Jerolamon Charitable Trust
Jerolamon Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Arlington, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including conservation, education, human services, and religious activities.
Jerolamon Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Jerolamon Charitable Trust gave $82K across 25 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $82,000
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 25
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,280
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,750
- Total assets
- $1,863,591
- -0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (1 of 25, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (43% 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 Jerolamon 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.
- Contact
Mailing address: 31 Morton Road, Arlington, MA 02476
Phone: (781) 859-9450
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jerolamon Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scarborough Land Conservation Trust (Scarborough Land Trust) ($11K). Together the top 10 received $54K.
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 121 grants of 121 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars went to organizations in New York (43%), Maine (21%), Massachusetts (20%), Washington (12%), and Colorado (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jerolamon Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 25 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $77K (2022) to $105K (2020). In 2025 it made 25 grants totaling $82K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scarborough Land Conservation Trust (Scarborough Land Trust) Scarborough, ME | Unrestricted General Support | $10,605 |
| Nature Conservancy (Washington Chapter) Seattle, WA | Unresticted General Support | $7,500 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc (Fund for Nature) Lincoln, MA | Unrestricted General Support | $6,000 |
| St Francis House Boston, MA | Unrestricted General Support | $5,125 |
| Ahrc New York City Foundation Inc New York, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $4,100 |
| Loyola School New York, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $4,100 |
| Spence School New York, NY | General Scholarship Fund | $4,100 |
| St Ignatius Loyola Church New York, NY | Capital Campaign, "Your Parish, Your Home" | $4,100 |
| Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Unrestricted General Support | $4,100 |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute Portland, ME | Unrestricted General Support | $4,000 |
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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 | $1,863,591 | $72,547 | $89,252 | $82,000 | 25 | $85,265 | $69,846 | $90,130 |
| 2024 | $1,880,296 | $98,127 | $87,682 | $80,000 | 24 | $82,154 | $94,085 | $90,010 |
| 2023 | $1,869,851 | $86,791 | $84,530 | $80,000 | 24 | $81,473 | $83,734 | $89,610 |
| 2022 | $1,867,590 | $22,924 | $81,800 | $77,000 | 24 | $78,470 | $19,594 | $90,966 |
| 2021 | $1,926,466 | $92,112 | $93,280 | $85,000 | 24 | $86,483 | $87,515 | $92,793 |
| 2020 | $1,927,634 | $77,257 | $113,944 | $105,000 | 24 | — | $70,688 | $99,123 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jerolamon Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission for the trust. Its 2025 grants show support for conservation organizations, schools and scholarship funds, social-service organizations, a church, and a marine research institute.
Grantees describe their own work in varied ways. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute says it develops and delivers collaborative solutions to global ocean challenges. Pine Street Inn says its mission is to end homelessness, while SafePlace says it works to end sexual and domestic violence through crisis intervention and education. The Spence School describes its mission as preparing girls and young women for lifelong transformation, and the Inner City Scholarship Fund says it helps sustain access to K–12 Catholic education in the Archdiocese of New York.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 25 grants totaling $82,000. Grants ranged from $820 to $10,605, with a median of $2,750. The largest reported grants included $10,605 to Scarborough Land Conservation Trust for unrestricted general support; $7,500 to The Nature Conservancy’s Washington chapter for unrestricted general support; $6,000 to Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Fund for Nature for unrestricted general support; and $5,125 to St. Francis House for unrestricted general support.
Other notable 2025 grants included $4,100 each to AHRC New York City Foundation, Loyola School, Spence School, St. Ignatius Loyola Church, and Vassar College. The Spence School grant was designated for its general scholarship fund, and the church grant was for a capital campaign. The trust also gave $4,000 to Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John H Edmondson and Lucy Edmondson as trustees.
Jerolamon Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John H. Edmondson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Edmondson
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Jerolamon Charitable Trust
How much does Jerolamon Charitable Trust give each year?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust gave $82K across 25 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 24 grants.
What is Jerolamon Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $3,280, across 25 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jerolamon Charitable Trust that year got $1K on average.
Where does Jerolamon Charitable Trust give grants?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust's top state is New York, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Maine (21%) and Massachusetts (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (9 grants), Scarborough, ME (3 grants) and Boston, MA (3 grants).
Does Jerolamon Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 96% of Jerolamon Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (24 of 25) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jerolamon Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Scarborough Land Conservation Trust (Scarborough Land Trust) ($10,605), Nature Conservancy (Washington Chapter) ($7,500) and Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc (Fund for Nature) ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jerolamon Charitable Trust?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Jerolamon Charitable Trust fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the trust. Its 2025 grants show support for conservation organizations, schools and scholarship funds, social-service organizations, a church, and a marine research institute. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jerolamon Charitable Trust?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jerolamon Charitable Trust's EIN?
Jerolamon Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4084972. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Jerolamon 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 October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Jerolamon Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jerolamon-charitable-trust-morg_de01855638ea4414a3eb0238b90078b6
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