A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 46-5451888Arts and culture

Who funds The Jar?

13 private foundations gave The Jar in Jamaica Plain, MA $1.1 million across 22 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

22 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncMadison, CT 2025

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Charles Hale & Kaaren Hale Family FoundationCranbury, NJ 2025

    General

    $500
  3. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support capacity for an arts organization building communities in boston

    $375,000
  4. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Support for convenings

    $100,000
  5. Fresh Sound Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2024

    Educational

    $30,000
  6. The K2 Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General

    $25,000
  7. The K2 Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General

    $25,000
  8. William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2024

    Operating

    $1,000
  9. Charles Hale & Kaaren Hale Family FoundationCranbury, NJ 2024

    General

    $500
  10. Fresh Sound Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2023

    Educational

    $30,000
  11. Deborah M Noonan Memorial FundDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  12. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support capacity for an arts organization building communities in boston

    $375,000
  13. Riley Mabel Louise TR UwillPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General operating

    $50,000
  14. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    General

    $40,000
  15. Fresh Sound Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2022

    Educational

    $5,000
  16. Boston Arts Summer Institute IncNeedham, MA 2022

    Charitable purposes

    $1,000
  17. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2021

    General

    $20,000
  18. Fresh Sound Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2021

    Educational

    $10,000
  19. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    One Nighter Series, General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  20. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2020

    General

    $10,000
  21. The Dubose & Dorothy Heyward Mem FDPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General operating

    $2,000
  22. Boston Arts Summer Institute IncNeedham, MA 2020

    Charitable Purposes

    $1,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Boston, MA and are not among The Jar’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 379 grants Preselected only $45,821 to similar organizations
  2. Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA 114 grants Accepts applications $936,575 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 248 grants Accepts applications $3,120,356 to similar organizations
  4. Liberty Mutual Foundation IncBoston, MA 171 grants Accepts applications $7,546,500 to similar organizations
  5. Highland Street Connection and SubsidiariesNewton, MA 83 grants Preselected only $1,002,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 62 grants Preselected only $138,310 to similar organizations
  7. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 63 grants Accepts applications $23,910,020 to similar organizations
  8. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA 60 grants Accepts applications $8,511,910 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-5451888 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.