Jaffe Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to charitable organisations it selects in advance, so a charity without an existing invitation should not send it a proposal; the filing describes no other route in.
- Its grants are mostly recorded as general support, going to universities, women's health research, charitable and community foundations, a civic-innovation organisation and an investigation into an educational approach in Title I schools, and the filings state no funding theme or eligibility rules.
- Across the filings, half of its 22 grants to organisations were about $51,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $48,000 and $250,000, so a request near the lower end of that typical band fits its pattern, though its largest grant was about $750,000.
- In its latest filing, 30% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship with the foundation may count for as much as the request itself.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in District of Columbia, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, but that is a pattern, not a rule about who may be considered.
Overview
Jaffe Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portsmouth, NH.
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
Across the filings, the foundation’s grants are predominantly recorded as general support. Recipients include universities and other educational institutions, women’s health research, charitable and community foundations, and a civic-innovation organisation. One grant supported investigation into the efficacy of an educational approach in Title I schools. The grants therefore show support for a range of charitable organisations, with most dollars recorded as general support. The filings do not state a wider funding theme or eligibility rules. Contributions are limited to charitable organisations selected in advance.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in District of Columbia, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to charitable organisations selected in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 30% 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 22 grants to organisations were about $51,000 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: 6%
- The largest single recipient received 31% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 30% of grant dollars went to organisations Jaffe Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $57,049 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Teaching Lab · General support$750,6232024 tax year
- Paloma Learning · This Grant serves to cover costs related to investigating the efficacy of Paloma Learning in Title I schools, as outlined in the attached documentation.$100,0002024 tax year
- Friends Center for Children · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- Rutgers The State University · General support$63,1332024 tax year
- Kent State University · General support$50,9642024 tax year
- Guilford Foundation · General support$50,3172024 tax year
- Women's Health Research at Yale · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- University of Florida Foundation · General support$48,0202024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Kristin Heavey — Director
- Douglas Jaffe — President
- David M Jaffe — Treasurer / Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $617,589 | $575,251 | $11,571,925 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $767,514 | $672,519 | $17,829,802 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,366,100 | $1,213,057 | $44,168,039 | 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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- Portsmouth, NH
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Contact
- Portsmouth, NH