Funding search · EIN 223549120 · Portland, ME
The Jana 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.
- 177
- grants reported
- $409,650
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- 317 Main4 grants · $46,000
- Preble Street Resource Center4 grants · $41,000
- Safe Passage4 grants · $39,000
- Germantown Friends School4 grants · $30,000
- Mount Holyoke College4 grants · $27,500
- Community Fund for St Vincent &4 grants · $21,000
- Prosperity Maine3 grants · $15,000
- Milestone Foundation4 grants · $14,000
- Planned Parenthood of Nne4 grants · $14,000
- Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $13,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 177 grants.
- $20,000
Preble Street Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2022
Service
- $15,000
Safe Passage · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
Service
- $14,000
Safe Passage · New Gloucester, ME · 2025
Service
- $14,000
317 Main · Yarmouth, ME · 2024
Arts
- $14,000
317 Main · Yarmouth, ME · 2023
Arts
- $14,000
317 Main · Yarmouth, ME · 2022
Arts
- $11,000
Preble Street Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $11,000
Milestone Foundation · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $10,000
Quality Housing Coalition · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $7,500
Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Education
- $7,500
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2025
Education
- $7,500
Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Education
- $7,500
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2024
Education
- $7,500
Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Education
- $7,500
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2023
Education
- $7,500
Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Education
- $6,000
Community Fund for St Vincent & · Hebron, CT · 2025
Service
- $6,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2025
Service
- $6,000
Maine Needs · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Nne · Portland, ME · 2025
Health
- $5,000
Community Fund for St Vincent & · Hebron, CT · 2024
Service
- $5,000
Educate the Children - Nepal · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Service
- $5,000
Preble Street Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $5,000
Prosperity Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $5,000
Community Fund for St Vincent & · Hebron, CT · 2023
Service
- $5,000
Preble Street Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $5,000
Prosperity Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $5,000
Safe Passage · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
Service
- $5,000
Community Fund for St Vincent & · Hebron, CT · 2022
Service
- $5,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Prosperity Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
Service
- $5,000
Safe Passage · New Gloucester, ME · 2022
Service
- $5,000
United Way of Greater Portland · Portland, ME · 2022
Service
- $4,000
317 Main · Yarmouth, ME · 2025
Arts
- $4,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Service
- $3,000
Ilap Maine · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $3,000
Partners for World Health · Portland, ME · 2025
Health
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Service
- $3,000
Planned Parenthood of Nne · Portland, ME · 2024
Health
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Service
- $3,000
Planned Parenthood of Nne · Portland, ME · 2023
Health
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Service
- $3,000
Planned Parenthood of Nne · Portland, ME · 2022
Health
- $2,500
Maine Needs · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $2,500
The Collaborative School · New Gloucester, ME · 2025
Education
- $2,500
Women United Around the World · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $2,500
The Collaborative School · New Gloucester, ME · 2024
Education
- $2,500
Women United Around the World · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $2,500
The Collaborative School · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
Education
- $2,500
United Way of Greater Portland · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $2,500
The Collaborative School · New Gloucester, ME · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2025
Arts
- $2,000
Morristown Beard School · Morristown, NJ · 2023
Education
- $2,000
Maine Audubon · Falmouth, ME · 2022
Environment
- $2,000
Morristown Beard School · Morristown, NJ · 2022
Education
- $1,500
Falmouth Memorial Library · Falmouth, ME · 2025
Education
- $1,500
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2025
Service
- $1,500
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2025
Environment
- $1,500
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2024
Environment
- $1,500
A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $1,500
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2023
Environment
- $1,500
A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $1,500
Falmouth Land Trust · Falmouth, ME · 2022
Environment
- $1,500
National Parks Conservation Assoc · Washington, DC · 2022
Environment
- $1,000
A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2025
Education
- $1,000
Educate the Children - Nepal · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Service
- $1,000
Falmouth Land Trust · Falmouth, ME · 2025
Environment
- $1,000
Goodwill of Nne · Gorham, ME · 2025
Service
- $1,000
Maine Audubon · Falmouth, ME · 2025
Environment
- $1,000
Milestone Foundation · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $1,000
United Way of Greater Portland · Portland, ME · 2025
Service
- $1,000
United Way of Schuylkill · Pottsville, PA · 2025
Service
- $1,000
A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Falmouth Land Trust · Falmouth, ME · 2024
Environment
- $1,000
Falmouth Memorial Library · Falmouth, ME · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2024
Service
- $1,000
Goodwill of Nne · Gorham, ME · 2024
Service
- $1,000
Ilap Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $1,000
Maine Audubon · Falmouth, ME · 2024
Environment
- $1,000
Maine Public · Lewiston, ME · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Milestone Foundation · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $1,000
Partners for World Health · Portland, ME · 2024
Health
- $1,000
United Way of Greater Portland · Portland, ME · 2024
Service
- $1,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2024
Arts
- $1,000
Big Heart Foundation · Clifton, VA · 2023
Health
- $1,000
Falmouth Land Trust · Falmouth, ME · 2023
Environment
- $1,000
Falmouth Memorial Library · Falmouth, ME · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine · Auburn, ME · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Goodwill of Nne · Gorham, ME · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Ilap Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Jobs for Maine Graduates · Augusta, ME · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Maine Audubon · Falmouth, ME · 2023
Environment
- $1,000
Maine Needs · Portland, ME · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Maine Public · Lewiston, ME · 2023
Education
- $1,000
My Place Teen Center · Westbrook, ME · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine · Augusta, ME · 2023
Environment
- $1,000
Partners for World Health · Portland, ME · 2023
Health
- $1,000
United Way of Schuylkill · Pottsville, PA · 2023
Service
- $1,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023
Arts
- $1,000
Big Heart Foundation · Clifton, VA · 2022
Health
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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