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Grant recipient EIN 26-4836002Science and technology

Who funds Fab Foundation?

13 private foundations gave Fab Foundation in Boston, MA $3.8 million across 22 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

22 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Miner-Nagy Family FoundationCambridge, MA 2025

    Supportsupport

    $100,000
  2. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2024

    Fab city global initiative

    $550,000
  3. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2024

    Fab In A Box program (FIAB)

    $100,000
  4. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Advancing sustainable materials

    $75,000
  5. Motwani Jadeja Global FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Charitable operations

    $10,000
  6. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2023

    Project support: fab city

    $500,000
  7. The Dassault Systemes US FoundationWaltham, MA 2023

    Fab-in-a-box

    $80,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $38
  9. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2022

    Project support: fab city

    $500,000
  10. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $48
  11. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2021

    Project support: fab city

    $500,000
  12. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2021

    Outreach to Native American Tribes for Distribution of PPE and Other Donated Items

    $54,288
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $186
  14. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2020

    Project support: fab city kingston

    $500,000
  15. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2020

    General purpose

    $250,000
  16. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA 2020

    To manufacture and distribute personal protective equipment for low-resource healthcare providers and emergency first responders in allegheny and westmoreland counties

    $200,000
  17. The La Vida Feliz FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    U.N. Solutions Summit Support Project

    $50,000
  18. The Nordson Corporation FoundationWestlake, OH 2020

    STEM education

    $25,000
  19. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Special Projects COVID-19 Relief Efforts

    $14,000
  20. The Bulens Family FoundationNeedham, MA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $41
  22. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2019

    Project Support: Fab City Kingston

    $250,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in Boston, MA and are not among Fab Foundation’s funders above.

  1. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 3 grants Preselected only $70 to similar organizations
  2. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 1 grant Preselected only $1,960,000 to similar organizations
  3. Durfee FoundationLos Angeles, CA 8 grants Accepts applications $1,237,935 to similar organizations
  4. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2 grants Accepts applications $760,000 to similar organizations
  5. QuadriviumNew York, NY 2 grants Preselected only $500,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Sager Family Traveling Foundation and Road Show IncBoston, MA 1 grant Preselected only $226,209 to similar organizations
  7. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $225,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Tow Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 1 grant Preselected only $200,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-4836002 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.