The Jenzabar Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Jenzabar Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity without an existing introduction should not send a cold application.
- Its stated priorities are school construction in Uganda and Rwanda, women-owned programmes and college activities, and public descriptions say it also funds charitable organisations with aligned missions, so the request should be framed around those themes.
- Most of its grants are modest: half of its 25 grants to organisations across the three most recent filings were $50,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $15,000 and $1,000,000, though the largest grant was $7,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Existing links matter, since 45% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in its earlier filings.
Overview
The Jenzabar Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (prnewswire.com, jenzabar.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it supports charities dedicated to building schools in Uganda and Rwanda, as well as several women-owned and educational programmes. Its filing describes funding educational, charitable, literary and scientific activities carried on by colleges and universities, their student clubs and campus organisations. A public description says it issues grants to institutions of higher education and other charitable organisations with similarly aligned missions. It also says grants are managed by the foundation itself or through partner organisations. The stated approach therefore includes support channelled through educational institutions and charitable organisations whose missions align with its own.
Themes
- School construction
- Women-owned programmes
- College activities
Geographic Focus
Priority: Uganda; Rwanda. (as reported in other published sources) From its grants, not stated by the foundation: Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 45% 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 25 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It issues grants to institutions of higher education and charitable organisations with similarly aligned missions. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 67% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 45% of grant dollars went to organisations The Jenzabar Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Rwanda, Uganda).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $42,980 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- All Girls Allowed · Charitable donation$525,0002024 tax year
- True Sojourners · Charitable donation$270,0002024 tax year
- International Justice Mission · Charitable donation$200,0002024 tax year
- Rosser Foundation · Charitable donation$187,5002024 tax year
- Humanitarian China · Charitable donation$100,0002024 tax year
- GTI Hope · Charitable donation$80,0002024 tax year
- National Center on Sexual Exploitation · Charitable donation$50,0002024 tax year
- Girls Dignity for Nation · Charitable donation$35,9602024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Fernanda Oliveira Costa — Treasurer
- Dr Daniel Quinn Mills — Director
- Torrence Harder — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,076,373 | $1,953,065 | $11,105,407 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,489,229 | $8,402,565 | $3,371,664 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,636,631 | $1,602,460 | $118,105 | 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
Registers and filings
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- Boston, MA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (978) 760-3051
- Boston, MA