The Jaket Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Jaket Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look instead for an introduction through an existing contact.
- Its grants have gone to educational institutions, youth-serving, community and family-support, arts and cultural, sports and recreation, and charitable intermediary organisations, and the filing names no funding field, so a fit depends on whether the work matches those kinds of recipients.
- About 8 in 10 grants fall between $5,000 and $1,000,000, the median is $215,000 and half are $215,000 or less, so a request near that level fits its usual pattern, though the largest grant was $4,500,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- A large share of its giving is repeat: 41% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so a first request should be judged on that basis.
- The filing gives no further application steps and no geographic focus is stated, although most grants have gone to Massachusetts and Wisconsin, so location should not be read as a rule.
Overview
The Jaket Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a named funding field. Its grants have gone to universities and other educational institutions, youth-serving organisations, community and family-support organisations, arts and cultural bodies, sports and recreation organisations, and charitable intermediaries. Recorded purposes include operating support, capital projects, scholarships and youth programmes, as well as matching gifts and sponsorships. Recipients are based in Massachusetts and several other states. The record shows a varied portfolio of organisational grants. It supports both ongoing organisational work and specific programmes, campaigns, events and capital needs.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and Wisconsin.
How to apply
The foundation selects charitable organisations in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 77 grants to organisations were $215,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations The Jaket Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 31 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Uncf · Endowment and subsidy grants for project acclaim launch$4,500,0002024 tax year
- Harvard Medical School · Q-fastr year 4 payment$2,000,0002024 tax year
- University of Wisconsin · Support for school of business dei plan$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Life Science Cares · Matching grant for funds raised for project onramp$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Elevated Thought · General operating support$700,0002024 tax year
- Uncf · Curriculum and consultant support for project acclaim launch$541,8302024 tax year
- Year Up · To support alumni programming$535,0002024 tax year
- OneGoal Foundation · To support one goal programs in milwaukee$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Thomas V Quirk — Trustee
- Charles E Clapp III — Trustee
- Elizabeth Cochary Gross — Trustee
- Phillip T Gross — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,696,378 | $2,600,849 | $159,555,337 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $16,099,142 | $12,384,798 | $170,693,384 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $19,422,583 | $15,163,961 | $218,849,956 | Filing for 2024 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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Contact
- Boston, MA