Funding search · EIN 046552121 · Boston, MA
Cjl Charitable 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.
- 72
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute4 grants · $681,496
- Massachusetts General Hospital4 grants · $295,185
- Yale University School of Medicine3 grants · $150,000
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston2 grants · $105,000
- Boston Health Care for the Homeless4 grants · $100,000
- The Greater Boston Food Bank4 grants · $60,000
- Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated2 grants · $50,000
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee1 grant · $50,000
- World Wildlife Fund2 grants · $50,000
- Mspca - Angell2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 72 reported grants, largest first.
- $396,873
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Medical
- $281,123
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical
- $102,910
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $83,061
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $81,714
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $55,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $50,000
Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2024
Educational
- $50,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General welfare
- $50,000
Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2023
Educational
- $50,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $50,000
Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2022
Educational
- $27,500
Americares Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2021
General welfare
- $27,500
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
Educational
- $25,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2024
Medical
- $25,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2023
Medical
- $25,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical
- $25,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
General welfare
- $25,000
Mspca - Angell · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $25,000
The Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General welfare
- $25,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General welfare
- $25,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless · Boston, MA · 2021
Medical
- $25,000
Care · Merrifield, VA · 2021
Medical
- $25,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2021
General welfare
- $25,000
Mspca - Angell · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $25,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2021
General welfare
- $25,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2021
General welfare
- $25,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General welfare
- $20,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
General welfare
- $20,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
General welfare
- $10,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Sw Washington, DC · 2023
General welfare
- $10,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Arc Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
Medical
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Medical
- $10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $10,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $10,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · New York, NY · 2022
General welfare
- $10,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $10,000
3l Place · Somerville, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
Arc Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2021
Medical
- $10,000
Disability Rights International · Washington, DC · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
Handicap International · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
Medical
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021
Medical
- $10,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · New York, NY · 2021
General welfare
- $10,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2021
General welfare
- $5,000
The Arc of Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2024
General welfare
- $5,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General welfare
- $5,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2021
General welfare
- $5,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021
Educational
- $2,500
Academy of American Poets Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
General welfare
- $2,500
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Medical
- $2,500
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Medical
- $2,500
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
General welfare
- $2,500
The Ellie Fund · Needham Heights, MA · 2022
General welfare
- $2,500
Academy of American Poets Incorporated · New York, NY · 2021
General welfare
- $2,500
Cancer Nutrition Consortium · Boston, MA · 2021
Medical
- $2,500
Emmanuel College · Boston, MA · 2021
Educational
- $2,500
Foundation Fighting Blindness · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Medical
- $2,500
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Educational
- $2,500
The Ellie Fund · Needham Heights, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $1,500
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation · Brookline, MA · 2021
General welfare
- $1,000
Beneath the Waves · Herndon, VA · 2022
General welfare
- $1,000
World Connect · Newyork, NY · 2022
General welfare
- $1,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Brookline, MA · 2021
Medical
- $500
Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2022
Educational
- $500
Jewish Education in Media Inc Dba Jbs · Stamford, CT · 2021
Educational
- $100
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
General welfare
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston4,151 grants · $943.7M
- Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund3,620 grants · $914.9M
- Mass General Brigham Incorporated &472 grants · $3.11B
Similar purposes
- Conference On Jewish Material Claims Against Germany342 grants · $1.44B
- Jewish United Fund163 grants · $397.9M
- Open Society Action Fund582 grants · $498.4M
Similar grant size
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