Massachusetts Gives Awards

AFP MA's Massachusetts Gives Awards & Annual Breakfast 2026

November 12, 2026

8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Hot breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.

University of Massachusetts Club
1 Beacon St, Floor 32
Boston, MA 02108

The AFP MA's Massachusetts Gives Awards Celebration honors exceptional Massachusetts philanthropists, corporations, foundations, volunteers, and fundraisers each fall around National Philanthropy Day®, with nominations submitted by the community. More than 200 guests gather at this annual AFP Massachusetts breakfast event in Boston to celebrate the impact of philanthropy.

Awardees are recognized in the following categories:

  • Leader in Philanthropy Award honors an individual or family whose charitable giving inspires others to give back. The awardee is nominated and selected by the AFP MA's Executive Committee.
  • Big Heart Service Award honors a volunteer whose donation of time has inspired others to give back.
  • Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation Award honors a foundation that demonstrates outstanding commitment through financial support, innovation, and motivation of others.
  • Outstanding Corporate Philanthropist Award honors a corporation or its corporate foundation that demonstrates outstanding commitment through financial support and through encouragement and motivation of others.
  • Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award honors an outstanding fundraiser for recent achievements working for nonprofit, charitable organizations.
  • Lifetime Achievement in Fundraising Award honors an individual for achievements over the span of an entire career.

View the full list of previous honorees.

Nomination Form

The Association of Fundraising Professionals is pleased to present Massachusetts Gives, a celebration of the remarkable philanthropists, volunteers, and development professionals in the Bay State. Awardees, nominated by the institutions they represent, will be honored for their outstanding leadership, commitment, and support at a breakfast event on November 12, 2026, at UMass Club in Boston. Nominations are due by August 1, 2026.

The committee will select honorees and notify all nominators in September. Thank you for your interest and support.

To fill out the nomination form, click here.