Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation
The Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation is a public charity based in Boston, Massachusetts. Established as a permanent charitable trust under Jasper Whiting’s will, it began awarding annual fellowships in 1965, after Marion Whiting’s death. Its stated purpose is to help primarily college-level educators study abroad in unfamiliar environments to broaden their perspectives and enhance their instruction.
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation at a glance
In short: Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation gave $225K across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state Massachusetts. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $225,028
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 34
- -10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,618
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,383
- Total assets
- $4,564,204
- +3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (4 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (47% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: Rhb Inc 1 Federal St Fl 25, Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 227-1782
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($52K across 8 grants). Together the top 10 received $191K.
Grant Size Distribution
172 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 172 grants of 172 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts (47%), Vermont (30%), Rhode Island (9%), New Hampshire (8%), and Connecticut (6%). Its filing narrative describes supported colleges and universities as being in New England.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 16 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $162K (2021) to $256K (2024). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $225K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Travel Assistance for Assistant Professor Maria Ximena Abello-Hurtado. | $9,520 |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | Travel Assistance for Professor Michael Dumanis. | $9,000 |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | Travel Assistance for Professor Joseph Alpar. | $8,774 |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | Travel Assistance for Professor De-NIN Lee. | $8,650 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Travel Assistance for Lecturer Eric Driscoll. | $8,261 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Travel Assistance for Professor Claire Conceison. | $7,500 |
| Providence College Providence, RI | Travel Assistance for Assistant Professor Molly Driessen.. | $7,465 |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | Travel Assistance for Faculty K. Darcy Otto. | $7,200 |
| Bennington College Bennington, VT | Travel Assistance for Professor Farhad Mirza. | $6,912 |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | Travel Assistance for Associate Professor Amanda Carlson. | $6,780 |
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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 | $4,564,204 | $443,578 | $294,340 | $225,028 | 34 | $417,864 |
| 2024 | $4,414,966 | $344,692 | $329,633 | $255,739 | 38 | $313,805 |
| 2023 | $4,405,615 | $363,621 | $290,595 | $232,738 | 36 | $309,998 |
| 2022 | $4,347,923 | $415,513 | $287,759 | $217,842 | 34 | $379,797 |
| 2021 | $4,236,082 | $577,510 | $193,943 | $162,281 | 30 | $559,798 |
| 2020 | $3,859,658 | $240,009 | $255,694 | $226,125 | 44 | $225,818 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to award fellowships primarily to college-level educators so they can study abroad in unfamiliar environments, broadening their minds and improving the quality of their instruction. Its filing describes ongoing travel and study-abroad programs for educators seeking to improve instruction in their fields.
The supported institutions include colleges and universities. For example, Bennington College describes its educational approach as emphasizing individual students, learning by activity and living, and a community intended to reduce barriers between teachers and students. Emerson College describes its mission as educating and elevating artists, communicators, scholars, and professionals for the betterment of humanity; MIT describes its mission as advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 34 grants totaling $225,028. Individual grants ranged from $5,075 to $9,520, with a median of $6,383. Listed purposes include travel assistance for faculty members and other educators.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $9,520 to Mount Holyoke College for travel assistance for an assistant professor; $9,000 to Bennington College for travel assistance for a professor; $8,650 to Emerson College for travel assistance for a professor; and $8,261 to MIT for travel assistance for a lecturer. Other listed awards included $7,465 to Providence College for an assistant professor and $6,780 to the University of Hartford for an associate professor.
Separately, the foundation’s program narrative reports that for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, trustees received 104 applications and made 47 awards totaling $297,613. The foundation’s filing-year 2024 grant data reports 38 grants totaling $255,739. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 34 grants totaling $225,028.
Applicants must submit a project-of-study proposal to the trustees within annual deadlines. The trustees make awards at their discretion, but the foundation states that awards shall not be denied because of race, color, nationality, religion, or gender. Under an agreement with the IRS, awards are paid directly to the applicant’s affiliated college or university.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert G Bannish, Bonny S Kellerman, and Deborah Kaufman as part-time trustees.
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 2 of 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bonny S. Kellerman
Part-Time Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $2K (2025)
Deborah Kaufman
Part-Time Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
$2K (2024) → $2K (2025)
Robert G. Bannish See Note
Part-Time Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Deborah Kaufman Appointed (2023) — Part-Time Trustee
- Former: Robert G. Bannish (2020–2021) — Part-Time Trustee
- Former: Tiziana C. Dearing (2020) — Part-Time Trustee · Filing note: Resigned 103119
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Bonny S Kellerman (Part-Time Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation
How much does Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation give each year?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation gave $225K across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $256K across 38 grants.
What is Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's typical grant size?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,383, and its average grant was $6,618, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation that year got $16K on average.
Where does Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation give grants?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 47% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Vermont (30%) and Rhode Island (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cambridge, MA (8 grants), Bennington, VT (6 grants), Middlebury, VT (4 grants) and Providence, RI (3 grants).
Does Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's largest grantees?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($51,625 across 8 grants), Bennington College ($44,582 across 6 grants) and Middlebury College ($23,620 across 4 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $444K.
What does Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to award fellowships primarily to college-level educators so they can study abroad in unfamiliar environments, broadening their minds and improving the quality of their instruction. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's EIN?
Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6147345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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