GREATNONPROFITS TOP-RATED AWARDS

Donate or volunteer for a Top-Rated charity. These are nonprofits which are rated highly by people who experience their work first hand - clients served, volunteers and donors. You can search by issue area or by city to find the best nonprofits for the causes you are passionate about, learn about their volunteering opportunities, see their ratings and reviews. And if you know of another great nonprofit in your community, you can add them to your list by writing a review.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact us at support@greatnonprofits.org.

Press and Media Inquiries

To learn more about the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards recipients, methodology, and past winners, contact us at press@greatnonprofits.org.

33 Top-Rated Nonprofits in All Issues from Massachusetts

View Nonprofits by

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Shakespeare & Company, Inc.

Lenox, MA

Rating: 4.94 stars 391 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated
Hands Across the Sea, Inc.

Boston, MA

Rating: 4.84 stars 333 reviews

Literacy, Education

Top-Rated 2011
Cradles to Crayons

Newton, MA

Rating: 4.87 stars 314 reviews

Children & Youth, Human Services

Top-Rated
International Fund for Animal Welfare, Inc.

Yarmouth Port, MA

Rating: 4.75 stars 246 reviews

Animals

Top-Rated 2011
The Next Step Fund, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

Rating: 4.95 stars 100 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated
VHL Alliance

Boston, MA

Rating: 4.81 stars 88 reviews

Cancer, Human Services, Health

Top-Rated
Cowan Slavin Foundation Corp

Framingham, MA

Rating: 4.97 stars 67 reviews

Top-Rated
Springfield Rescue Mission (SRM)

Springfield, MA

Rating: 4.9 stars 60 reviews

Mental Health, Homeless & Housing, Food, Human Services

Top-Rated
Newton San Juan Del Sur Sister City Project Inc

Newton, MA

Rating: 4.94 stars 48 reviews

Education, International, Job Training

Top-Rated
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust, Inc.

Lowell, MA

Rating: 5 stars 47 reviews

Environment

Top-Rated 2011
SustainUS, Inc.

Quincy, MA

Rating: 4.8 stars 45 reviews

Environment, Economic Development, Children & Youth, International, Microfinance

Top-Rated
Christopher's Haven

Boston, MA

Rating: 5 stars 40 reviews

Human Services, Homeless & Housing, Cancer

Top-Rated 2011
Angelwish, Inc.

Edgartown, MA

Rating: 4.97 stars 37 reviews

Philanthropy, Human Services, AIDS, Health

Top-Rated 2011
Multi-Arts, Inc.

Hadley, MA

Rating: 4.88 stars 34 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2011
Caribbean Education Foundation - CEF

Boston, MA

Rating: 4.94 stars 32 reviews

Children & Youth

Top-Rated 2011
The Ellie Fund

Needham, MA

Rating: 5 stars 29 reviews

Education, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer

Top-Rated 2011
National Yiddish Book Center

Amherst, MA

Rating: 4.96 stars 26 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated
Barka Foundation Inc

Pittsfield, MA

Rating: 4.83 stars 24 reviews

Civil Rights, Education, Women, Arts & Culture, Food

Top-Rated
Metropolitan Wind Symphony Inc

Jamaica Plain, MA

Rating: 4.85 stars 20 reviews

Arts & Culture

Top-Rated 2011
Casa Myrna

Boston, MA

Rating: 4.89 stars 19 reviews

Homeless & Housing, Women, Civil Rights, Human Services, Domestic Violence

Top-Rated 2011
Community Servings

Jamaica Plain, MA

Rating: 4.95 stars 19 reviews

Food, AIDS, Health

Top-Rated 2011
Globalcures Inc

Newton, MA

Rating: 5 stars 19 reviews

Health, Cancer

Top-Rated 2011
Brookline Community Mental Health Center Inc

Brookline, MA

Rating: 4.75 stars 16 reviews

Mental Health

Top-Rated 2011
International Bridges To Justice

Boston, MA

Rating: 4.75 stars 16 reviews

International, Civil Rights, Crime & Law

Top-Rated 2011
Meeting Street Massachusetts Inc

Dartmouth, MA

Rating: 4.93 stars 15 reviews

Top-Rated
Jessica Locke Firefighters Fund Inc

Watertown, MA

Rating: 5 stars 15 reviews

Health

Top-Rated
Ipswich River Watershed Association Inc

Ipswich, MA

Rating: 4.87 stars 15 reviews

Environment, Water

Top-Rated 2011
Ste Jeanne D'Arc Haiti Foundation

Quincy, MA

Rating: 4.92 stars 13 reviews

Food, Children & Youth, International

Top-Rated 2011
Feminists Against Academic Discrimination Inc

Brewster, MA

Rating: 4.83 stars 12 reviews

Human Services

Top-Rated 2011
Nivasa Foundation

Merrimac, MA

Rating: 4.83 stars 12 reviews

Civil Rights, International, Human Services

Top-Rated 2011