About Us
Philanthropy Massachusetts promotes the practice and expansion of effective and responsible philanthropy to improve the health and vitality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1969, Philanthropy MA is a diverse and vibrant membership association of highly engaged philanthropic organizations and nonprofits in Massachusetts. We serve as a bridge between funders and grantees for better understanding, efficiency, and impact. We also uplift the nonprofit sector by providing access to critical research tools, the industry standard in fundraising training, and professional development.
As a leading and influential voice and advocate for effective philanthropy, Philanthropy MA provides access to knowledge and cooperative action that enables our members to create extraordinary value and collectively shape the future of a healthy and vital region.
The Philanthropy MA team is deeply committed to equity and inclusion. Our goal is to collectively move the field of philanthropy to be more intentional in advancing equity and justice in the sector and across the Commonwealth. Our primary strategy to achieve this goal is to influence, encourage, support and lead institutional and individual funders in MA to advance equity (racial and other forms), diversity and inclusion systems, policies, practices and structures within their organizations and communities served.
Alongside our externally-facing activities, we continue our
own REDI journey, boosting our capacity, skills, and knowledge (technical,
lived-experience, content, etc.) in areas of equity and inclusion.
For more context, please visit What's Ahead for Philanthropy in Massachusetts.