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Jamestown Foundation Inc

The jamestown foundation, inc. Will raise funds to make grants to other public charities qualified under irc section 501(c)(3).

$327k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
8
Itemized grants FY2024
9
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$270k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$122,750
Organizations funded a year
9 to 47
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$1.2M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Jamestown Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Civil RightsArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving8$270k25%
FY20239$365k0%
FY202216$756k44%
FY202110$238k0%
FY202047$1.9M55%
FY201929$930k52%
FY201824$614k42%
FY201717$399kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$2.3MArts & Culture$756kEnvironment$465kCommunity Improvement$463kCivil Rights$414kHealth$330kEducation$160kHousing & Shelter$88kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
NC
DC
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 77 grantees
All grantees of Jamestown Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The James Beard Foundation Inc$1,733,13173%
Friends of the High Line Inc$507,00081%
Wellness in the Schools Inc$309,50064%
Southerners on New Ground Inc$272,62512%
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$251,75010%
Hudson Guildinc$236,65070%
Community Farmers Markets Inc$165,42584%
Billion Oyster Project Inc$140,00061%
Georgia Forestry Foundation Inc$125,00175%
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve$110,00024%
Museum of Design-Atlanta Inc$102,50072%
Seam Inc$100,000221%
The University of Georgia Foundation$75,00030%
Citizens Committee for New York City Inc$75,00022%
The Partnership for New York City Inc$70,00011%
Smithsonian Institution$60,00020%
Georgia Organics Inc$51,14842%
Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc$50,00010%
Prea Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Project Destined Inc$50,00012%
Share Our Strength$47,50030%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$47,29010%
Malibu Foundation for Youth and Families$42,80041%
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc$41,57310%
The Church of the Holy Apostles Aka Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen$39,9002n/a
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$37,44010%
Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc$32,50050%
Spoonfuls$30,00030%
New York Restoration Project$30,0001n/a
U S-Ukraine Foundation$28,51411%
West Side Community Fund Inc$25,00019%
Lifecycle Building Center Inc$25,00011%
Piedmont Park Conservancy Inc$22,29020%
Fractured Atlas Inc$20,20020%
The South Fork Conservancy Incorporated$20,08541%
Chinese Progressive Association$20,00010%
Fernbank Inc$20,00010%
Captain Planet Foundation Inc$19,50030%
The Exploratorium$16,98030%
Georgia Conservancy Inc$15,4002n/a
Friends of Hudson River Park Inc$15,00020%
Ltsc Community Development Corporation$15,00020%
We the Protesters Inc$13,13010%
Francisco Park Conservancy$12,50010%
Equal Justice Initiative$11,21010%
Alameda Point Collaborative$10,4501n/a
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$10,06010%
The Uli Foundation$10,00010%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$10,00010%
SF New Deal$10,00010%
Odyssey Inc$10,00011%
Intersection for the Arts$10,00010%
Insight Housing FKA Berkeley Food and Housing Project$10,00010%
Great Harbor Collection Inc$10,0001n/a
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$10,00010%
Under 21$10,00020%
The American Friends of Fundacion Yannick & Ben Jakober$10,0001100%
Anti-Defamation League$10,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco$10,00020%
Flux Projects Inc$10,00014%
La Cocina$7,50010%
Bottomless Closet$6,37510%
Southern Center for Human Rights$6,25010%
The Knights Initiative Inc$6,00012%
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc$5,77710%
Bob Baker Marionette Theater$5,50010%
Georgia Justice Project Inc$5,2501n/a
Innercity Struggle$5,20010%
ACLU Foundation of Southern California$5,20010%
Forward Justice$5,00010%
Sarasota Architectural Foundation Inc$5,00012%
New York City Outward Bound Center Inc Dba NYC Outward Bound Schools$5,00010%
Friends of Alameda Park and Recreation Foundation Inc$5,000110%
Park Pride Inc$5,00010%
SFMade Inc$5,00010%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$5,00010%
Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Jamestown Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 71 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe James Beard Foundation Inc: $1,733,131 over 7y, 3.2% of budgetFriends of the High Line Inc: $507,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetWellness in the Schools Inc: $309,500 over 6y, 4.2% of budgetSoutherners on New Ground Inc: $272,625 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetAtlanta Community Food Bank Inc: $251,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHudson Guildinc: $236,650 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCommunity Farmers Markets Inc: $165,425 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetBillion Oyster Project Inc: $140,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetGeorgia Forestry Foundation Inc: $125,001 over 7y, 4.8% of budgetMount Desert Land and Garden Preserve: $110,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetMuseum of Design-Atlanta Inc: $102,500 over 7y, 2.5% of budgetSeam Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens Committee for New York City Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetThe Partnership for New York City Inc: $70,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Organics Inc: $51,148 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetBric Arts Media Bklyn Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPrea Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetProject Destined Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetShare Our Strength: $47,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $47,290 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMalibu Foundation for Youth and Families: $42,800 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetBrooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc: $41,573 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $37,440 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity in Atlanta Inc: $32,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSpoonfuls: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetU S-Ukraine Foundation: $28,514 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWest Side Community Fund Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetLifecycle Building Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPiedmont Park Conservancy Inc: $22,290 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $20,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe South Fork Conservancy Incorporated: $20,085 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetChinese Progressive Association: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFernbank Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCaptain Planet Foundation Inc: $19,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Exploratorium: $16,980 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Hudson River Park Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLtsc Community Development Corporation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWe the Protesters Inc: $13,130 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrancisco Park Conservancy: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $11,210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $10,060 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Uli Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFlorida International University Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSF New Deal: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOdyssey Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetIntersection for the Arts: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 71.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Arthur M Blank Family FoundationGA26.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · The Waterfall Foundation Inc · The Kendeda Fund · The Imlay Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Tull Charitable Foundation Inc · The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · AEC Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Tides Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Jamestown Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Jamestown Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Jamestown Foundation Inc

How much does Jamestown Foundation Inc give?
Jamestown Foundation Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $270,327, out of $327,028 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Jamestown Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (42%), Arts & Culture (14%), Environment (8%).
Who are Jamestown Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The James Beard Foundation Inc ($1.7M), Friends of the High Line Inc ($507k), Wellness in the Schools Inc ($310k).
Does Jamestown Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jamestown Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation, The Waterfall Foundation Inc, The Kendeda Fund.
Where is Jamestown Foundation Inc based?
Jamestown Foundation Inc is based in GA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 82 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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