The Ajana Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 13-7299038 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 · Invitation only: no unsolicited applications
The Ajana Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, MA (EIN 13-7299038). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $1.6M paid in 17 grants, with a median grant of $100K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $33.5M. It reports that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
- Total grants paid
- $1.6M
- Grants reported
- 17
- Typical grant
- $100K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $33.5M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: THE AJANA FOUNDATION
Where The Ajana Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Urban Food Initiative Dba Daily Table | Dorchester, MA | In support of healthy affordable grocery stores | Tax year 20242024 | $150K |
| Urban Farming Institute | Mattapan, MA | Capital campaign and general operating support. | Tax year 20242024 | $130K |
| Trustees of Tufts | Boston, MA | For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse | Tax year 20242024 | $130K |
| Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic | Cambridge, MA | General operating support | Tax year 20242024 | $125K |
| Green City Force | Brooklyn, NY | In support of organizational planning | Tax year 20242024 | $105K |
Showing 5 of the 17 largest grants (17 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Ajana Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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