Foundations that fund organizations in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Jamaica Plain nonprofits
377 private foundations gave $25M to Jamaica Plain organizations in their latest filings; 39 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
648 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Jamaica Plain around $60K. 56 of these funders are based in Massachusetts; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 377
- Accept applications
- 39
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Jamaica Plain
- $25M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 648
- Typical median grant
- $60K
- Based in MA
- 56%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Jamaica Plain organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 7 | $3.3M | $420K | Yes | Acquisition for preservation; Technology & equipment; Strategic plan |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 9 | $2.2M | $250K | Preselected only | To provide an exit grant for air partners; To support mbta communities organizing, advocacy, and commu…; To support increased access to bike shop services and commu… |
| Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 26 | $1.2M | $40K | Yes | Career exploration for middle school students; Youth exploration of clean energy careers; Balletrox dance! |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | To provide general operating support. |
| The Hyams Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 15 | $1.1M | $50K | Yes | General support; Haymarket's 50th Anniversary; Partner Convening Project |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 3 | $780K | $180K | Yes | General operating support; Project support to improve detroit student enrollment and c… |
| The Coach Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Dream it real signature program - further 501(c)(3) charita… |
| Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc) | Woburn, MA | 20 | $687K | $30K | Yes | Human Services; Education; Healthcare |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 6 | $685K | $43K | Yes | Employee matching gift; Capital project support; Unrestricted operating support |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 1 | $354K | $354K | Preselected only | General support |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $336K | $168K | Preselected only | Community; Youth development |
| The Devonshire Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $280K | $280K | Preselected only | Three-year grant to support building out a fully staffed de… |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $270K | $270K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, advan… |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 C/O Nutter McClennen & Fish Llp | Boston, MA | 5 | $270K | $60K | Preselected only | General fund; For support of the bicyclists for community action project; In support of the teens lead at work project |
| Yawkey Foundation II | Westwood, MA | 5 | $255K | $50K | Yes | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth; Education and skills building for underserved individuals t…; Hunger relief & food access for vulnerable individuals and… |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Factset Charitable Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Janey Fund Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 4 | $231K | $60K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $223K | $112K | Yes | 80963 engaging placed-based investors to better understand…; 79643 evaluating rwjf's emergent community change leadershi… |
| Flock Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $220K | $220K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Improving food security and health outcomes for low-income… |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | To support the Project on Predatory Student Lending in buil… |
| Hermann Foundation Inc C/O Maryann Copeland Treasurer | Worcester, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Enable donee to continue exempt function |
| Calderwood Charitable Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $198K | $198K | Preselected only | General Support |
| The Grace and Mercy Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | Education |
| Wagner Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 5 | $165K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating support; Boston ujima project's podcast organize: radical alternativ…; Sei pooled fund |
| George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 4 | $165K | $28K | Yes | Ela curriculum improvements: mll supports and enhanced writ…; Jea & caminos; Support for affordable housing |
| The Cabot Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 5 | $155K | $25K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $150K | $75K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; the Dream.See.Do campaign. |
| The Hearst Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | To support Food is Medicine medically tailored meals |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $146K | $100 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of underserved small business expansion |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 3 | $140K | $35K | Preselected only | General |
| The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $140K | $70K | Preselected only | General support |
| Krupp Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $138K | $18K | Preselected only | To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purp… |
| The Beker Foundation | Boston, MA | 4 | $126K | $13K | Preselected only | General operating; General operating; boston institutional training |
| Swartz Foundation Trust | Forked River, NJ | 2 | $125K | $63K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Patricia a Bresky Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General Operating Support. |
| Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc C/O Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | To support general operations |
| Linde Family Foundation C/O Eric Riak - Cibc Private Wealth Mgmt | Boston, MA | 2 | $120K | $60K | Yes | Operating support; General operations/phase three database build-out |
| Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 2 | $110K | $55K | Preselected only | Save our homes campaign; Boston housing organizing project |
| The William & Lia G Poorvu Family Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | Boston program; Operating support |
