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Jane's Trust Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$3.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
45%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$75,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$66M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 45% of the organizations Jane's Trust Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthEducationCivil RightsOther
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 arriving39$3.3M15%
FY202344$3.4M45%
FY202236$2.5M36%
FY202126$2.2M15%
FY202025$1.9M24%
FY201924$2.1M13%
FY201822$1.6M9%
FY201720$1.4Mn/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.

Environment$5.2MPhilanthropy$3.0MHealth$2.8MScience & Tech$2.2MEducation$1.9MCommunity Improvement$1.9MArts & Culture$1.2MFood & Nutrition$975kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
NY
MA
OH
VA
DC
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 64 grantees
All grantees of Jane's Trust Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc$1,200,00061%
Island Institute$940,00082%
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$900,00080%
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences$870,00081%
Shelburne Farms$840,00082%
Positive Tracks Inc$800,000811%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$770,00081%
Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc$765,00080%
Vital Communities Inc$715,00087%
Vermont Natural Resources Council Inc$700,00076%
Gulf of Maine Research Institute$670,00081%
Vermont Law School$650,00080%
New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc$630,00088%
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc$575,00086%
University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated$466,00060%
Clean Energy Nh$410,000612%
White Mountain Science Inc$410,000712%
University System of New Hampshire$375,0003n/a
Vermont Council on Rural Development Inc$370,00078%
Resist Inc$350,00021%
Theatre Up$324,000733%
Trustees of Boston University$262,79030%
Jag Productions Company$245,000419%
Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Inc$225,000210%
New Hampshire Public Radio Inc$210,00031%
Nami New Hampshire$200,00022%
Manomet Inc$195,00032%
Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc$150,00021%
HIP-HOP THEATER FESTIVAL INC DBA Hi-ARTS$125,000112%
Outright Vermont$125,00023%
HowardCenter Inc$100,00010%
Clemmons Family Farm Inc$100,00015%
Granite State Organizing Project Inc$100,00028%
University of Maine System Inc$100,0002n/a
Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Inc$100,00028%
Lebanon Opera House Improvement Corp$100,00013%
Upstream USA Inc$100,00020%
Women's Information Service (Wise) of the Upper Valley Inc$100,00022%
Maine Environmental Education Association$100,00026%
International Institute of New England Inc$90,00040%
Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters$75,00014%
OUT Maine$75,00024%
Willing Hands Enterprises Inc$50,00013%
Nami Maine$50,00011%
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Inc$50,00020%
Northern Forest Center Inc$50,00011%
New Learning Journey Inc$50,00012%
Tiny Seed Project Inc$50,00013%
Wabanaki Health & Wellness Npc$45,00010%
Woodland Community School Inc$40,000112%
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation$40,00020%
America Votes Education Fund$30,00010%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc$25,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00010%
Maine Philanthropy Center$16,13013%
North Country Alliance for Balanced Change$15,000112%
Catholic Charities Maine$10,00010%
Maine Conservation Alliance$10,00011%
Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc$10,00010%
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Inc$10,00010%
Upper Valley Haven$10,00010%
Good Shepherd Food Bank$10,00010%
Tri-County Community Action Program Inc$10,00010%
New Hampshire Catholic Charities$10,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Jane's Trust Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPlanned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc: $1,200,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetIsland Institute: $940,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetMote Marine Laboratory Inc: $900,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: $870,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetShelburne Farms: $840,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetPositive Tracks Inc: $800,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $770,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetOpen Space Institute Land Trust Inc: $765,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetVital Communities Inc: $715,000 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetVermont Natural Resources Council Inc: $700,000 over 7y, 6.0% of budgetGulf of Maine Research Institute: $670,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetVermont Law School: $650,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNew England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc: $630,000 over 8y, 8.0% of budgetVermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc: $575,000 over 8y, 5.8% of budgetUniversity of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated: $466,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetClean Energy Nh: $410,000 over 6y, 12% of budgetWhite Mountain Science Inc: $410,000 over 7y, 12% of budgetVermont Council on Rural Development Inc: $370,000 over 7y, 7.7% of budgetResist Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetTheatre Up: $324,000 over 7y, 33% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $262,790 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJag Productions Company: $245,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetReproductive Equity Now Foundation Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetNew Hampshire Public Radio Inc: $210,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetNami New Hampshire: $200,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetManomet Inc: $195,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit Practice Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetHIP-HOP THEATER FESTIVAL INC DBA Hi-ARTS: $125,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetOutright Vermont: $125,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetHowardCenter Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetClemmons Family Farm Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetGranite State Organizing Project Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetBlack Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 7.8% of budgetLebanon Opera House Improvement Corp: $100,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetUpstream USA Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWomen's Information Service (Wise) of the Upper Valley Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMaine Environmental Education Association: $100,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetInternational Institute of New England Inc: $90,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $75,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetOUT Maine: $75,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetWilling Hands Enterprises Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetNami Maine: $50,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetChamplain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Forest Center Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNew Learning Journey Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTiny Seed Project Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetWabanaki Health & Wellness Npc: $45,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWoodland Community School Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 12% 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 62.

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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.

New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH42.5× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Jane's Trust Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jane's Trust Foundation 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 Jane's Trust Foundation

How much does Jane's Trust Foundation give?
Jane's Trust Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $3,318,880 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Jane's Trust Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (24%), Philanthropy (14%), Health (13%).
Who are Jane's Trust Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc ($1.2M), Island Institute ($940k), Mote Marine Laboratory Inc ($900k).
Does Jane's Trust Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jane's Trust Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jane's Trust Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation, Maine Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Jane's Trust Foundation based?
Jane's Trust Foundation is based in MA.

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 81 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-PF 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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