Funding search · EIN 621516244 · Newtown, CT

Jeniam Foundation

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

171
grants reported
$4.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Best Friends Animal Society4 grants · $385,000
  • Long Island Community Foundation2 grants · $300,000
  • Everwonder Children'S Museum4 grants · $182,500
  • National Audubon Society of Ct & Ny1 grant · $170,000
  • National Audubon Society Ct & Ny3 grants · $165,000
  • American Bird Conservancy3 grants · $150,000
  • Orchestra Lumos1 grant · $150,000
  • New York Community Trust Long Island1 grant · $150,000
  • Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation3 grants · $134,000
  • Animal Humane New Mexico2 grants · $133,500

Giving over time

$1.4M
2022
$1.5M
2023
$1.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 171 grants.

  • $170,000

    National Audubon Society of Ct & Ny · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    Director of coastal resilience 1 & 2, ela awards event

  • $150,000

    New York Community Trust Long Island · Commack, NY · 2024

    Long island sound stewardship fund 2024

  • $150,000

    Long Island Community Foundation · Melville, NY · 2023

    Lis stewardship fund

  • $150,000

    Orchestra Lumos · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General support crescendo campaign

  • $150,000

    Long Island Community Foundation · Melville, NY · 2022

    Stewardship fund

  • $135,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022

    Network strategies fy22, new strategy development for fl

  • $106,000

    Audubon Connecticut · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Volunteer coordinator, coastal rangers

  • $103,000

    Everwonder Children'S Museum · Botsford, CT · 2023

    New move, computers

  • $100,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024

    Network strategy 2024

  • $100,000

    Waveny Lifecare Network · New Canaan, CT · 2024

    Cybersecurity challenge grant

  • $100,000

    Waveny Park Conservancy · New Canaan, CT · 2024

    Woodlands restoration and meadow upgrades

  • $100,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023

    Best friends network 2023

  • $85,000

    National Audubon Society Ct & Ny · New York, NY · 2024

    Coastal resiliency collaboration grant

  • $75,000

    Everwonder Children'S Museum · Newtown, CT · 2024

    Challenge grant 2023-2024

  • $75,000

    National Audubon Society Ct & Ny · New York, NY · 2024

    Ct coastal projects

  • $75,000

    Stamford Symphony Orchestra · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $72,500

    Waveny Park Conservancy · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    Executive director #2, meadow bench sculpture

  • $68,500

    Animal Humane New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    Safety net program, pet health fairs

  • $66,000

    Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2022

    General operating support & challenge grant

  • $65,000

    Animal Humane New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023

    Safety net program

  • $59,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2022

    General operating support, capital campaign

  • $55,000

    Waveny Park Conservancy · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    Executive director position #1, meadow 2022 #1

  • $50,000

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2024

    Advancing birdsplus

  • $50,000

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $50,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2024

    Capital campaign grant

  • $50,000

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023

    Birdsplus advancement

  • $50,000

    Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Rainbow damn project

  • $50,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2023

    Capital campaign

  • $50,000

    American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2022

    Setting up private investments in conservation strategies #2

  • $50,000

    New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    Capital campaign grant #3/3

  • $50,000

    Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Ecological restoration capacity building #2

  • $41,500

    Horizons National · Westport, CT · 2022

    Growth planning projects

  • $41,000

    Danbury Animal Welfare Society · Bethel, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $41,000

    New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    Friends of bristow bird reserve fund #4/5, bristow reserve

  • $40,000

    Earthplace the Nature Discovery Center · Westport, CT · 2024

    Microbial source tracking pilot project and educator

  • $40,000

    Horizons National · Westport, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Earthplace · Westport, CT · 2023

    Water purification, boat, monitoring

  • $40,000

    Horizons National · Westport, CT · 2023

    Expansion efforts

  • $40,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2023

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Earthplace · Westport, CT · 2022

    General support and planning

  • $40,000

    New Mexico Wilderness Alliance · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    General operating support

