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62 Giving Guide 2019 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Largest charitable foundations Ranked by assets for most recent fiscal year available Foundation Assets Description 1 The George I. Alden Trust 370 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-459-8005 • www.aldentrust.org $215,396,631 Priority given to higher education, predominantly in support of independent undergraduate education; giving to YMCAs in Massachusetts 2 Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc. 370 Main St., Suite 650, Worcester 01608 508-755-0980 • greaterworcester.org $146,605,774 Serves all cities and towns in Worcester County; funds established and granted on behalf of individuals, families and nonprofits 3 MetroWest Health Foundation 161 Worcester Road, Suite 202, Framingham 01701 508-879-7625 • www.mwhealth.org $108,209,747 Grants provide unmet health needs of the community; support of programs that are not customarily operated by hospitals in Massachusetts 4 The Stoddard Charitable Trust 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $95,149,119 Grants awarded in the cultural, educational and social service areas in the city of Worcester only 5 The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts Inc. 446 Main St., 20th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-438-0009 • www.hfcm.org $74,982,929 Uses resources to improve the health of those who live or work in the Central Massachusetts region, with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations and unmet needs 6 Hermann Foundation Inc. 370 Main St., Suite 925, Worcester 01608 508-756-4657 $72,152,906 Giving primarily for healthcare and medical research, education, children, youth and social services 7 The TJX Foundation Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-2300 • www.tjx.com $67,227,512 Contributes to programs that provide basic-need services to disadvantaged children, women and families including domestic violence prevention, education, social services and adoption services 8 Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts 649 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg 01420 978-345-8383 • www.cfncm.org $52,745,887 Serves 33 communities in North Central Massachusetts; grantmaking, education, guidance and resources to strengthen and improve communities 9 The Casey & Family Foundation P.O. Box 623, Harvard 01451 978-456-8086 $47,646,407 Recent giving primarily focused on environmental and health causes 10 The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation 370 Main St., Suite 660, Worcester 01608 508-755-1684 • www..gsfullerfoundation.org $45,799,384 Focused on area organizations in the spheres of culture, education, health care, recreation, social services and religion 11 Sudbury Foundation 326 Concord Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-0849 • www.sudburyfoundation.org $34,694,025 Grants scholarships to students; single and multi-year grants to various charitable organizations that support community building and civic issues, the environment, local social services, arts and culture 12 Bonney Family Foundation c/o Flanigan, Cotillo & Mainzer LLP 1881 Worcester Road, Suite 200, Framingham 01701 508-820-2915 $34,021,980 Giving primarily focused on education 13 Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $31,960,230 Giving focused on health, educational, cultural and human service organizations based in Worcester and Boothbay, Maine 14 The Fletcher Foundation 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $31,086,338 Giving focused on education, the arts, community development and human services 15 Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation (a) 6 Bigelow St., Hudson 01749 508-481-4000 $30,331,569 Giving primarily for education, a children's hospital, human services, Jewish agencies and temples 16 Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation Inc. (b) C/O Goulston & Storrs, 400 Atlantic Ave., Suite 401, Boston 02110 617-482-1776 $27,613,180 Gifts and grants focused on cancers, diseases and conditions; human services; Judaism 17 Dunn Family Charitable Foundation 30 Nagog Park, Suite 210, Acton 01720 978-952-8884 $25,369,318 Emphasis on education, health and human services, youth, the disabled, the elderly, ethnic minorities, community development 18 Glass Charitable Foundation 55 Old Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 413-739-1800 • thempgroupcpa.com (c) $24,954,467 Recent grants focused on health and education locally and nationally Largest Charitable Foundations Foundation Assets Description Ranked by assets for most recent fiscal year available 19 Fels Family Foundation 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 $23,560,765 Supports animal welfare, Christianity, education and human services 20 Foundation for MetroWest Inc. 3 Eliot St., Natick 01760 508-647-2260 •www.foundationformetrowest.org $22,989,071 Serves 33 communities in the Metrowest area; philanthropic community organization 21 Boston Scientific Foundation 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-4000 •www.bostonscientific.com $22,317,991 Grants provided to health and education-related organizations focused on individuals or communities with significant unmet needs, such as those who are economically disadvantaged, located within approximately 30 miles of Marlborough or Natick 22 Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation