19 - Codman Sq Hc
COVID-19, VRF, VAX, DSRIP, OUTREACH, CAPACITY - South Boston Chc
COVID-19, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, VAX, VRF STAFF APPRECIATION AND OUTREACH - North Shore Chc
COVID-19, DSRIP, STRENGTHENING CHW, VRF STAFF APPRECIATION AND OUTREACH
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 of 77 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59 | $14.5M | $196,000 |
| 2021 | 59 | $11.2M | $61,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $25.4M | $425,373 |
| 2023 | 42 | $8,022,800 | $158,224 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $171,013 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Massachusetts League of Community Health's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 41 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 40 Court Street 10TH Floor, Boston, MA, 02108.
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