| The Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation | Allston, MA | 4 | $103K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| The Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund | Larkspur, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Riley Mabel Louise Tr Uwill | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General operating |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| The Doe Family Foundation | Winchester, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Discretionary donation |
| Yawkey Foundation | Westwood, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education & enrichment opportunities for underserved youth |
| The Flatley Foundation | Braintree, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Scholarship support |
| Donald a Pels Charitable Trust Utd 8/18/92 C/O Pkf O'Connor Davies | Harrison, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Conine Family Foundation C/O Paul McCoy Family Office Svcs | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Imago Dei Fund C/O Berkshire Partners | Boston, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General use |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries | Newton, MA | 8 | $96K | $5,250 | Preselected only | For community.; For educational programs.; For youth programming. |
| Someone Elses Child Inc | Marblehead, MA | 3 | $95K | $15K | Yes | For the purpose of donation to charitable org; Grant |
| Mwc Foundation Inc #0726315 | Boston, MA | 1 | $90K | $90K | Yes | General fund |
| Parker Family Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation | Wellesley, MA | 4 | $85K | $20K | Preselected only | General purposes of the organization |
| Eastern Bank Foundation | Wakefield, MA | 22 | $82K | $2,537 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $81K | $41K | Preselected only | Project support for field building initiatives; Project support for arnold arboretum's young scientist prog… |
| Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall Charity Fund | Boston, MA | 11 | $81K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General operating support; Career exploration programs for middle school students; Aging in place initiative |
| Amelia Peabody Foundation C/O Joseph Kelly | Topsfield, MA | 1 | $80K | $80K | Yes | SELECT Schools Program in Massachusetts |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Los Mina Literacy Program |
| Eugene M Lang Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $78K | $39K | Yes | General |
| Kelly Family Foundation Inc C/O Obrien & Associates | Needham, MA | 4 | $75K | $23K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution unrestricted |
| Blanchard Arthur F Tr Uagree | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General operating |
| New Balance Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| Jean C Tempel Foundation | Brookline, MA | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | To support charitable purposes |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $70K | $70K | Yes | Education & economic mobility |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $67K | $67K | Yes | General Operating Support |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 5 | $66K | $10K | Yes | Teaching kitchen culinary job training program; Family mobility services; Skills for success facilitator qualification program |
| Nbt II Foundation Jh3540 | Boston, MA | 2 | $65K | $33K | Preselected only | Unrestricted support; Youth pathways programs |
| Cs Fund | Petaluma, CA | 1 | $62K | $62K | Preselected only | Southern african rural women's assembly |
| Oppenheimer&haas Xxxxx1004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General |
| Boston Baptist Social Union | Medford, MA | 2 | $59K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| Arbella Insurance Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $55K | $28K | Yes | Human services; Social justice initiative |
| Berry Drew Family Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | Charitable purposes |
| Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc | Rockland, MA | 4 | $55K | $10K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | 4 | $53K | $14K | Preselected only | Fulfill charitable purpose |
| Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation | Boston, MA | 5 | $51K | $10K | Yes | Support for the culinary arts training program for parolees.; Support for the community ex-offender counseling and suppor…; Support for homeless services for ex-offenders. |
| John & Emma Quint Memorial Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Education |
| Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation C/O Cameron K Mackey | Falmouth, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Truist Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Strengthening small |
| Jewish Foundation for Education of Women | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Grants support scholarships for women with financial need. |
| E & L Campbell Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Braitmayer Foundation C/O Baldwin Brothers LLC | Marion, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The Block Friedman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| Micah 68 Foundation | Holland, MI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to general fund |
| Fossil Foundation | Richardson, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Support AVF in its work to drive equitable funding to proxi… |
| Gladys F Wilde Tui | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Goldin Foundation for Excellence in Education | Boston, MA | 12 | $48K | $1,250 | Yes | Exemplemantary programs; Exemplary projects |
| The Skadden Foundation | White Plains, NY | 1 | $46K | $46K | Yes | Payment for fellows |
| Middlecott Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General support |
| Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $41K | $21K | Preselected only | General |
| Highland Partners Charitable Fund | Boston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| P-Squared Philanthropies Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | For Birth Center Equity |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 2 | $40K | $20K | Yes | Achievers program: long term mentoring for highest risk you…; Teens in print, initiating the newsroom |
| Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc | Weston, MA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Assistance to residential home and related services for spe… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts?
Fidelity Foundation, Barr Foundation, Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, The Hyams Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Jamaica Plain organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Jamaica Plain. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.