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HSJK Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 852810383

HSJK Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $6.7 million in 30 grants; the typical grant was $166,888 and the largest $971,430. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $5.1 million the year before.

30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$5.1 million29$8.7 million
2024$6.7 million30$8.8 million

How to apply

HSJK Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What HSJK Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts22$5.0 million
New Hampshire1$600,000
Illinois1$500,000
Texas2$316,050
New Jersey1$250,000
Colorado1$60,000
New York2$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
General support$971,430
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, MA
general support$951,643
Trustees of Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
general support$600,000
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
general support$525,000
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
general support$500,000
PPLM
Boston, MA
general support$384,920
Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc
Wellesley, MA
general support$338,334
Rice University
Houston, TX
general support$306,050
Belmont Hill School
Belmont, MA
general support$250,000
United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc
Boston, MA
general support$250,000
Dexter Southfield Fund
Brookline, MA
general support$250,000
Monmouth University
Long Branch, NJ
general support$250,000
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
general support$225,000
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
general support$206,300
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
General support$200,000
Boston Children's Hospital Trust
Boston, MA
general support$133,776
Temple Emanuel
Newton Center, MA
general support$86,000
Aspen Art Museum
Aspen, CO
general support$60,000
Women's Foundation of Boston
Boston, MA
general support$50,000
Williams College Alumni Fund
Williamstown, MA
general support$50,000
Vinfen
Brookline, MA
general support$35,000
SquashBusters
Roxbury Crossing, MA
general support$25,000
USA East Jesuits
New York, NY
general support$25,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Boston, MA
general support$23,880
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA
general support$10,000
Rice Athletics
Houston, TX
general support$10,000
The Termeer Foundation
Marblehead, MA
general support$10,000
Columbia Business School
New York, NY
general support$5,000
Runaway for Recovery
Newburyport, MA
general support$5,000
The Brookline Library Foundation
Brookline, MA
general support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does HSJK Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does HSJK Foundation Inc give?

$6.7 million in tax year 2024, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $166,888.

Who runs HSJK Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jonathan A Kraft (President, Treasurer & DIR) and Patricia L Kraft (Director).

What does HSJK Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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