Haymarket People's Fund Inc
Haymarket People’s Fund is a public charity based in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, that supports grassroots organizations working for social justice in New England. The organization describes itself as an anti-racist and multicultural foundation and says its work includes grantmaking, fundraising, capacity building, and efforts to increase sustainable community philanthropy.
Haymarket People's Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Haymarket People's Fund Inc gave $1.8M across 122 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), top state Massachusetts. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,785,000
- +85.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 122
- +159.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,631
- -28.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $13,393,461
- -3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (39 of 102, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Haymarket People's Fund Inc
- How to Apply
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For Urgent Response Grants, applicants must first speak with a Haymarket staff member about their request before receiving an application. Applicants seeking a Sustaining Grant who have not been funded in the previous three years must speak with a staff member to receive an application.
- Review Cycle
- The listed deadline for the 2026–2027 Sustaining Grant cycle is December 2, 2026.
- Deadline
- The listed deadline for the 2026–2027 Sustaining Grant cycle is December 2, 2026.
- Next open deadline
- December 2, 2026 (Sustaining Grants)
- Contact
Mailing address: 42 Seaverns Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: (617) 522-7676
Website: https://haymarket.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Haymarket People's Fund Inc
Who Haymarket People's Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (Amor) ($36K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $354K.
Grant Size Distribution
347 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 347 grants of 347 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Haymarket says it funds groups active in the six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. In the 2025 filing, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Massachusetts (47%), Maine (11%), Connecticut (11%), Vermont (9%), and Rhode Island (8%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 122 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Haymarket People's Fund Inc open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 39 of 102 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $15K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $396K (2019) to $1.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 122 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Access Cooperatives Grafton, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (Amor) Providence, RI | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee Wabanaki Program Perry, ME | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Boston Education Justice Alliance (Beja) Jamaica Plain, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Brockton Workers Alliance Brockton, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (Csio) Boston, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust Inc Chelsea, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Education Justice Coalition of Vermont Burlington, VT | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Mass Coalition of Domestic Workers Allston, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
| Muslim Justice League Boston, MA | Community Organizing | $26,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,393,461 | $2,362,695 | $2,931,413 | $1,785,000 | 122 | $801,332 |
| 2024 | $13,867,383 | $2,834,688 | $2,017,100 | $961,000 | 47 | $667,142 |
| 2023 | $12,691,099 | $2,101,992 | $2,049,314 | $1,027,000 | 59 | $380,247 |
| 2022 | $12,065,236 | $2,838,925 | $1,749,662 | $904,000 | 52 | $616,693 |
| 2021 | $12,020,172 | $3,644,454 | $1,537,385 | $792,217 | 67 | $309,610 |
| 2020 | $8,953,625 | $4,369,375 | $2,057,132 | $1,387,575 | 156 | $444,277 |
| 2019 | $6,764,151 | $1,193,250 | $1,051,264 | $395,500 | 54 | $269,778 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Haymarket’s stated mission is to strengthen the movement for social justice in New England by supporting grassroots organizations that address the root causes of injustice. Its grant programs support social justice organizing, including both ongoing organizing and responses to urgent events or opportunities. Haymarket says it funds urban and rural organizing, and supports emerging as well as established groups.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of work supported. Brockton Workers Alliance says it organizes and empowers immigrant workers to confront workplace abuses and advance their rights. Comunidades Enraizadas Community says it works to secure land for low-income people. Muslim Justice League says it educates, organizes, and advocates for communities whose rights are threatened under national-security pretexts. Community Resilience Organizations describes itself as a grassroots organizing hub and technical-assistance provider.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing lists 122 grants totaling $1,785,000. Individual grants ranged from $10,000 to $26,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest listed grants were $26,000 each, including grants to Access Cooperatives, Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance, the American Friends Service Committee Wabanaki Program, Boston Education Justice Alliance, Brockton Workers Alliance, Center to Support Immigrant Organizing, Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust, Education Justice Coalition of Vermont, Massachusetts Coalition of Domestic Workers, Muslim Justice League, Right to the City Boston, and Sista Fire. The filing lists community organizing as the purpose for these grants.
Separately, Haymarket’s website announced $1,131,000 in 2025 Sustaining Grants to 56 groups. Its current program information describes Sustaining Grants of up to $20,000 for grassroots social-change organizations, and Urgent Response Grants of up to $5,000 for qualifying unforeseen crises, political crises, or organizing opportunities. Urgent Response applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds are available; applicants must first complete a phone screening with staff, and interviews may be conducted as needed. The website says groups with budgets over $400,000 are not funded through the Urgent Response program. Those grants are not for ongoing program work, anticipated expenses, financial shortfalls, or missed deadlines. Groups may receive one Urgent Response Grant in addition to a Sustaining Grant during a grant cycle. Haymarket says 501(c)(3) status or a fiscal sponsor is not required to apply.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ayeesha Lane as president, Claire Wheeler as treasurer, and Jeremy Phillips as clerk. Directors listed are Mercedes Tompkins, Erica Licht, Holly Fetter, and Sarika Tandon. The filing also lists Karla Nicholson as executive director, Jaime Smith Henry as grants director, and Jennifer Dowdell as development director.
Haymarket People's Fund Inc is led by Karla Nicholson, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karla Nicholson
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $151K (2025)
Ayeesha Lane
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaime Smith Henry
Grants Director
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $120K (2025)
Jennifer Dowdell
Development Director
Devel. Director → Development Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$126K (2024) → $120K (2025)
Erica Licht
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Fetter
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mercedes Tompkins
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarika Tandon
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Claire Wheeler
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Phillips
Clerk
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Abdulkerm Said (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Cedric Shaw (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Trina Jackson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Fatou Drammeh (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Brenda Lett (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Chanravy Proeung (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Santiago Narino (2019–2020) — Clerk
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $151K, to Karla Nicholson (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Haymarket People's Fund Inc
How much does Haymarket People's Fund Inc give each year?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc gave $1.8M across 122 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $961K across 47 grants.
What is Haymarket People's Fund Inc's typical grant size?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,631, across 122 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Haymarket People's Fund Inc that year got $16K on average.
Where does Haymarket People's Fund Inc give grants?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc's top state is Massachusetts, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Maine (11%) and Connecticut (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (15 grants), Jamaica Plain, MA (9 grants), Providence, RI (7 grants) and New Haven, CT (5 grants).
Does Haymarket People's Fund Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 122 grants with a stated purpose on Haymarket People's Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Organizing" (122 grants).
Who are Haymarket People's Fund Inc's largest grantees?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance (Amor) ($36,000 across 2 grants), Brockton Workers Alliance ($36,000 across 2 grants) and Center to Support Immigrant Organizing (Csio) ($36,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 6% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Haymarket People's Fund Inc?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc reported $13.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
What does Haymarket People's Fund Inc fund?
Haymarket’s stated mission is to strengthen the movement for social justice in New England by supporting grassroots organizations that address the root causes of injustice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Haymarket People's Fund Inc?
For Urgent Response Grants, applicants must first speak with a Haymarket staff member about their request before receiving an application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Haymarket People's Fund Inc's EIN?
Haymarket People's Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2586725. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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