· Private foundation
The Jonathan and Amy Poorvu Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k1 grant · $6k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $157k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| JACOBS PILLOW | $157,000 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | $6,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $163k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MHMISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC7× · 2017–2024 · $173k · revenue +10%
THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS4× · 2018–2021 · $50k · revenue +58%- MAMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL7× · 2017–2023 · $31k · revenue +22%
Funded once
- EWEDITH WHARTON RESTORATION INCone grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +17%
- DADECORDOVA AND DANA MUSEUM & PARKone grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +15%
- YUYALE UNIVERSITYone grant, 2021 · $5k
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.
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.
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…
To promote understanding of the history of massachusetts and the nation by collecting and communicating materials and resources that foster historical knowledge.
The rhode island historical society, through its collections, museums, and educational initiatives, welcomes everyone to engage with rhode island's complex and significant past.
The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
The newport art museum's mission is to share a diversity of art and experiences that spark reflection, inspiration, and connection within our newport community and beyond. the museum was founded in 1912 on the belief that arts and culture…
The huntington library, art museum, and botanical gardens shares its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences.
New england historic genealogical society's mission is to advance the study of family history in america and beyond. we educate, inspire, and connect people through our scholarship, collections, and expertise. we conduct business under the…
Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…
Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
Located in south hadley, massachusetts, mount holyoke college is a highly selective, nondenominational, residential, research liberal arts college for women that is gender-diverse and welcomes applications from female, transgender, and…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 13 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds MISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds JACOB'S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS ↗
- Who funds MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ↗
- Who funds EDITH WHARTON RESTORATION INC ↗
- Who funds CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION ↗
- Who funds WGBH Educational Foundation ↗
- Who funds DECORDOVA AND DANA MUSEUM & PARK ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Jonathan and Amy Poorvu Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Jonathan and Amy Poorvu Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Mount Auburn Hospital: 5% of income from government
- The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
- Edith Wharton Restoration Inc: 1% of income from government
- Wgbh Educational Foundation: 1% of income from government
- Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: 1% of income from government
- Museum of Fine Arts: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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