Liberty Mutual Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Liberty Mutual Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organisations serving low-income youth and young adults in Greater Boston (Boston, Brockton, Cambridge and four more Massachusetts cities), Greater Puget Sound, and the Washington counties of King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston, plus Spokane; eligible organisations must serve these areas.
- Most grants are modest: about eight in ten of its 2,689 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $100,000, and half were $25,000 or less, so a request in that range is realistic, though its Climate Mini Grants are capped at $15,000.
- Applicants should apply either through the initiative RFP, which covers six priority areas each with its own deadline, or to the Discretionary Fund on a rolling basis, and should align with its themes of basic services, housing stability, youth homelessness, education, youth workforce development, or climate and community resilience.
- With 89% of grant dollars going to organisations also funded in the two previous filings, this looks like a funder where repeat support is common, though that does not rule out a new approach.
- Organisations should not apply if they are primarily grantmaking foundations, religious or sectarian, fraternal, social or political, seeking support for trips, tours or transportation, deficit spending or debt liquidation, or conferences, forums or special events, if they are classed as non-functionally integrated supporting organizations, or if they have already submitted a proposal or received funding within the past 12 months.
Overview
Liberty Mutual Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation primarily provides programmatic and general operating support to 501(c)(3) organisations, prioritising organisations and projects serving low-income youth and young adults. Its framework spans basic services; housing stability and youth homelessness; education and youth workforce development; and climate and community resilience. Across those areas, it seeks to advance security and resilience for people and communities, with belonging and accessibility at the forefront and particular attention to vulnerable and underrepresented neighbours and people with disabilities. Eligible organisations serve Greater Boston, Greater Puget Sound or specified Washington counties. Discretionary requests should align with its strategic goals and themes.
Themes
- Basic Services
- Housing Stability
- Youth Homelessness
- Education
- Youth Workforce Development
- Climate and Community Resilience
Geographic Focus
Greater Boston: Boston, Brockton, Cambridge and 4 more cities in Massachusetts; Greater Puget Sound; King; Pierce; Snohomish; Thurston; Spokane.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Foundations that are primarily grantmaking agencies
- Religious organizations and/or sectarian activities
- Fraternal, social or political organizations
- Trips, tours or transportation
- Deficit spending or debt liquidation
- Conferences, forums or special events
- Non-functionally integrated supporting organizations as classified by the IRS
- Organizations that have submitted a proposal within the past 12 months
- Organizations funded within the past 12 months
How to apply
Organisations may apply through an initiative RFP (six priority areas, each with its own deadline) or to the Discretionary Fund on a rolling basis; the application page provides the submission details.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 2,689 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Priority is given to organisations and projects that serve low-income youth and young adults.
- Requests should align with the Foundation’s strategic goals and themes.
- The Foundation prioritises access for vulnerable and underrepresented neighbours and people with disabilities.
- Organisations should align strongly with at least one of the Foundation’s RFP initiatives.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Liberty Mutual Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 706 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $35,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Online Giving Foundation · Lm torchbearer$11,031,2372024 tax year
- Saint Mary's Center for Women and Children · Urgent & transformative capital project doubling the number of families experiencing homelessness served$1,000,0002024 tax year
- SBP · Integrated community-based preparedness: capacity building + digital tools$500,0002024 tax year
- Groundwork USA · Climate safe neighborhoods$500,0002024 tax year
- Boston Private Industry Council · Pic 2024 summer jobs$361,6312024 tax year
- Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center · Empowering youth through sports-based workforce development$300,0002024 tax year
- Freedom House · Comprehensive program growth and facility enhancement project$300,0002024 tax year
- Brockton Area Multi-Services · Community drop-in center$300,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Monica Caldas — Director
- Melanie M Foley — Director
- Michael B Garvey — Assistant Secretary
- Mary F Garlock — Assistant Secretary
- Kristin L Kelley — Assistant Secretary
- Colleen K Lynch — Assistant Secretary
- James Closson — Vice President
- Vlad Barbalat — Executive VP / CIO / Director
- Melissa M Macdonnell — President
- Ann T Stanberry — Director
- Neeti Bhalla Johnson — Director
- Timothy M Sweeney — Director
- Robert Pietsch — Assistant Treasurer
- Miles Johnson — Assistant Treasurer
- Michaela Edwards — Vice President
- Trevor G Schneider — Vice President
- Hamid Talal Mirza — Director
- David H Long — Chairman / Director
- Mark D'Amato — Assistant Treasurer
- Damon P Hart — EVP / Chief Legal Officer / Secretary / Director
and 4 more
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $48,382,798 | $47,448,394 | $52,170,970 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $52,834,078 | $52,239,174 | $48,111,171 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $51,298,250 | $50,580,017 | $48,519,946 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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