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64 Giving Guide 2017 Worcester Business Journal www.wbjournal.com Largest charitable foundations Ranked by assets for most recent fiscal year available Foundation Assets Description The George I. Alden Trust 370 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-459-8005 • www.aldentrust.org $179,786,442 Priority given to higher education, predominantly in support of independent undergraduate education; and YMCAs in Massachusetts Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc. 370 Main St., Suite 650, Worcester 01608 508-755-0980 • greaterworcester.org $135,573,304 Serves all cities and towns in Worcester County; funds established and granted on behalf of individuals, families and nonprofits MetroWest Health Foundation 161 Worcester Road, Suite 202, Framingham 01701 508-879-7625 • www.mwhealth.org $98,208,804 Grants to provide unmet health needs of the community; support of programs that are not customarily operated by hospitals in Massachusetts The Stoddard Charitable Trust 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $82,517,965 Grants awarded in the cultural, educational and social service need areas in the city of Worcester only The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts Inc. 446 Main St., 20th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-438-0009 • www.hfcm.org $67,770,126 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 The TJX Foundation Inc. 770 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-390-2300 • www.tjx.com $65,443,983 Contributes to programs that provide basic-need services to disadvantaged children, women and families, such as domestic violence prevention; education; social services, including adoption services Hermann Foundation Inc. 370 Main St., Suite 925, Worcester 01608 508-756-4657 $60,783,837 Giving primarily for healthcare and medical research, as well as for education, and children, youth and social services The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation 370 Main St., Suite 660, Worcester 01608 508-755-1684 • www..gsfullerfoundation.org $48,808,656 Focused on cultural: area museums and art institutions; educational: area colleges; health care: hospital and support agencies; social services; recreation and youth development; religious institutions Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts 285 John Fitch Highway, Suite 1, Fitchburg 01420 978-345-8383 • www.cfncm.org $38,505,118 Serves 33 communities in North Central Massachusetts; grantmaking, education, guidance and resources to strengthen and improve communities Sudbury Foundation 326 Concord Road, Sudbury 01776 978-443-0849 • www.sudburyfoundation.org $30,984,135 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, and arts and culture Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $28,831,275 Giving focused on health, educational, cultural and human service organizations based in Worcester and Boothbay, ME Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation * 6 Bigelow St., Hudson 01749 508-481-4000 $26,923,205 Giving primarily for education, health care, particularly a children's hospital, human services, and to Jewish agencies and temples The Fletcher Foundation 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $26,401,825 Giving focused on education, the arts, community development and human services Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation Inc. ** C/O Goulston & Storrs, 400 Atlantic Ave., Suite 401, Boston 02110 617-482-1776 $25,612,442 Gifts and grants focused on cancers, diseases and conditions; human services; Judaism Dunn Family Charitable Foundation 30 Nagog Park, Suite 210, Acton 01720 978-952-8884 $23,049,185 Emphasis on education, health and human services, youth, the disabled, the elderly, ethnic minorities, and community development Fels Family Foundation 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 $21,361,197 Supports animal welfare; Christianity; education; human services Boston Scientific Foundation 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-4000 • www.bostonscientific.com $21,072,630 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 Fred Harris Daniels Foundation Inc. 210 Park Ave., Suite 307, Worcester 01609 danielsfoundation.org $19,987,348 Grants focusing on girls ages 10-14 to solve societal challenges in Worcester by funding programs and institutions that help people become more self-reliant Ruth H. and Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation 370 Main St.,12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 $19,019,184 Grants provided to health, educational, cultural and human service organizations based in the Worcester area Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation Inc. 6 Main St., Natick 01760 508-315-5311 • www.middlesexbank.com $16,112,914 Support for nonprofit organizations, services and programs in a variety of fields, including education, public health and welfare, the arts, and community development; provides annual scholarship support to college-bound seniors Foundation for MetroWest Inc. 3 Eliot St., Natick 01760 508-647-2260 • www.foundationformetrowest.org $15,981,049 Serves 33 communities in the Metrowest area; philanthropic community organization Henderson Foundation Support for public policy organizations in the fields of foreign policy, defense, peace, and media issues; higher and precollege education; Largest Charitable Foundations Foundation Assets Description Ranked by assets for most recent fiscal year available