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The Jebeka Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Jebeka Charitable Foundation

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.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$920kArts & Culture$828kEnvironment$450kYouth Development$135kHousing & Shelter$38kEducation$37kHuman Services$15kEmployment$5k
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YOUTH CONNECT$25,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%WELLSPRING HOUSE: $5k → 10%SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN: $15k → 10%PINE STREET INN: $10k → 16%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.
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 13 repeat orgs$137k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
12

Total granted

$2.3M
$137k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
+8%

Still filing today

62%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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

  • THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
    7× · 2017–2024 · $305k · revenue +561%
  • THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS
    3× · 2020–2024 · $70k · revenue +29%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $45k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
  • SM
    ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue -8%
  • THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue -22%
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
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
2
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
3
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
4
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
5
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
6
The House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association

Vision: to preserve, share and continue the american story mission: to be a welcoming, thriving, historic site and community resource that engages people of all backgrounds in our inclusive american story. values: - we value caroline…

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Massachusetts Outdoor Heritage Foundation Inc Attn Susan Sacco
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Bentley University

Organization's mission bentley university believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting…

Education
9
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc

See attached schedule othe conservancy has sole responsibility for managing all aspects of the rose kennedy greenway, including horticulture, programming, public art, maintenance, and capital improvements. we envision a vibrant, inclusive,…

Recreation & Sports
10
Gore Place Society

The mission of gore place is to preserve and promote the 1806 country estate of christopher and rebecca gore as a unique community resource that tells the story of early 19th century american life.

Arts & Culture
11
The Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc

The program mission of the quebec-labrador foundation u.s. is defined by a regional component (new england and eastern canada), and an international component, which ties our regional model to a global conservation network. qlf's program…

Philanthropy
12
The Norman Bird Sanctuary Trust

Our mission is to spark people's curiosity to explore, steward, and find peace and joy in nature. in service to this, norman bird sanctuary inspires, builds, and engages a community of stewards who preserve, protect, enjoy, and learn from…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Fostering Success 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

18 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. 18 of the 25 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
11/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $507,500 · OtherMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALMASS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $402,500 · OtherMASS GENERAL HOSPITALTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $305,000 · OtherTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDAMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON: $60,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $50,000 · Other+6 more: $93,500 · Other+6 moreWGBH Educational Foundation: $717,500 · Arts & CultureWGBH Educational Foundation+1 more: $12,500 · Arts & CultureTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $70,000 · EnvironmentESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT ASSOCIATION: $62,500 · EnvironmentDOVER LAND CONSERVATION TRUST: $5,000 · Environment+1 more: $2,500 · EnvironmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $45,000 · Youth DevelopmentMILTON ACADEMY: $30,000 · EducationTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesPINE STREET INN INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesWELLSPRING HOUSE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $25,000 · Housing & ShelterROSIE'S PLACE INC: $2,500 · Housing & ShelterTHE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,418,500Arts & Culture$730,000Environment$140,000Youth Development$45,000Education$30,000Human Services$30,000Housing & Shelter$27,500Philanthropy$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $717,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $305,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetESSEX COUNTY GREENBELT ASSOCIATION: $62,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC: $45,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $37,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMILTON ACADEMY: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetPINE STREET INN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWELLSPRING HOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROSIE'S PLACE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $1,500 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.

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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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Jebeka Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jebeka Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Pine Street Inn Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Wellspring House Inc: 5% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
  • The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wgbh Educational Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • St Matthews House Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Milton Academy: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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.
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How do I get to The Jebeka Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Jebeka Charitable 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.

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 25 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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