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JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust)

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 046893292

JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.8 million in 7 grants; the typical grant was $101,278 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 $485,040 the year before.

57% 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
2022$1.3 million3$33.1 million
2023$485,0404$39.8 million
2024$2.8 million7$42.2 million

How to apply

JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster 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 JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$1.8 million
Ohio1$949,171
New York1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Polybio Research Foundation
Medford, MA
Charitable use - to support the organizations path toward diagnostics and treatments$1.0 million
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Cincinnati, OH
Charitable use - to support the organization's charitable endeavors$949,171
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Charitable use - to support hbs fund and hbs action plan for radical equity$602,604
The Greenlight Fund
Boston, MA
Charitable use - to support the organization's charitable endeavors$101,278
Right to Play
New York, NY
Charitable use - to support the organization helping students develop skills$100,000
First Baptist Church of Boston
Boston, MA
Charitable use - to support restoration of the church$50,000
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
Boston, MA
Charitable use - to support celtics united, tip off gala, and curbside care$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) accept grant applications?

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

How much does JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) give?

$2.8 million in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $101,278.

Who runs JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust)?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen G Pagliuca (Trustee).

What does JSJN Children's Charitable Trust (F/K/A Webster Charitable Trust) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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