Jean C Tempel Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, and the filing states no further application steps, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered.
- If your work fits its themes of educational programmes and disadvantaged children, note that its filed grants also reach food banks, health-care providers, churches, colleges, cultural organisations and a research institution, and that its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, with a smaller share to Connecticut.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $75,000, and half are $15,000 or less, so a request near $15,000 is a realistic size, although its largest grant was $345,000 and the band is therefore not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, since 75% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so any approach is best made by an organisation that already has a connection with the foundation.
Overview
Jean C Tempel Foundation is a US private foundation based in Brookline, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (digitalcommons.conncoll.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports dozens of educational programmes and institutions, and many of its gifts are for programmes that help disadvantaged children. Its filed grants also show giving to food banks, health-care providers, churches, colleges, cultural organisations and a research institution. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts, with a smaller share going to Connecticut. The filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It does not state a public application route or wider eligibility criteria.
Themes
- Educational programmes
- Disadvantaged children
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing states no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 58 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Jean C Tempel Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Clergy Trust Of Rcab · To support charitable purposes$115,0002025 tax year
- Community Servings · To support charitable purposes$75,0002025 tax year
- MGB Homebase For Veterans · To support charitable purposes$60,0002025 tax year
- Camp Harbor View Foundation · To support charitable purposes$50,0002025 tax year
- Boston Health Care For The Homeless · To support charitable purposes$50,0002025 tax year
- Pine Street Inn · To support charitable purposes$50,0002025 tax year
- Health Equity International ST Boniface Hospital Haiti · To support charitable purposes$50,0002025 tax year
- MGH Cancer Department · Cancer research$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maureen Joyce — Trustee
- Peter A Wilson — Trustee
- Jean C Tempel — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $52,128 | $50,000 | $267,831 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,309,076 | $1,306,000 | $1,796,921 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $916,367 | $875,000 | $1,793,857 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Brookline, MA