GMA Foundations works with private, family, corporate and community foundations, and with individual grantmakers, to establish and achieve philanthropic goals.

We make our clients’ missions our own, and are engaged and accountable partners in the pursuit of a better world.

Current Clients 

We currently manage grantmaking for the following foundations:

(If you are looking for funding, please follow each link for grant application details.)

Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation
Supports the enrichment and empowerment of people so as to prevent exploitation, poverty, and injustice.

Jessie B. Cox Trust
Funds projects in New England in the areas of health, education and the environment.

Clipper Ship Foundation
Supports organizations serving the homeless, low-income and newcomer populations in Greater Boston, Lawrence, and Brockton, Massachusetts.

Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
Supports projects that conserve the environment, improve food production and promote health in developing countries.

Dolphin Trust
Supports organizations working in the fields of education and the environment in Greater Boston and Cape Cod. The Dolphin Trust does not accept unsolicited proposals.

Foley Hoag Foundation
Supports efforts to improve race relations in Boston.

The Charles Hayden Foundation
Supports youth programs in New York and Boston.

Lalor Foundation
Funds post-doctoral research in mammalian reproductive biology and human reproductive education for young women.

Linden Foundation
Funds education, workforce development, and social service programs for disadvantaged and homeless families in Greater Boston, and the Lakes Region and northern New Hampshire.

Ludcke Foundation
Supports organizations that serve children and families, with an emphasis on emotional and physical health, education, and social development.

Herman and Frieda L. Miller Foundation
Supports projects that promote grassroots civic engagement in the Boston area through community organizing, advocacy, voter education, and leadership development.  Proposals by invitation only.

NLT Foundation
Supports the visual arts and environmental programs in Greater Boston, Cincinnati, and Maine.

Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation
Supports education, land and resource management and social service programs in New Hampshire.

Theodore Edson Parker Foundation
Supports social, cultural, educational, health, and environmental projects in Lowell, Massachusetts.

The Physicians Foundation
Promotes high quality health care with an emphasis on initiatives that assist physicians in improving the quality of care received by patients.

A.C. Ratshesky Foundation
Supports education and training, and arts programs in the Boston area.

Rutland Corner Foundation
Supports diverse programs in greater Boston that strengthen the education, independence, and self-esteem of girls aged 10-15.

Sailors’ Snug Harbor of Boston
Supports programs for Massachusetts fishermen and their families and programs that serve the elderly in Greater Boston.

William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
Supports education programs for youth in Boston.

Sociological Initiatives Foundation
Supports community-based research projects in the United States.

Anna B. Stearns Charitable Foundation
Supports programs in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea and Somerville that strengthen the education, independence, and socioeconomic status of women, children and youth.  There is a secondary interest with the same geographic restrictions to protect and preserve the natural environment.

Tanne Foundation
Makes targeted awards to artists and arts organizations identified by the board of directors.

Edwin S. Webster Foundation
Supports health care, medical research, education, youth programs and cultural activities in New England.
 

Current Administrative and Financial Services Clients

Past Clients