Private foundation · EIN 11-2836564 · Boston, Massachusetts

The Janey Fund Charitable Trust

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 95 grants paid, $3.4M total, median $25K. 69% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
95
$3.4M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in MA
69%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.4M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 95 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good Shepherd ServicesNew York, NYUnrestricted$100K
Center for Family Life in Sunset ParkBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$100K
Pine Street InnBoston, MAUnrestricted$100K
Brandeis University - PosseeWaltham, MAUnrestricted$100K
Henry Street SettlementManhattan, NYUnrestricted$100K
Rosie's PlaceBoston, MAUnrestricted$100K
Boys and Girls Club of DorchesterDorchester, MAUnrestricted$100K
Horizons for Homeless ChildrenRoxbury, MAUnrestricted$100K
Boston Health Care for the HomelessBoston, MAUnrestricted$100K
The DoorNew York, NYUnrestricted$100K
Forestdale CenterForest Hill, NYUnrestricted$100K
Greater Boston Legal ServicesBoston, MAUnrestricted$100K
Bottom LineJamaica Plain, MAUnrestricted$86K
Kite's NestHudson, NYUnrestricted$80K
Brooklyn Workforce InnovationsBrooklyn, MAUnrestricted$75K
Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MAUnrestricted$75K
Summer SearchJamaica Plain, MAUnrestricted$70K
Brandeis University - Latin American StudiesWaltham, MAUnrestricted$55K
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAUnrestricted$53K
Shake-A-Leg MiamiMiami, FLUnrestricted$50K
Tenacity ChallengeBedford, MAUnrestricted$50K
Berklee City Music ProgramBoston, MAUnrestricted$50K
The News School for Social ResearchNew York, NYUnrestricted$50K
Impact IsraelNeedham, MAUnrestricted$50K
Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MAUnrestricted$50K
Opportunity NetworkNew York, NYUnrestricted$50K
Brandeis University - Trans Year ProgramWaltham, MAUnrestricted$50K
Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MAUnrestricted$50K
Exalt YouthBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$50K
Jewish Family and Children's ServiceWaltham, MAUnrestricted$45K
Zakim CenterBoston, MAUnrestricted$45K
Boys and Girls Club of NewtonNewton, MAUnrestrictedunrestricted$40K
Railroad Street Youth ProjectGreat Barrington, MAUnrestricted$40K
The Family vanRoxbury, MAUnrestricted$40K
Reel WorksBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$40K
More Than WordsBoston, MAUnrestricted$40K
Stanton HomeGreat Barrington, MAUnrestricted$40K
Youngheart Prison ProjectFlorence, MAUnrestricted$35K
Communities for Restorative JusticeBoston, MAUnrestricted$30K
Center for Justice Innovation IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$30K
Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NYUnrestricted$30K
Wily NetworkNewton, MAUnrestricted$30K
Cypress Hills Local Development CorporationBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$30K
GreenagersHousatonic, MAUnrestricted$30K
Dismas House of Massachusetts IncWorcester, MAUnrestricted$25K
Shakespeare & CompanyLenox, MAUnrestricted$25K
Soldier onLeeds, MAUnrestricted$25K
Nativity PrepBoston, MAUnrestricted$25K
Artists for HumanityBoston, MAUnrestricted$25K
Family Legal CareNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
Friends of Children BostonJamaica Plain, MAUnrestricted$25K
Avenues for JusticeNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalBoston, MAUnrestricted$25K
Dorchester Bay Economic Dev CorpBoston, MAUnrestricted$25K
Hebrew Senior LifeRoslindale, MAUnrestricted$25K
Kestrel Land TrustAmherst, MAUnrestricted$25K
Alray Scholars ProgramBoston, MAUnrestricted$20K
Boys and Girls Club of BostonBoston, MAUnrestrictedunrestricted$20K
Mspca-AngellBoston, MAUnrestricted$20K
Soulfire FarmPetersburg, NYUnrestricted$20K

By state: Massachusetts 66 · New York 24 · Florida 1 · California 1 · Maryland 1 · Rhode Island 1

About this foundation

The Janey Fund Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, administered in care of Theodore S Samet & Co, tax-exempt since 1987. 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 The Janey Fund Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 The Janey Fund Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.4M across 95 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does The Janey Fund Charitable Trust give?

Massachusetts (66 grants), New York (24 grants), Florida (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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