Funding search · EIN 137299038 · Boston, MA

The Ajana Foundation

Name: The Ajana Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported: $4.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $100,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

planning organizational building capacity capital food massachusetts greenhouse

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

5 grants matching “greenhouse” · $475,000

$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2024
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse
$50,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2024
In support of community greenhouse program
$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2023
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse
$35,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2023
In support of community greenhouse program
$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2022
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Urban Farming Institute3 grants · $440,000
Trustees of Tufts3 grants · $390,000
The Urban Food Initiative Dba Daily Table3 grants · $350,000
Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic3 grants · $325,000
Commonwealth Kitchen3 grants · $300,000
Lovin' Spoonfuls3 grants · $300,000
The Bhutan Foundation3 grants · $300,000
Third Sector New England Fbo Massachusetts Food System Collaborative3 grants · $300,000
Boston Area Gleaners3 grants · $280,000
The Food Project3 grants · $245,000

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$1.7M

2023

$1.6M

2024

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$180,000
Urban Farming Institute · Mattapan, MA · 2022
Capital campaign and general operating support.
$150,000
The Urban Food Initiative Dba Daily Table · Dorchester, MA · 2024
In support of healthy affordable grocery stores
$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2024
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse
$130,000
Urban Farming Institute · Mattapan, MA · 2024
Capital campaign and general operating support.
$130,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2023
In support of strategic planning
$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2023
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse
$130,000
Urban Farming Institute · Mattapan, MA · 2023
Capital campaign and general operating support.
$130,000
Trustees of Tufts · Boston, MA · 2022
For new entry sustainable farming project and capital support for the greenhouse
$125,000
Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating support
$125,000
Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General operating support
$110,000
The Food Project · Lincoln, MA · 2023
In support of general operations and program scaling
$105,000
Green City Force · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
In support of organizational planning
$105,000
Green City Force · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
In support of organizational planning
$100,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2024
In support of strategic planning
$100,000
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2024
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$100,000
Haley House · Boston, MA · 2024
In support of expanding the take back the kitchen program
$100,000
Lovin' Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2024
In support of food rescue and hunger relief of massachusetts
$100,000
Refed · Long Island City, NY · 2024
General operating support
$100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Traditional medicine in nomad health camps, tarayana foundation's regenerative agriculture work and bumthang hospital's bear team
$100,000
The Food Project · Lincoln, MA · 2024
In support of general operations and program scaling
$100,000
Third Sector New England Fbo Massachusetts Food System Collaborative · Boston, MA · 2024
In support for the massachusetts food system collaborative
$100,000
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2023
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$100,000
Lovin' Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2023
In support of food rescue and hunger relief of massachusetts
$100,000
Refed · Long Island City, NY · 2023
General operating support
$100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Traditional medicine in nomad health camps, tarayana foundation's regenerative agriculture work and bumthang hospital's bear team
$100,000
The Urban Food Initiative Dba Daily Table · Dorchester, MA · 2023
In support of healthy affordable grocery stores
$100,000
Third Sector New England Fbo Massachusetts Food System Collaborative · Boston, MA · 2023
In support for the massachusetts food system collaborative
$100,000
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2022
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$100,000
Lovin' Spoonfuls · Newton, MA · 2022
In support of food rescue and hunger relief of massachusetts
$100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Traditional medicine in nomad health camps, tarayana foundation's regenerative agriculture work and bumthang hospital's bear team
$100,000
The Urban Food Initiative Dba Daily Table · Dorchester, MA · 2022
In support of healthy affordable grocery stores
$100,000
Third Sector New England Fbo Massachusetts Food System Collaborative · Boston, MA · 2022
In support for the massachusetts food system collaborative
$75,000
Haley House · Boston, MA · 2023
In support of expanding the take back the kitchen program
$75,000
Harvard Law School Food Law & Policy Clinic · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General operating support
$50,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2024
In support of community greenhouse program
$50,000
World Farmers · Lancaster, MA · 2024
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$50,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Emergency response work in maui
$50,000
World Farmers · Lancaster, MA · 2023
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$50,000
Ymca of the North Shore · Salem, MA · 2023
In support of the community youth farming & policy initiative
$50,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2022
In support of strategic planning
$50,000
Haley House · Boston, MA · 2022
In support of expanding the take back the kitchen program
$45,000
Equity Advocates · Harrison, NY · 2024
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$45,000
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture · Pocantico Hills, NY · 2024
General operating support
$45,000
Equity Advocates · Harrison, NY · 2023
In support of organizational planning and capacity building
$35,000
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe · Mashpee, MA · 2023
In support of community greenhouse program
$35,000
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture · Pocantico Hills, NY · 2023
General operating support
$35,000
The Food Project · Lincoln, MA · 2022
In support of general operations and program scaling
$25,000
Trees That Feed Foundation · Winnetka, IL · 2022
In support of program expansion

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