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Jampart Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 237009635

Jampart Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.5 million in 35 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $436,000. 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 $3.2 million the year before.

51% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.2 million32$71.7 million
2024$3.5 million35$80.4 million

How to apply

Jampart Charitable Trust 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 Jampart Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania6$804,000
Maryland7$445,000
Massachusetts8$425,000
Michigan2$300,000
California1$300,000
New York3$250,000
Connecticut1$250,000
District of Columbia3$236,000
New Mexico1$155,000
Georgia1$135,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pa Alliance Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$436,000
Tides Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Charitable$300,000
Freedom Reads
Hamden, CT
Charitable$250,000
Michigan Civic Education Fund
Madison Heights, MI
Charitable$200,000
Carbon Leadership Forum
Santa Fe, NM
Charitable$155,000
Local Initiatives Support Corp
New York, NY
Charitable$150,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
Norcross, GA
Charitable$135,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation
Washington, DC
Charitable$125,000
The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
Charitable$110,000
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$105,000
Spotlight Pa
Harrisburg, PA
Charitable$100,000
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Milwaukee, MN
Charitable$100,000
Maryland League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Annapolis, MD
Charitable$100,000
Outlier Media Detriot
Detriot, MI
Charitable$100,000
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Newmarket, NH
Charitable$100,000
Esperanza Academy
Lawrence, MA
Charitable$100,000
Citizen Science Lab
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$75,000
STEM Coding Lab
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$75,000
Fusion Partnerships Inc
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$75,000
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$68,000
Massachusetts Climate Action Network
Dorchester, MA
Charitable$65,000
Advanced Energy Institute
Washington, DC
Charitable$61,000
Assemble
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$50,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$50,000
Youth Guidance
Boston, MA
Charitable$50,000
Black Women Build Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$50,000
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families Forum
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
Friends of Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Washington, DC
Charitable$50,000
American Friends of Combatants for Peace
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
Center for Urban Families
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$40,000
Notre Dame Education Center - Lawrence
Lawrence, MA
Charitable$30,000
Youth Development Organization
Lawrence, MA
Charitable$30,000
Code in the Schools
Baltimore, MD
Charitable$25,000
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Dorchester, MA
Charitable$25,000
Entrepreneurship for All
Lowell, MA
Charitable$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jampart Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jampart Charitable Trust give?

$3.5 million in tax year 2024, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Jampart Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert E Kass (Trustee), James E Kass (Trustee), Nancy E Kass (Trustee) and Anne Hecht (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Jampart Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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