The Helen G Hauben Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission focuses on supporting health care, education, food security, and the arts, as evidenced by its funding to hospitals, literacy programs, food banks, and music nonprofits. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including community organizations, educational institutions, and health care providers. While it primarily supports initiatives in Massachusetts, it also extends its funding to organizations in other states, reflecting a broader commitment to charitable causes.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize charitable organizations with a clear Massachusetts connection or programmatic tie to the foundation’s observed priorities (health care, arts/music, food security, literacy and community services), seeking grants in the roughly $5K–$25K range.
Good Fit
- • Organizational presence or active programs in Massachusetts.
- • Program work in hospitals/health, performing arts/music, food banks, literacy, or community youth services.
- • Experience as a peer or partner of current grantees, or an introduction from a grantee or local funder.
- • Requests aligned to single-year program or project support in the foundation’s typical grant size range.
Geography
Grantmaking is regionally concentrated: about 69% of dollars support organizations in the foundation’s home state, but grants also reached recipients across eight states in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients each year (36 in the latest year and similar counts in prior years), with repeat relationships but a substantial overall breadth of grantees.
New Applicants
Directly observed behavior shows new entrants each year (seven new grantees in the latest year), but the foundation publicly indicates it only funds preselected applicants and has no visible online application route, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to succeed without introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
