Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc
Boston, MA · EIN 83-0989395. Reported 185 grants totalling $9,859,184 to 150 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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. For Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B90) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 150 distinct organizations, with 4% 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. 44% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $26,000. Half of what it reported fell between $11,500 and $94,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $250,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $420,823 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $394,279 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Public Health Commission | Boston, MA | $330,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bridgewater State University Foundation | Bridgewater, MA | $270,172 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $270,065 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA Esperanza Inc | Malden, MA | $264,545 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth Corporation Foundation | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services | Boston, MA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $229,485 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Community Health Inc | Malden, MA | $192,855 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| High Point Treatment Center | New Bedford, MA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Community Health | Malden, MA | $177,603 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fishing Partnership Health Plan | New Bedford, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | $145,970 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| AIDS Project Worcester | Worcester, MA | $133,334 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Exit Initiative | Worcester, MA | $126,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Connections | Fitchburg, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lowell House Inc | Lowell, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Somerville Homeless Coalition | Somerville, MA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northshore Community Health | Salem, MA | $124,978 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pettengill House Inc | Amesbury, MA | $123,916 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod | Provincetown, MA | $123,783 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umass Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | $122,495 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $116,425 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield, MA | $116,425 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro Boston Alive | Roxbury, MA | $115,863 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $113,148 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Club of Greater Lowell (troubled Waters Inc) | Lowell, MA | $110,834 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Suffolk Community Services Inc | Chelsea, MA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saint Francis House Inc | New London, CT | $109,970 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization | Boston, MA | $109,042 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grants 5000 | Boston, MA | $105,355 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Access Hope | Mashpee, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Medical Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center Inc | Brockton, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Everett | Everett, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Lunch Place | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baystate Medical Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $99,987 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baystate Medical Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $99,987 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Esperanza | Roxbury, MA | $99,044 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Shore Hospital Inc | S Weymouth, MA | $98,271 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Medical Fellowships Inc | Alexandria, VA | $94,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Survivors Union | Greensboro, MA | $93,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umass Chan Medical School | Worcester, MA | $93,071 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Inc | Mills, MA | $91,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Point Treatment Center | Plymouth, MA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Codman Square Health Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $87,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Medford | Medford, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Malden | Malden, MA | $74,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc | Chelsea, MA | $74,448 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Choice Recovery Coaching Inc | Springfield, MA | $74,167 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Shore Peer Recovery | Scituate, MA | $74,166 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torchlight Recovery Inc | Boston, MA | $74,166 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Harm Reduction Coalition | New York, NY | $72,525 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $71,729 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc | Malden, MA | $69,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Health Equity Research Evaluation and Policy | Boston, MA | $60,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc | Beverly, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Points of Distribution | Parkland, MA | $58,334 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University - Nu Res Finance | Boston, MA | $57,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater, MA | $50,760 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Access Hope | Mashpee, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Psychological Center Inc | Lawrence, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sun Will Rise Foundation Inc | Braintree, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery Inc | Boston, MA | $46,923 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centro De Ayuda Y Esperanza Latina Inc | New Bedford, MA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uhai for Health Inc | Worcester, MA | $41,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Massachusetts Training Consortium Inc | Holyoke, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learn to Cope Inc | Taunton, MA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| New North Citizens Council (extreme Kid Inc) | Springfield, MA | $33,334 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hilltown Youth Recovery Theatre | Charlemont, MA | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Metro-Boston Alive Inc | Roxbury, MA | $33,175 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $31,383 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eliot Community Human Services Inc | Lexington, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Francis House Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| End Mass Overdose Inc | Boston, MA | $28,175 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choice Recovery Coaching Inc | Springfield, MA | $28,046 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Resources in Action Inc | Boston, MA | $26,344 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Harm Reduction Coalition | New York, MA | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay State Community Services Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Malden Health Department | Malden, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dimock Community Foundation Inc Group Return | Roxbury, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gavin Foundation | South Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Sun Will Rise Foundation Inc | Braintree, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Action Programs Inter-City Inc | Chelsea, MA | $24,724 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $23,362 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Happy Place | Pittsfield, MA | $21,666 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brockton Neighborhood Health Center | Brockton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filmmakers Collaborative | Melrose, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Malden Overcoming Addiction Inc | Malden, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Life at a Time Inc | Rockland, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sankofa Institute for Collective Wellbeing | Brockton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Victory Programs Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peoples Harm Reduction Alliance | Seattle, WA | $19,435 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Behavioral Health Network Incorporated | Springfield, MA | $16,666 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mandela Yoga Project Inc | New York, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Resources for Recovery Inc | Hyde Park, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umass Memorial Health Care Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tapestry Health Systems Inc | Springfield, MA | $14,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gavin Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 2ND Act Org Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Addiction Solutions of Nantucket Inc | Nantucket, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adult and Teen Challenge | Brockton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Behavioral Health Innovators Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridging the Gaap | Shresbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calmer Choice | Osterville, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cape Cod Childrens Place | North Eastham, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ccb Foundation Inc | Rockport, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Massachusetts Area | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center Dba Center for Health Im | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Caring Clinic | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Workshops Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eliot Community Human Services Inc | Lexington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fathers' Uplift Inc | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Makers Collaborative Incorporated | Amesbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah's Inn Inc | Worcester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Malden Overcoming Addiction Inc | Malden, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manna Community Kitchen | Northampton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mass Black Alcohol & Addiction Council | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mbac Inc | Hyde Park, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miracle Mamas | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montachusett Recovery Fdn Corp | Leominster, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Namastay Sober | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Ada Center Institute for Human Centered Design | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Suffolk Community Services Inc | Chelsea, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Not One More Anonymous Death Inc | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Life at a Time | Braintree, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Shared Spirit | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Shared Spirit Inc | Mashpee, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Run Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction Inc | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Recovery Without Walls | West Falmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Boston Collaborative Center | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Massachusetts Veterans Housing Program Inc | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Sharing Inc | Marlborough, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Life After Prison | Taunton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas Chew Memorial Boys & Girls Club (boys & Girls Club of Fall River) | Fall River, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Truth & Love Global Ministries | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellstrong | Falmouth, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steppingstone Inc | Fall River, MA | $9,447 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torch Light Recovery Inc | Boston, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Material Aid and Advocacy Program Inc | Cambridge, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
21 of 150 (14%) 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.
- Commonwealth Corporation Foundation
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP EXPANSION - Boston Public Health Commission
INNOVATIONS IN ANTI-RACISM, AND INSIGHTS & SOLUTIONS - Boston Medical Center
INSIGHTS & SOLUTIONS: INVESTIGATOR LED RESEARCH - Brandeis University
NETWORK BUILDING GRANT; RESEARCH GRANT - Fishing Partnership Health Plan
MOSAIC COMMUNITY-BASED OPIOID RESPONSE EFFORTS (CORE) - Simmons University
HARM REDUCTION TRAINING SCHOLARS PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 of 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $1,736,987 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | $2,006,082 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $1,967,462 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 87 | $4,148,653 | $24,724 |
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
97% 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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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 $26,000 -- 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 Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 88 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: 101 Huntington Avenue Ms 0103 130, Boston, MA, 02199.
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