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The Am Fund

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

63
grants reported
$1.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$12,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • New Israel Fund3 grants · $240,000
  • Rivers School3 grants · $200,000
  • J Street Education Fund3 grants · $180,000
  • Mil Milagros3 grants · $75,000
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum2 grants · $66,000
  • Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti2 grants · $50,000
  • Issue One2 grants · $50,000
  • Roger Williams University1 grant · $50,000
  • Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center3 grants · $45,000
  • Center for Women and Enterprise2 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$408,000
2022
$438,100
2023
$461,100
2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

  • $80,000

    New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General funding

  • $80,000

    New Israel Fund · Newton, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $80,000

    New Israel Fund · Newton, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $75,000

    Rivers School · Weston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $75,000

    Rivers School · Weston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $60,000

    J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General funding

  • $60,000

    J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    General funding

  • $60,000

    J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Rivers School · Weston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $50,000

    Roger Williams University · Bristol, RI · 2022

    General funding

  • $33,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $33,000

    Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti · Marshfield, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Issue One · Washington, DC · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Mil Milagros · Somerville, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Issue One · Washington, DC · 2023

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Mil Milagros · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $25,000

    Mil Milagros · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $20,000

    Center for Justice and Accountability · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General funding

  • $20,000

    Center for Women and Enterprise · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Hope & Main · Warren, RI · 2024

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Center for Justice and Accountability · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Center for Women and Enterprise · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Mass Communities for Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Mass Communities for Action Network · Dorchester, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $15,000

    Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $12,000

    Hope & Main · Warren, RI · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Boston'S Higher Ground · Roxbury, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Breakthrough Greater Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Brookview House · Dorchester, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Jeremiah Program · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Jitegemee · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Julie'S Family Learning Program · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Nicaraguan Education Resource Center · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Philanthropy Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Root Ns · Salem, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Breakthrough Greater Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies · Boston, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Jitegemee · Somerville, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Nicaraguan Education Resource Center (Crea) · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Nicaraguan Education Resource Center (Crea) · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General funding

  • $10,000

    Rian Immigrant Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $3,000

    Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General funding

  • $2,500

    Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $2,500

    Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $2,500

    United for a Fair Economy · Boston, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $2,500

    Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $2,500

    United for a Fair Economy · Boston, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $1,500

    Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Media Matters · Springfield, VA · 2022

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2022

    General funding

  • $600

    Jewish Healthcare Center · Worcester, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $600

    Jewish Healthcare Center · Worcester, MA · 2023

    General funding

  • $500

    Thatcher Island Association · Rockport, MA · 2024

    General funding

  • $500

    Two Ten Footwear Foundation · Waltham, MA · 2023

    General funding

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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.