Top Massachusetts Social Impact Startups (102)

Britebound is changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate postsecondary pathways through exploration, work-based learning, and free digital experiences. We meets students both in and beyond the classroom with digital tools, resources, and information to empower their career planning journeys. We believe that exploring career possibilities, as early as middle school, and having equitable access to education-to-career pathways aligned...

Oshkosh Community YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the organization provides health, wellness, and fitness services to the community. Its mission is to ensure the Y is for all, offering diverse programs and facilities that support individuals of all ages and abilities in achieving a...

Women's Lunch Place is a safe, welcoming day shelter community providing healthy meals, essential items, and individualized services for women experiencing hunger, homelessness, poverty, and other challenges. The organization aims to restore dignity and promote hope, healing, and opportunity.

At HqO, we transform how people connect with each other and the places they work by bringing together a full suite of tools that combines digital, physical, and personal amenities and services — all in one app. The HqO Workplace Experience Platform lets companies and commercial property teams create high-end and personally curated environments that foster safety, sustainability, creativity, and...

The YMCA of Tuscaloosa is a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, providing services to anyone in need regardless of ability to pay.

Father Bill’s & MainSpring is committed to ending and preventing homelessness in Southern Massachusetts with programs that provide emergency and permanent housing and help people obtain skills, jobs, housing, and services. We help people who are struggling with homelessness or are at risk of homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency. For more information visit us at www.helpfbms.org.

The YMCA of South Hampton Roads is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the community by nurturing the potential of children and teens, improving health and well-being, and providing support to neighbors.

Last Mile Health partners with governments to build strong community health systems, equipping professional community health workers to provide essential primary healthcare to remote communities and save lives.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual and bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. The nonprofit helps individuals and families recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and chronic medical conditions while addressing homelessness and discrimination. Through comprehensive, integrated, culturally competent care, it connects people with primary care, mental health and addiction treatment, recovery support, housing, employment,...

The GreenLight Fund works at the intersection of community need and social innovation. GreenLight helps open opportunities for children, youth and families experiencing poverty by engaging deeply with the community and running a consistent annual process to: elevate priority issues not yet being addressed; invest in innovative, proven programs that have a significant, measurable social impact; and galvanize local support...

Mentor Collective is the premier Mentorship Operating System, enabling organizations to embed mentorship ecosystems into their institutions using their unique goals and data. Our proven approach supports learner and employee success, improves retention, and builds stronger talent pipelines, transforming the fragmented journey from education to meaningful employment. Backed by the most extensive dataset on mentorship outcomes and student and employee...

The Decatur Family YMCA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social services organization dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Its mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, serving the community by opening doors to wellness, connection, and opportunity. It provides a variety of fitness, aquatic, and childcare...

The West Morris Area YMCA is a nonprofit charitable organization established in 1889. It is dedicated to strengthening the community by providing best-in-class opportunities that promote youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The organization offers a wide range of programs, fitness facilities, and resources designed to empower individuals of all ages and fitness levels to improve their well-being.

Government’s biggest challenges — homelessness, election administration, emergency response — don’t get solved inside a single agency. Work happens across dozens of organizations that often struggle to coordinate, share information, and act in real time. Civic Roundtable is an AI-powered government operations platform that helps public servants do exactly that. We give wide networks of agencies and partner organizations the tools...

Greentown Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and climatetech startup incubator that accelerates climate innovation and commercialization. Its Boston and Houston incubators support entrepreneurs with laboratories, equipment, customers, capital, talent, community, and business-growth resources. By connecting startups with corporations, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem partners, Greentown Labs helps develop and scale solutions at speed for the planet, people, and prosperity.

The New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) is a Boston-based nonprofit that provides housing, behavioral health, employment training and case-management services for veterans at risk of homelessness. NECHV operates transitional and permanent housing, meal programs and vocational supports to help hundreds of veterans annually achieve stability, recovery and dignified independent living.

Boston Community Pediatrics (BCP) is a nonprofit pediatric private practice advancing equity in pediatric healthcare. It provides primary care with direct provider access, integrated behavioral health, care navigation and case management, wellness support, and telehealth. Its prevention-oriented, relationship-driven model addresses social determinants of health and connects families—particularly those covered by MassHealth or with limited resources—with comprehensive medical care and community...

KIPP Metro Atlanta Collaborative Inc. is a network of tuition-free, public charter schools dedicated to providing a college-preparatory education to students in Atlanta.

The Southeast Ventura County YMCA builds relationships, impacts lives, and strengthens the community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

BUILD is a nationally respected gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organization based on Chicago's West Side. Since 1969, they have worked to save lives, build peace, and empower young people in the city's most challenged neighborhoods. Their free services include gang detachment, school support, mental health care, and career coaching, reaching over 6,500 youth and families each year.