Funding search · EIN 042103559 · Boston, MA

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston

Name: Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

4,151
grants reported: $943.7M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,300
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.

What they fund

services education social jewish institutions religious synagogues community

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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.

Where the money goes

Boston-area Jewish community services, federation allocations and agency support
Climate and clean energy policy groups, largely donor-advised
Boston teaching hospitals and biomedical research institutes
Jewish education: day schools, Hillel, campus and Israel programs
Democracy, civil rights and anti-hate advocacy in DC and Boston
Arts, culture and higher education gifts to major Boston institutions

Typical grant

The median grant is $25,300 and the middle half falls between $10,100 and $97,800, so most of the 4,151 grants are modest checks to a wide field of 1,781 recipients. The very large ones ($1M to $19.5M) go to Jewish Federations of North America, national climate funders like Climate Imperative and EDF, Boston hospitals such as Beth Israel Deaconess and McLean, and the Museum of Fine Arts. Core Jewish communal agencies (JF&CS, JCC of Greater Boston, Hillel Council of New England, Jewish Vocational Service) show up as repeating annual allocations.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Community Services”
“DAF - Health Care & Research”
“Jewish Education K-12”
“DAF - Environment”
“Campus Services”
“DAF - Civil Rights”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to a named category they already code, such as "Health Care & Research" or "Jewish Education," not a new theme.
Ask in the $25,000 to $100,000 band unless you have a donor relationship behind a seven-figure request.
For climate or democracy work, cultivate an individual donor advisor; those dollars move through donor-advised funds.
Emphasize Greater Boston service delivery and named partner institutions; MA recipients outnumber all other states combined.

Worth knowing: Most of the money labeled "DAF" is donor-advised, meaning individual account holders direct it, so the environment and civil rights totals reflect a handful of Boston donors rather than a foundation-wide priority. Massachusetts takes 2,277 of the grants and the non-DAF giving is a stable, relationship-driven annual allocation to Boston Jewish agencies that changes little year to year.

Top recipients

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

Climate Imperative Foundation2 grants · $80.0M
Jewish Federations of North America8 grants · $70.4M
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center6 grants · $39.0M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund4 grants · $37.0M
Multiplier3 grants · $20.5M
Environmental Defense Fund4 grants · $19.5M
Aspen Global Change Institute3 grants · $16.8M
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life8 grants · $14.0M
Jewish Family & Children'S Service8 grants · $13.2M
McLean Hospital8 grants · $12.8M

Giving over time

$174.9M

2021

$173.0M

2022

$322.3M

2023

$273.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,151 grants.

