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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3293081

Gerald R Jordan Foundation

A private foundation in Quincy, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,391,390

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $18,376,777

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,010,336

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $17,457,114

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,830,269

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $17,218,837

  • Tax year 2022

    $318,768

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $19,709,474

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,944,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $21,195,572

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,925,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $18,774,862

  • Tax year 2019

    $888,148

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $18,554,479

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mass General HospitalBoston, MA

    General fundraising

    $484,640
  2. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY

    General fundraising

    $450,000
  3. American Repertory TheaterCambridge, MA

    General fundraising

    $220,000
  4. Boys and Girls Clubs of BostonBoston, MA

    General fundraising

    $100,000
  5. Belmont Hill SchoolBelmont, MA

    General fundraising

    $35,000
  6. The Joey FundCambridge, MA

    General fundraising

    $25,000
  7. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    General fundraising

    $20,000
  8. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General fundraising

    $20,000
  9. Medicine for HumanityRockland, MA

    General fundraising

    $10,000
  10. Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FL

    General fundraising

    $10,000
  11. Haymakers for HopeWellesley, MA

    General fundraising

    $5,000
  12. Palm Beach Island Hospice FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General fundraising

    $5,000
  13. Glades Academy FoundationPahokee, FL

    General fundraising

    $2,500
  14. Animal Rescue League of BostonDedham, MA

    General fundraising

    $2,000
  15. Harvard MagazineCambridge, MA

    General fundraising

    $1,500
  16. Look FoundationScituate, MA

    General fundraising

    $500
  17. Oliver Art CenterFrankfort, MI

    General fundraising

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $505,00080% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $100,00016% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $5,500<1% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $923,640
  2. New York1 grant $450,000
  3. Florida3 grants $17,500
  4. Michigan1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gerald R Jordan JrTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Darlene L JordanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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