Cummings Foundation Inc.
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 04-3073023 · Headquarters: Woburn, MA 01801-6333 · Website
NTEE code: T23 · Applications: Preselected only — does not accept unsolicited applications
Total grants paid: $935,475,088.00 (2016–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 52 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($898,290,062.00); $37,185,026.00 across 112 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $51,295,467.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc. | Woburn, MA | $32,713,666.00 | FY2024 | 202533219349108058 |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc. | Woburn, MA | $18,350,000.00 | FY2023 | 202423209349107792 |
| Supportive Living Inc. | Lexington, MA | $100,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Supportive Living Inc. | Lexington, MA | $100,000.00 | FY2020 | 202113179349100921 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $10,000.00 | FY2022 | 202323199349104772 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc. | Chicago, IL | $5,156.00 | FY2024 | 202533219349108058 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc. | Chicago, IL | $2,600.00 | FY2022 | 202323199349104772 |
| Museum of Fine Arts | Boston, MA | $2,500.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $2,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $1,600.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Neskaya Inc. | Franconia, NH | $1,045.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Friends Forever | Durham, NH | $1,000.00 | FY2022 | 202323199349104772 |
| Boston Architectural College | Boston, MA | $1,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Winchester Seniors Association Inc. | Winchester, MA | $1,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Winchester Seniors Association Inc. | Winchester, MA | $1,000.00 | FY2022 | 202323199349104772 |
| Lights of Love | Winchester, MA | $1,000.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $500.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $500.00 | FY2020 | 202113179349100921 |
| The Family Restored | Portland, ME | $500.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Sean C Elmore Memorial Fund Inc. | Billerica, MA | $400.00 | FY2019 | 202033169349102103 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $51,295,467.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $145,534,757.00 | qualifying_distributions | 6 | 2 | 4 | $3,200.00 |
| FY2023 | $133,123,445.00 | qualifying_distributions | 7 | 1 | 6 | $16,000.00 |
| FY2022 | $118,274,920.00 | qualifying_distributions | 9 | 4 | 5 | $37,008,000.00 |
| FY2021 | $98,747,853.00 | qualifying_distributions | 7 | 3 | 4 | $8,500.00 |
| FY2020 | $91,132,818.00 | qualifying_distributions | 15 | 4 | 11 | $16,400.00 |
| FY2019 | $92,048,897.00 | qualifying_distributions | 31 | 15 | 16 | $15,425.00 |
| FY2018 | $87,643,363.00 | qualifying_distributions | 30 | 7 | 23 | $25,069.00 |
| FY2017 | $85,543,087.00 | qualifying_distributions | 24 | 6 | 18 | $69,448.00 |
| FY2016 | $83,425,948.00 | qualifying_distributions | 35 | 10 | 25 | $22,984.00 |
| All years on file | $935,475,088.00 | 164 | 52 | 112 | $37,185,026.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/c278bbd8-6f95-4c51-b4ac-4ccc45bc93f8
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 04-3073023.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).