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The Jake Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$834k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
65
Grants FY2025
43
Organizations funded FY2024
47%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 43
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$17M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations The Jake Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $235k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentAnimalsArts & CultureEducationInternationalHealthOther
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
FY2025still arriving63$779k30%
FY202443$677k47%
FY202336$507k42%
FY202216$209k13%
FY202121$507k19%
FY202015$526k13%
FY201914$597k14%
FY201829$840kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$2.1MEnvironment$1.0MArts & Culture$893kAnimals$288kPhilanthropy$101kCivil Rights$68kYouth Development$68kInternational$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MT
NY
MA
IA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 72 grantees
All grantees of The Jake Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Trustees of the Smith College$975,00080%
Washington Drama Society Inc$772,75061%
Williams College$650,00070%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$545,00061%
Bowdoin College$145,00080%
Maret School Inc$117,50080%
Human Rights Action Center$68,000817%
Washington Humane Society$56,00080%
Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation$48,00062%
Sarasota Opera Association Inc$42,00070%
New England Public Media Inc$40,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$35,00030%
The Allen-Stevenson School$33,00040%
Amherst College Trustees$30,00020%
The Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated$30,00030%
Sierra Club$30,00020%
The Wilderness Society$25,00010%
Earth Island Institute Inc$25,00030%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$25,00020%
The Wilderness Land Trust$25,00021%
Ocean Conservancy$25,00020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$25,00020%
Tree Foundation Inc$20,00024%
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$20,00020%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$20,00010%
Muttville$20,00020%
Oswego University Foundation Inc$20,00030%
Rainforest Trust$20,00020%
Furkids Inc$20,00030%
Rainforest Foundation Inc$20,00020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20,00020%
American Forests$20,00020%
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute$17,20030%
Athens-Oconee Casa Incorporated$17,00032%
Hispanola Health Partners$17,00042%
Polaris Project$15,00060%
Defenders of Wildlife$15,00010%
Endangered Species International$15,00025%
National Wildlife Foundation$15,0001n/a
Rocketdogrescue$15,00021%
The Rumson Country Day School$14,50080%
National Park Foundation$10,00010%
Ocean Defenders Alliance$10,00012%
Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Earth$10,00010%
All Faiths Food Bank Inc$10,0001n/a
The Trust for Public Land$10,00010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,0001n/a
Save the Whales$10,00012%
Alliance for Int'L Reforestation$10,00012%
American Rivers Inc$10,00010%
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C$8,0005n/a
Washington Jesuit Academy$6,0006n/a
Pollinator Partnership$5,0001n/a
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$5,00020%
Sempervirens Fund$5,00010%
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover$5,0001n/a
Asolo Theatre Inc$4,00010%
N Street Village Inc$3,00010%
Washington Area Women's Foundation$2,50010%
Some Inc$2,00010%
Reading Partners$2,00010%
Martha's Table Inc$1,04510%
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc$1,00010%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$1,00010%
New Futures$1,00010%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$1,00010%
See Forever Foundation$1,00010%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$1,00010%
Food & Friends Inc$1,00010%
Sand Springs Recreational Center$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($376k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jake Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $975,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWashington Drama Society Inc: $772,750 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetWilliams College: $650,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $545,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetBowdoin College: $145,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMaret School Inc: $117,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Rights Action Center: $68,000 over 8y, 17% of budgetWashington Humane Society: $56,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWilliamstown Rural Lands Foundation: $48,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetSarasota Opera Association Inc: $42,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew England Public Media Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Allen-Stevenson School: $33,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmherst College Trustees: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSierra Club: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGolden Gate National Parks Conservancy: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Land Trust: $25,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTree Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetThe San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOswego University Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRainforest Trust: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFurkids Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRainforest Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Forests: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSterling and Francine Clark Art Institute: $17,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAthens-Oconee Casa Incorporated: $17,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetHispanola Health Partners: $17,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetPolaris Project: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEndangered Species International: $15,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetRocketdogrescue: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetThe Rumson Country Day School: $14,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Defenders Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave the Whales: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAlliance for Int'L Reforestation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 65.

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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.

Ibm International FoundationNY15× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Clif Family Foundation · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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 The Jake Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Jake 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 The Jake Foundation Inc

How much does The Jake Foundation Inc give?
The Jake Foundation Inc reported 65 grants totaling $834,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 43 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Jake Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (43%), Environment (21%), Arts & Culture (19%).
Who are The Jake Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The Trustees of the Smith College ($975k), Washington Drama Society Inc ($773k), Williams College ($650k).
Does The Jake Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jake Foundation Inc 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 The Jake Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, AbbVie Foundation.
Where is The Jake Foundation Inc based?
The Jake Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 96 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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