Cummings Foundation, Inc., is a private operating foundation based in Woburn, Massachusetts. Since its establishment in 1986, it has been primarily funded by Joyce and Bill Cummings of Winchester, MA.

Cummings Foundation has grown to become one of the largest charitable foundations in Massachusetts with more than $700 million in net assets.

The Foundation now owns and operates two large not-for-profit and affordable independent and assisted living facilities with adundant activities, gourmet dining and delightful surroundings. New Horizons at Choate and New Horizons at Marlborough, collectively serve more than 500 senior residents.

Additionally, the Foundation in 2005 finalized a $50 million collaboration with the newly renamed Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Through this innovative partnership, the Foundation offers support and financial resources to help enable the Cummings School to sustain its global reputation for excellence in veterinary medicine.

Another of Cummings Foundation's charitable programs is the McKeown Scholars Program, through which the foundation annually awards college scholarships to high school seniors in six greater Boston communities. The merit based program is designed to encourage improvement in writing ability among college bound students. More than $1.5 million in scholarship aid has been awarded in communities where Cummings Properties does business.

Cummings Foundation will continue to function as a private operating foundation until it reaches its endowment goal of $1 billion, currently projected to take place in 2012, at which point it is expected to become a more traditional grant-making organization. In the meantime, the Foundation will not consider unsolicited grant applications.