  • $37,500

    Newtown Forest Association · Newtown, CT · 2022

    Executive director salary #2

  • $35,000

    Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2024

    Challenge grant

  • $33,000

    Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation · Newtown, CT · 2023

    Challenge grant

  • $30,000

    Global Forest Generation · North Hero, VT · 2024

    Impact monitoring 2

  • $30,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2024

    Staff development and red wolf research

  • $30,000

    Global Forest Generation · New York, NY · 2023

    Impact monitoring

  • $30,000

    Nts Foundation USA · Boston, MA · 2023

    Ben lawers interpretation project #2/2

  • $30,000

    Nts Foundation USA · Boston, MA · 2022

    Ben lawers interpretation project #1/2

  • $25,000

    National Aviary Pittsburgh · Pittsburg, PA · 2024

    African penquins safe program

  • $25,000

    New Canaan Land Conservation Trust · New Canaan, CT · 2024

    Community engagement coordinator

  • $25,000

    Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Sound future campaign

  • $25,000

    New Canaan Land Trust · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    Community engagement coordinator

  • $25,000

    First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    General operating & refugee support

  • $25,000

    Global Forest Generation · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $25,000

    Groundwork Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022

    Marketing & communications associate grant #2

  • $24,000

    Purple Martin Conservation Association · Erie, PA · 2022

    Research collaboration in nw corner of ct

  • $20,000

    Community Foundation of Eastern Ct · New London, CT · 2024

    Alewife cove conservancy

  • $20,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Oceans program

  • $20,000

    First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Save the Sound · New Haven, CT · 2024

    River restoration network funding workshop

  • $20,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Oceans program

  • $20,000

    First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2022

    Annual appeal match

  • $20,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    Oceans program

  • $20,000

    New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    Friends of bristow bird reserve fund #3/5

  • $19,700

    Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment · Farmington, NY · 2023

    Educational trip expenses, cac coordinator

  • $15,000

    Cambridge School of Weston · Weston, MA · 2024

    Double bass for music program

  • $15,000

    New Canaan Chamber Music · New Canaan, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Army'S Legacy Animal Rescue & Sanctuary · Briston, CT · 2023

    General operating support & challenge grant for serenity

  • $15,000

    Audubon Connecticut · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Coastal rangers 2

  • $15,000

    New Canaan Chamber Music · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk · Norwalk, CT · 2022

    Strategic conservation planning

  • $15,000

    New Canaan Chamber Music · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $15,000

    Summer Theatre of New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $13,000

    Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment · Farmington, NY · 2022

    Educational trip expenses, cac membership coordinator positions #1 & #2

  • $10,750

    Friends of Edmond Town Hall · Newtown, CT · 2022

    Upgrade wiring, insurance needs

  • $10,000

    Animal Humane Association of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Challenge grant for safety net

  • $10,000

    Ct Council for Philanthropy · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Fairfield county funders network wellness grants

  • $10,000

    Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk · Norwalk, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council Inc (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Real Food Ct · Newtown, CT · 2024

    Challenge grant

  • $10,000

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    Hurricane helene relief

  • $10,000

    Wildlife in Crisis · Weston, CT · 2024

    Flood repairs and drainage work

  • $10,000

    Wolf Conservation Center · South Salem, NY · 2024

    Education programming for title 1 schools

  • $10,000

    Kids Empowered By Your Support · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    New Canaan Country School · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    Albert perry scholarship fund

  • $10,000

    Because 4 Paws · New Milford, CT · 2022

    General support, veterinary expenses

  • $10,000

    Kids Empowered By Your Support · New Canaan, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $9,500

    Kent Land Trust · Kent, CT · 2024

    Purple martin population sustainability

  • $8,000

    Ct Land Conservation Council · Middletown, CT · 2023

    Conservation in lower fairfield county

  • $8,000

    Kent Land Trust · Kent, CT · 2023

    Purple martin population sustainability

  • $8,000

    Staying Put in New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2023

    General operating support, 2023 poinsettias

  • $7,500

    Aussie Rescue & Placement Helpline · St George, UT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $7,500

    New England Mountain Bike Association · Acton, MA · 2023

    Newtown bicycle playground

  • $7,500

    Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust · Woodbury, CT · 2022

    Research program development

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.