$62.5M
Climate Imperative Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
DAF - Environment
$27.2M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
DAF - Community Services
$25.4M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Community Services
$19.5M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2024
Community Services
$17.5M
Climate Imperative Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
DAF - Environment
$10.9M
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
DAF - Health Care & Research
$10.6M
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2021
DAF - Health Care & Research
$10.3M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022
DAF - Environment
$10.1M
Museum of Fine Arts · Boston, MA · 2024
DAF - Arts & Culture
$9.3M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
DAF - Grantmaking
$9.0M
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
DAF - Health Care & Research
$8.7M
Aspen Global Change Institute · Basalt, CO · 2022
DAF - Environment
$8.4M
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
DAF - Health Care & Research
$7.8M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2021
Community Services
$7.5M
Aspen Global Change Institute · Basalt, CO · 2023
DAF - Environment
$7.2M
Gofundmeorg · Los Altos, CA · 2021
DAF - Grantmaking
$6.9M
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2023
DAF - Health Care & Research
$6.8M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
DAF - Environment
$6.5M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
DAF - Environment
$6.0M
McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2024
DAF - Health Care & Research
$6.0M
McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2023
DAF - Health Care & Research
$5.3M
Food Allergy Science Initiative · Boston, MA · 2023
DAF - Health Care & Research
$5.3M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
DAF - Environment
$5.0M
American Society of the University of Haifa · New York, NY · 2024
DAF - Jewish Education
$5.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
DAF - Social Services
$5.0M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
DAF - Environment
$5.0M
Allied Climate Partners · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Environment
$5.0M
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
DAF - Other
$4.6M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2023
DAF - Education
$4.3M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2024
DAF - Community Services
$4.3M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
DAF - Environment
$4.3M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
DAF - Environment
$4.2M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Community Services
$4.1M
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Civil Rights
$4.1M
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2022
Campus Services
$4.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
DAF - Environment
$4.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
DAF - Environment
$4.0M
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2021
Campus Services
$4.0M
Clean Future Forum · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Environment
$4.0M
Clean Future Forum · Washington, DC · 2023
DAF - Environment
$4.0M
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
DAF - Social Services
$3.9M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2022
Community Services
$3.8M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Environment
$3.7M
Food Allergy Science Initiative · Boston, MA · 2024
DAF - Health Care & Research
$3.7M
Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
International Social Services
$3.7M
American Friends of Maoz-Seal · Haverhill, MA · 2022
DAF - Jewish Community Services
$3.6M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2021
DAF - Education
$3.4M
American Friends of Maoz-Seal · Newton, MA · 2021
DAF - Jewish Community Services
$3.3M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
DAF - Health Care & Research
$3.3M
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · New York, NY · 2021
Jewish Education Adult
$3.3M
Food Allergy Research & Education · McLean, VA · 2021
DAF - Health Care & Research
$3.2M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
DAF - Education
$3.2M
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2024
DAF - Education
$3.0M
Martha'S Vineyard Hospital Foundation · Oak Bluffs, MA · 2022
DAF - Health Care & Research
$3.0M
Management Leadership for Tomorrow · Bethesda, MD · 2024
DAF - Social Services
$3.0M
United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York · White Plains, NY · 2023
Community Services
$3.0M
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2022
Social Services
$2.9M
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Young Adult Services
$2.9M
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2021
Social Services
$2.8M
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2023
Social Services
$2.8M
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, IL · 2024
DAF - Interfaith Programs
$2.7M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2022
DAF - Community Services
$2.7M
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Jewish Education Adult
$2.6M
Jewish Vocational Service · Boston, MA · 2021
Social Services
$2.6M
Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
DAF - Environment
$2.6M
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2024
Social Services
$2.5M
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Other Jewish
$2.5M
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
DAF - Environment
$2.5M
Defending Democracy Together Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Civil Rights
$2.5M
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
DAF - Social Justice
$2.5M
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
DAF - Social Services
$2.5M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2021
DAF - Community Services
$2.4M
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston · Newton Center, MA · 2023
Community Services
$2.4M
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston · Newton Center, MA · 2022
Community Services
$2.4M
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Young Adult Services
$2.3M
Global Impact · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Social Services
$2.3M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
DAF - Education
$2.3M
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Chicago, DC · 2023
DAF - Interfaith Programs
$2.3M
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · New York, NY · 2024
DAF - Jewish Education
$2.3M
Clean Energy Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Environment
$2.2M
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2024
Campus Services
$2.2M
American Jewish Joint Distrib Comm · New York, NY · 2024
Int. Social Services
$2.2M
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews · Washington, DC · 2022
DAF - Interfaith Programs
$2.1M
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2023
Campus Services
$2.0M
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston · Newton Center, MA · 2021
Community Services
$2.0M
Friends of Ir David · New York, NY · 2024
DAF - Jewish Education
$2.0M
American Society of the University of Haifa · New York, NY · 2023
DAF - Jewish Education Adult
$2.0M
Democracy Forward Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Civil Rights
$2.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Environment
$2.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
DAF - Environment
$2.0M
Our American Future Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Social Services
$2.0M
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024
DAF - Education
$2.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
DAF - Environment
$2.0M
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
DAF - Education
$2.0M
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2021
DAF - Community Services
$2.0M
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
DAF - Health Care & Research
$1.9M
Food Allergy Science Initiative · Boston, MA · 2022
DAF - Health Care & Research
$1.9M
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2021
DAF - Health Care & Research
$1.9M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
DAF - Education
$1.9M
Clean Power Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
DAF - Environment

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.