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Jane S Young Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 836248040

Jane S Young Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $175,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $118,000. 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 $75,000 the year before.

35% 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$75,00020$1.4 million
2024$175,00029$1.5 million

How to apply

Jane S Young 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 Jane S Young Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts18$150,500
Vermont2$11,500
North Carolina2$5,000
District of Columbia1$2,000
Colorado1$1,000
Georgia1$1,000
Kentucky1$1,000
Maryland1$1,000
Rhode Island1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rotch Jones Duff House & Museum
New Bedford, MA
General purpose$118,000
Craft Emergency Relief Fund
Montpelier, VT
Grant to support artists relief fund$9,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition
New Bedford, MA
Grant to support land preservation$5,000
Community Servings
Jamaica Plain, MA
Grant to support food & nutrition to those with chronic illness$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon
Lincoln, MA
Grant to support nature preservation$5,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Grant to support humanitarian aid$3,000
The Putney School
Putney, VT
General purpose$2,500
The Marion Institute Inc
Marion, MA
General purpose$2,500
Healthy Waltham
Waltham, MA
General purpose$2,000
Chaplains on the Way
Waltham, MA
General purpose$2,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General purpose$2,000
Second Harvest Foodbank of Northwest NC
Winstonsalem, NC
General purpose$2,000
New Bedford Light
New Bedford, MA
General purpose$1,000
Carlisle Conservation Foundation
Carlisle, MA
General purpose$1,000
Gleason Public Library
Carlisle, MA
Grant to the endowment fund$1,000
Carlisle Cultural Council
Carlisle, MA
General purpose$1,000
Sea Education Association
Woods Hole, MA
Grant to support enviornmental education$1,000
Carlisle Communications Inc
Carlisle, MA
General purpose$1,000
Carlisle Historical Society
Carlisle, MA
General purpose$1,000
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA
Grant to support the school operations$1,000
South Coast Community Fund
New Bedford, MA
Grant to support gosnold community fund$1,000
No One Left Behind
Arlington, VA
Grant to support wartime allies$1,000
Disabled American Veterans
Erlanger, KY
Grant to support disabled veterans services$1,000
Noble & Greenough
Dedham, MA
Grant to the annual fund$1,000
Eating With the Ecosystem
Wakefield, RI
General purpose$1,000
Narrows Center for the Arts
Fall River, MA
General purpose$1,000
National Jewish Health Organization
Denver, CO
General purpose$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
General purpose$1,000
Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Grant to support arthritis research$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jane S Young Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jane S Young Charitable Trust give?

$175,000 in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Jane S Young Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffrey L Bernier (Trustee) and Bracken Hendricks (Trustee).

What does Jane S Young Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and education.

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