Private foundation · EIN 04-3293081 · Quincy, Massachusetts · Arts, culture & humanities

Gerald R Jordan Jr Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $10K. 71% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$1.4M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
71%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$18M

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mass General HospitalBoston, MAGeneral fundraising$485K
Fordham UniversityNew York, NYGeneral fundraising$450K
American Repertory TheaterCambridge, MAGeneral fundraising$220K
Boys and Girls Clubs of BostonBoston, MAGeneral fundraising$100K
Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MAGeneral fundraising$35K
The Joey FundCambridge, MAGeneral fundraising$25K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral fundraising$20K
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MAGeneral fundraising$20K
Medicine for HumanityRockland, MAGeneral fundraising$10K
Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FLGeneral fundraising$10K
Haymakers for HopeWellesley, MAGeneral fundraising$5,000
Palm Beach Island Hospice FoundationPalm Beach, FLGeneral fundraising$5,000
Glades Academy FoundationPahokee, FLGeneral fundraising$2,500
Animal Rescue League of BostonBoston, MAGeneral fundraising$2,000
Harvard MagazineCambridge, MAGeneral fundraising$1,500
Look FoundationScituate, MAGeneral fundraising$500
Oliver Art CenterFrankfort, MIGeneral fundraising$250

By state: Massachusetts 12 · New York 1 · Florida 3 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

Gerald R Jordan Jr Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Quincy, Massachusetts, administered in care of Hellman Jordan Management Co Inc, tax-exempt since 1995. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Gerald R Jordan Jr Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Gerald R Jordan Jr Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.4M across 17 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Gerald R Jordan Jr Foundation give?

Massachusetts (12 grants), New York (1 grants), Florida (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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