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The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes 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.

$459k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
89
Grants FY2025
63
Organizations funded FY2024
5%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 67
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$3.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 5% of the organizations The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationCivil RightsAnimalsHealthOther
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 arriving70$444k17%
FY202463$211k5%
FY202367$211k33%
FY202244$238k55%
FY202120$123k45%
FY202014$61k21%
FY201924$123k38%
FY201816$44k38%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$866kEducation$366kHealth$97kEnvironment$38kCivil Rights$31kYouth Development$21kInternational$19kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
MD
DC
HI
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 85 grantees
All grantees of The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Cultural Landscape Foundation$303,00193%
Boston Architectural College$254,80090%
Friends of Mendelsohn$250,0001n/a
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$210,00040%
AIDS Project Los Angeles$62,50050%
Westport Land Conservation Trust$20,50070%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc$20,00030%
Project Education$18,50082%
Trustees of Boston University$15,50070%
Our Sisters School Inc$14,00090%
Chicago Mobile Makers$12,5001n/a
Wgbh Educational Foundation$12,00050%
American Jewish Committee$10,00030%
Handel and Haydn Society$10,00080%
The Griffin Museum of Photography$8,50081%
Chamber Music International$8,5005n/a
One Community$8,50051%
Hudson Opera House Inc$8,00040%
Metropolitan Opera Association Inc$8,00050%
ACLU Foundation$8,00050%
Israel21c$7,50030%
Brennan Center for Justice$5,50030%
Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts$5,50060%
Free Speech for People$5,0001n/a
Friends of Horseshoe Lake$5,00021%
Cool Culture$4,50030%
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts$4,50040%
New Bedford Light$4,50030%
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center$4,00020%
Freed Seed Federation$3,9551n/a
ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts$3,50030%
Cambridge Public Access Corporation$3,50070%
Reporters Without Borders$3,00540%
Open Books Ltd$3,00060%
Doctors Without Borders USA Inc$3,00040%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America$3,00020%
Jacob's Pillow$2,50050%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$2,50030%
Public Media Company$2,5001n/a
Circus Up$2,50051%
Fidalgo Island Rotary Foundation$2,50030%
Lahaina Restoration Foundation$2,5001n/a
Concert Arists Guild$2,50050%
Deeds Not Words$2,00040%
Groundswell Community Mural Project$2,00020%
Narrows Center for the Arts Inc$2,00040%
Greenpeace Fund$2,00040%
Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust$2,00020%
International Institute of New England$2,00020%
Animal Rescue League of Boston$2,00040%
World Wildlife Fund$1,75040%
Wikimedia Foundation$1,75060%
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism$1,65010%
Ucsf Foundation$1,50010%
Massachusetts Audubon Society$1,50040%
University of Massachusetts Foundation$1,50030%
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation$1,50030%
Aspca$1,50040%
Westport Food Pantry$1,50010%
Westport River Watershed Alliance$1,50040%
The Humane Society of the United States$1,50040%
The Lilith Fund$1,50030%
American Conservatory Theatre$1,50010%
Cambridge Community Center$1,50040%
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust$1,50040%
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc$1,25050%
Rainbow Railroad USA$1,25030%
The Brigid Alliance$1,00020%
Media Matters for America$1,0001n/a
Physicians for Human Rights Inc$1,00010%
Hathaway Brown School$1,00010%
Electric Lit$1,00020%
Case Western Reserve University$1,00010%
Deerfield Area Historical Society$1,0004n/a
Land Trust Alliance$1,00010%
American Geerz for Life$1,00010%
African Wildlife Foundation$1,00010%
Just a Start$75030%
Boston Public Library Foundation$50010%
Somerville Cambridge Elder Services$50010%
Ort America$50010%
Clowns Without Borders Usa-$50020%
Yellow Farmhouse Education Center$50010%
Ma Design Art & Tech Institute$25010%
Companion Animal Foundation$2501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($86k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Cultural Landscape Foundation: $303,001 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetBoston Architectural College: $254,800 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $210,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAIDS Project Los Angeles: $62,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWestport Land Conservation Trust: $20,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetDana Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Education: $18,500 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOur Sisters School Inc: $14,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetWgbh Educational Foundation: $12,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHandel and Haydn Society: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Griffin Museum of Photography: $8,500 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetOne Community: $8,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetHudson Opera House Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetACLU Foundation: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael21c: $7,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBrennan Center for Justice: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWatershed Center for Ceramic Arts: $5,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Horseshoe Lake: $5,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCool Culture: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood League of Massachusetts: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew Bedford Light: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKaatsbaan International Dance Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetACLU Foundation of Massachusetts: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCambridge Public Access Corporation: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetReporters Without Borders: $3,005 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetOpen Books Ltd: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDoctors Without Borders USA Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJacob's Pillow: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCircus Up: $2,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetFidalgo Island Rotary Foundation: $2,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetConcert Arists Guild: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDeeds Not Words: $2,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGroundswell Community Mural Project: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNarrows Center for the Arts Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Fund: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoston Neighborhood Community Land Trust: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Institute of New England: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Rescue League of Boston: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWikimedia Foundation: $1,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation to Combat Antisemitism: $1,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUcsf Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMassachusetts Audubon Society: $1,500 over 4y, 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 75.

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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.

Boston Foundation IncMA23.8× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries · The Christopher W Schlesinger Foundation · Stevenson Family Charitable Trust · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · The Gertler Clark Foundation Inc · Alvord Family Foundation · Stearns Charitable Trust · Philip Snyder 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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About The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc

How much does The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc give?
The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc reported 89 grants totaling $458,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 67 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (56%), Education (24%), Health (6%).
Who are The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Cultural Landscape Foundation ($303k), Boston Architectural College ($255k), Friends of Mendelsohn ($250k).
Does The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes 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 Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Boston Foundation Inc, Eastern Bank Foundation, Highland Street Connection and Subsidiaries.
Where is The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc based?
The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes Foundation Inc 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 103 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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