The Jennison Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 04-3332800 · reported 2023–2025
70grants reported
$9,750median award
$4,973lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$2.0Mtotal paid
19states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 70 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $25K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
150 Mount Vernon St Ste 500
Boston, MA 02125-3135
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Warwick, RI | $400,000 |
| Libertas Academy Charter School | Springfield, MA | $350,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Warwick, RI | $290,000 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Prog | Warwick, RI | $110,000 |
| Fontbonne Academy | Milton, MA | $85,000 |
| The Brewster Historical Society | Brewster, MA | $40,000 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $37,114 |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, IL | $29,700 |
| Umass Amherst | Amherst, MA | $29,000 |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, IL | $27,000 |
| George Mason University | Philadelphia, PA | $26,055 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $24,371 |
| George Mason University | Philadelphia, PA | $23,000 |
| Umass at Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA | $22,602 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $22,050 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $22,000 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $21,000 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $20,943 |
| Jewsih Federation of Western Mass | Springfield, MA | $20,000 |
| Wpi | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| Jewish Endowment Foundation Scholorship | Metairie, LA | $20,000 |
| India Tech | Fort Wayne, IN | $19,000 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $19,000 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $18,500 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $14,004 |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $13,000 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $12,000 |
| St Norbert College | DE Pere, WI | $12,000 |
| UC Regents | Santa Barbara, CA | $11,574 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $11,000 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $11,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $11,000 |
| Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | $10,500 |
| Kulztown University | Kutztown, PA | $10,386 |
| Libertas Academy Charter School | Springfield, MA | $10,000 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $9,500 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $9,000 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $9,000 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $8,000 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $8,000 |
| Unc Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $7,500 |
| Kutztown University | Kutztown, PA | $7,000 |
| David Tilley Children's Foundation | Horsham | $6,580 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,306 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,009 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,004 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $5,000 |
| St Joseph Parish School | Issaquah, WA | $5,000 |
| St Mary's Center for Women and Children | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 |
| St Mary's Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $5,000 |
| Caritas Communities | Braintree, MA | $5,000 |
| St Mary's Center Inc | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC | $4,973 |
| Brigham Young Universtiy | Provo, UT | $4,421 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,025 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $4,000 |
| UC Regents Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,800 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $3,700 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $3,000 |
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