Janey Fund Charitable Trust
Janey Fund Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2025, it made 95 grants totaling $3,441,400 to charitable organizations, including organizations in Massachusetts and New York working in areas such as housing, legal services, youth development, and education.
Janey Fund Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Janey Fund Charitable Trust gave $3.4M across 95 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Massachusetts. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,441,400
- +5.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 95
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,225
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $7,408,646
- -31.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (16 of 95, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (69% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Janey Fund Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Forvis Mazars 1330 Boylston St, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 731-1222
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Janey Fund Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Good Shepherd Services ($100K). Together the top 10 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
521 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 376 grants of 521 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 69% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts and 29% to recipients in New York. The reported shares for Florida, California, and Maryland were 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 95 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Janey Fund Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 95 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 742% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $3.3M (2024) to $6.0M (2019). In 2025 it made 95 grants totaling $3.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Services New York, NY | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Brandeis University - Possee Waltham, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Henry Street Settlement Manhattan, NY | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Rosie's Place Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Horizons for Homeless Children Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Boston Health Care for the Homeless Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| The Door New York, NY | Unrestricted | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,408,646 | $263,843 | $3,682,985 | $3,441,400 | 95 | $3,556,923 | $144,404 | $479,414 |
| 2024 | $10,827,788 | $382,008 | $3,510,418 | $3,262,438 | 89 | $3,404,217 | $302,059 | $603,029 |
| 2023 | $13,956,198 | $275,587 | $3,839,473 | $3,567,882 | 103 | $3,721,390 | $233,011 | $752,863 |
| 2022 | $17,520,084 | $1,062,730 | $4,395,979 | $4,164,369 | 115 | $4,282,132 | $949,133 | $955,403 |
| 2021 | $20,853,333 | $593,760 | $4,486,483 | $4,226,327 | 119 | — | $530,562 | $1,179,876 |
| 2020 | $24,746,056 | $15,844,698 | $5,525,570 | $5,357,837 | 151 | — | $1,166,612 | $1,355,704 |
| 2019 | $14,426,928 | $353,751 | $6,146,125 | $5,983,722 | 171 | — | $593,113 | $898,024 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Janey Fund Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $479K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations serving people and communities through a range of services. For example, Pine Street Inn says its mission is to end homelessness, and Greater Boston Legal Services describes itself as a provider of free civil legal assistance to low-income people in metropolitan Boston. Good Shepherd Services says it works to expand opportunities in New York City through a youth and family development approach. Brandeis University describes its work as advancing the humanities, arts, and sciences and providing a broad liberal arts education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust made 95 grants totaling $3,441,400. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $100,000, with a median grant of $25,000. The listed largest grants included $100,000 each to Good Shepherd Services, Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Pine Street Inn, Brandeis University, Henry Street Settlement, Rosie’s Place, Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Horizons for Homeless Children, Boston Health Care for the Homeless, The Door, Forestdale Center, and Greater Boston Legal Services. Each was listed as unrestricted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Edward Rothenberg as manager and William J. Buckley and Ann Rothenberg as trustees.
Janey Fund Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Rothenberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Buckley
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Rothenberg
Manager
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Janey Fund Charitable Trust
How much does Janey Fund Charitable Trust give each year?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust gave $3.4M across 95 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.3M across 89 grants.
What is Janey Fund Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $36,225, across 95 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Janey Fund Charitable Trust that year got $16K on average.
Where does Janey Fund Charitable Trust give grants?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust gives mostly in Massachusetts: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (24 grants), New York, NY (12 grants), Brooklyn, NY (6 grants) and Great Barrington, MA (5 grants).
Does Janey Fund Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 97% of Janey Fund Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (92 of 95) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Unrestrictedunrestricted" (3 grants).
Who are Janey Fund Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Good Shepherd Services ($100,000), Center for Family Life in Sunset Park ($100,000) and Pine Street Inn ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 9% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Janey Fund Charitable Trust?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $479K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Janey Fund Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations serving people and communities through a range of services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Janey Fund Charitable Trust?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Janey Fund Charitable Trust's EIN?
Janey Fund Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2836564. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Janey Fund Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Janey Fund Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/janey-fund-charitable-trust-morg_f9c735e7612b453088b7c72b935ae7e8
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