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John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust at a glance

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John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$266k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Civil Rights$163kEnvironment$150kHuman Services$77kPublic Safety & Disaster$70kHealth$67kHousing & Shelter$65kPhilanthropy$55kCommunity Improvement$46kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $56k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $210k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF BOSTON'S HOMELESS INC$35,000
WAYMAKER BOXING$25,000
STARK MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION$25,000
FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE$15,000
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC$15,000
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC$15,000
FAMILY HEALTH PROJECT$15,000
THE GLOUCESTER FUND INC$15,000
THE BIG PICTURE COMMUNITY FUND$10,000
PAARI$10,000
CHANGE THE REF$10,000
STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE$10,000
BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM$10,000
CAPE ANN VERNAL POND TEAM$6,000
THE GALEN GIBSON FUND$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RAGS OF HONOR 1: $25k → 14%HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC: $1k → 8%RAGS OF HONOR 1: $5k → 14%HOUSEHOLD GOODS INC: $1k → 8%BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $10k → 16%BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM: $10k → 16%BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $5k → 16%BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $5k → 16%ACTION INC: $1k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
NY
MA
PA
RI
MD
SC
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$631k · 19 repeat orgs$171k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
10

Total granted

$631k
$50k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+127%

Still filing today

89%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $121k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesCivil RightsArts & CultureCrime & LegalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CT
    CHANGE THE REF INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $70k · revenue +123%
  • PA
    POLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE INC
    3× · 2021–2025 · $60k · revenue +57%
  • CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $50k · revenue +75%

Funded once

  • SE
    SURVIVORS EMPOWERED INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • TP
    THE PHOENIX
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • BR
    BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
2
Boston Harbor Now Inc

Our mission is to ensure that the people of greater boston benefit from a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive waterfront, harbor, and islands; these spaces are equitable, accessible, and adapted to climate change; and to ensure our public,…

Environment
3
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
4
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc

To protect the nature of massachusetts for people and for wildlife through education, land conservation, advocacy, scientific research, and habitat stewardship/restoration.

Environment
5
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
6
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
7
Brighter Green Inc

Brighter green is a public policy action tank that works to raise awareness of and encourage policy action that span the environment, animals, and sustainability. based in new york, brighter green works in the u.s. and internationally with…

Environment
8
Climate Innovation Action Inc

To educate policymakers about climate policies generally and to directly advocate for specific legislation on climate change.

Environment
9
Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems

The northeastern regional association of coastal and ocean observing systems' (neracoos) mission is to produce, integrate and communicate high- quality information that helps ensure safety, economic and environmental resilience, and…

Science & Tech
10
Environmental Massachusetts Research and Policy Center

Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center's mission is to pursue solutions to environmental issues affecting the people of Massachusetts.

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11
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
12
Managers of Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc; the most unlike its peers is Global Initiatives Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
15/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WELLSPRING COMMUNITY INC: $45,000 · OtherWELLSPRING COMMUNITY INCBU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: $30,000 · OtherBU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHWAYMAKER BOXING INC: $25,000 · OtherWAYMAKER BOXING INCTHE OPEN DOOR CAPE ANN FOOD PANTRY INC: $22,500 · OtherTHE OPEN DOOR CAPE ANN FOOD PANTRY INCTHE GLOUCESTER FUND INC: $35,000 · OtherTHE GLOUCESTER FUND INCDANNY & RONS RESCUE: $25,000 · OtherDANNY & RONS RESCUEFAMILY HEALTH PROJECT INC: $15,000 · Other+20 more: $107,350 · Other+20 moreCONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION LAW FOUND…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $40,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFE…STARK MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentSTARK MOUNTAIN FOUNDAT…GLOBAL INITIATIVES INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentGLOBAL INITIATIVES INCENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC: $11,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE O…NEW VENTURE FUND: $10,000 · EnvironmentNEW VENTURE FUNDCAPE ANN VERNAL POND TEAM: $6,000 · Environment+2 more: $6,000 · EnvironmentCHANGE THE REF INC: $70,000 · Civil RightsCHANGE THE R…FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE INC: $17,500 · Civil RightsFREE SPEECH …STOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE INC: $70,000 · Crime & LegalSTOP HAND…FRIENDS OF BOSTON'S HOMELESS INC: $65,000 · Housing & ShelterFRIENDS O…BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesRags of Honor 1: $30,000 · Human Services+2 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesPOLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE INC: $60,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$304,850Environment$163,000Civil Rights$87,500Crime & Legal$70,000Housing & Shelter$65,000Human Services$63,000Public Safety & Disaster$60,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSTOP HANDGUN VIOLENCE INC: $70,000 over 2y, 49% of budgetCHANGE THE REF INC: $70,000 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF BOSTON'S HOMELESS INC: $65,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetPOLICE ASSISTED ADDICTION AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE INC: $60,000 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetCONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GLOUCESTER FUND INC: $35,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetBOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM INC: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRags of Honor 1: $30,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetSTARK MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetDANNY & RONS RESCUE: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE OPEN DOOR CAPE ANN FOOD PANTRY INC: $22,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE INC: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY HEALTH PROJECT INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGLOBAL INITIATIVES INC: $15,000 over 3y, 63% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNEW VENTURE FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAPE ANN VERNAL POND TEAM: $6,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetOcean Alliance Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBOSTON ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBACKYARD GROWERS INC: $2,750 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEMERALD NECKLACE CONSERVANCY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOUSEHOLD GOODS INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACTION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLANDS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Boston Foundation IncEssex County Communit…The Applied Materials…Brace Cove Foundation…Combined Jewish Phila…Max Kagan Family Foun…Institution for Savin…The Peter and Elizabe…Cummings Foundation G…American Tower Corpor…Silicon Valley Commun…AbbVie Foundation
Boston Foundation IncMA26.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Essex County Community Foundation Inc · The Applied Materials Foundation · Brace Cove Foundation Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Max Kagan Family Foundation · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · The Peter and Elizabeth C Tower Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · AbbVie 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 120%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Action Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
12get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to John E Rosenthal Charitable Trust 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.

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 45 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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