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Grantors and grantees
Ranked by amount granted in CY 2014
Grant source
Amount granted/
no. of grants Recipient(s) Purpose(s)
1
The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
505 5th Ave. South, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98104
ValBu@PGAfamilyfoundation.org • pgafamilyfoundation.org
$7,500,000
1
UMass Medical School, Worcester
Ebola-relief efforts in Liberia including medical personnel,
supplies and training
2
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
440 5th Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109
206-709-3100 • gatesfoundation.org
$5,667,471
4
UMass, Worcester; CELT Corp., Marlborough; and more
New treatments for typhoid fever; nutrition policy; planning
and validation tools
3
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
701 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202
410-547-6600 • aecf.org
$3,432,725
1
Institute for Child Outcomes, Framingham Child welfare behavioral health measurement system
4
The Fred Harris Daniels Foundation Inc.
210 Park Ave., Suite 307, Worcester 01609
info@danielsfoundation.org • fhd1949.org
$995,500
37
Youthnet of Worcester; Community Harvest Project, North
Grafton; UMass Memorial Foundation, Shrewsbury; and more *
Improve the lives of girls aged 10-14 in Worcester county
5
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc.
7 Park Center Court, Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-8500 • hjweinbergfoundation.org
$800,000
2
Family Health and Social Service Center, Worcester Renovations of main health center
6
Greater Kansas Community Foundation
1055 Broadway Blvd., Suite 130, Kansas City, MO 64105
816-842-0944 • growyourgiving.org
$580,000
2
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester; Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
Continuing support
7
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
140 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60603
312-726-8000 • macfound.org
$440,000
1
UMass, Worcester
Identify threats to current juvenile justice reform efforts and
develop threat mitigation strategy
8
Albert W. Rice Charitable Foundation **
225 Franklin St., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
866-778-6859
$290,000
16
Worcester Community Action Council; United Way of Tri-County,
Framingham; and more
Support general operations of 16 community organizations
in Worcester county
9
The John Merck Fund
2 Oliver St., 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109
617-556-4120 • jmfund.org
$250,000
1
UMass Medical School, Worcester
Accelerating down syndrome progress by translating
dosage compensation to trisomy
10
George W. Wells Foundation **
225 Franklin St., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110
866-778-6859
$219,750
8
Southern Worcester County Rehabilitation Center, Webster; Old
Sturbridge Village; Association for Retarded Citizens,
Southbridge; and more
Training and development; operational support; computer
training lab; and more to Southbridge and surrounding
communities
11
John W. Boynton Fund **
P.O. Box 1802, Providence, RI 02901
888-866-3275
$181,000
6
YMCA of Athol; United Way of North Central Mass., Fitchburg;
Institute for Community Building, Royalston; and more
Youth education and community outreach
12
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc.
601 Tamiami Trail South, Venice, FL 34285
941-486-4600 • gulfcoastcf.org
$124,500
5
UMass Medical School, Worcester; Clark University, Worcester;
Worcester Polytechnic Institute; and more
UMass Center for Mindfulness; Clark Fund; other
scholarships
Sources: www.foundationcenter.org and GuideStar, a 501(c)(3) that collects and presents 990 forms for IRS-registered nonprofits and foundation websites.
Note: Grants listed were authorized by private foundations in calendar year 2014 and benefit Central Mass.
* At least 20 organizations throughout Worcester county.
** c/o Bank of America.
- Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebsuinessmedia.com
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