George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6384983. Reported 405 grants totalling $13.3M to 153 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Charter Public School Association | Boston, MA | $846,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services | Boston, MA | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association | Boston, MA | $510,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educators for Excellence-Boston | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Parents Union | Woburn, MA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The National Education Equity Lab | New York, NY | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fishtank Learning Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bottom Line Inc | Boston, MA | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teach for America- Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Poineer Institute for Public Policy | Boston, MA | $270,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Just-a-Start Corporation | Cambridge, MA | $255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Parents United | Malden, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sitka Conservation Society | Sitka, AK | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessed Stephen Bellesini Osa Academy | Lawrence, MA | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salem Academy Charter School | Salem, MA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School | Muthuen, MA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation | New Bedford, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Vida Scholars | Lynn, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Libertas Academy Charter School | Springfield, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Neighborhood Developers | Chelsea, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jfy Networks | Boston, MA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prospect Hill Academy Charter School | Cambridge, MA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Bar Foundation | Boston, MA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for the World Inc | Lawrence, MA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Metrowest Legal Services | Framingham, MA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Area Gleaners | Acton, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation | Jamaica Plain, MA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Link Inc | Arlington, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Alaska Conservation Council | Juneau, AK | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Development Organization Inc | Lawrence, MA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridge Boston Charter School | Roxbury, MA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawyers Clearinghouse | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees for Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Veterans Legal Services | Boston, MA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Argosy Collegiate Charter School | Fall River, MA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Boston High School | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dismas House of Massachusetts Inc | Worcester, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educators for Excellence-Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Springfield Preparatory Charter School Inc | Springfield, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| KIPP Massachusetts | Lynn, MA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thrive Scholars | Boston, MA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston CASA | Boston, MA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roxbury Preparatory Charter School | Roxbury, MA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservatory Lab Charter School Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | Essex, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leap for Education Inc | Salem, MA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School | Hyde Park, MA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bangor Region YMCA | Bangor, ME | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Locker Project | Portland, ME | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bankinc | Lowell, MA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nativity Preparatory School of Boston | Jamaica Plain, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Debate League | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girlstart | Austin, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Household Goods Inc | Acton, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea | Chelsea, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Charter Academy Springfield | Springfield, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Citizenship | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Respond Inc | Somerville, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Steps to Success Inc | Brookline, MA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Straight Ahead Ministriesinc | Worcester, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tutoring Plus Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellspring House Inc | Gloucester, MA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame Education Ctr - Lawrence | Lawrence, MA | $57,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Project Worcester County | Worcester, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Center for Arts & Technology | Boston, MA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservatory Lab Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mujeres Unidas Avanzando | Dorchester, MA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ne Center for Arts & Technology | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pioneer Charter School of Science II | Everett, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Neighborhood Developers of Chelsea | Chelsea, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Worcester Cultural Academy Charter Public School | Worcester, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter School Foundation Inc | Dorchester, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood of Affordable Housing Inc | East Boston, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Learn Inc | Lowell, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wish Project Inc | Lowell, MA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alaska Marine Conservation Council | Homer, AK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Code Squad Inc | Somerville, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cook Inletkeeper | Homer, AK | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hyde Square Task Force | Jamaica Plain, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| La Vida Inc | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lazarus House Inc | Lawrence, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Gr Worcester | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission of Deeds | Reading, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raw Art Works | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ria Inc Ready Inspire Act | Framingham, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rian Immigrant Center | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Root Ns Inc | Salem, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Haven Project | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens Lunch Place Inc | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Worcester Youth Center | Worcester, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Social Services | Quincy, MA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Project Inc | Worcester, MA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Preparatory Charter Public School | Hyde Park, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leap Self-Defense Inc Dba Girls Leap | Dorchester, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springfield Rescue Mission Inc | Springfield, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Boston Higher Education Resource Center | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston Collegiate Charter School(bccs) | Dorchester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education Reform Now | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hill View Montessori Charter Public School | Haverhill, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lazarus House Ministries | Lawrence, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlantis Charter School | Fall River, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkshire Arts and Technology Ch P Sch | Adams, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cathedral High School Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christa Mcauliffe Charter School | Framingham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Codesquad | Somerville, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Codman Academy Charter Public School | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Bound Dorchester | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kestrel Land Trust | Amherst, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lyric Stage Co of Boston | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Insight Education & Research Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prison Book Program | Quincy, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Just Because | Hopkinton, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Interest Law Foundation | Chestnut Hill Ma, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Inc | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violenceinc | Waltham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Speak for the Trees Boston | Dorchester, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Abby Kelly Foster House Inc | Worcester, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Advanceed Math and Science Academy Ch Sch | Marlborough, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread and Roses Inc | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Charter School of Cambridge Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Quabin Land Trust Inc | Hardwick, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Francis W Parker Charter Essential School | Devens, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inversant Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lets Get Ready | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lets Get Ready | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Door Immigration Serivices | Salem, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amazing Grace of Cape Cod Inc | Centerville, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Bounty | Great Barrington, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bread and Roses Community Kitchen | Lawrence, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Fall River | Fall River, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Codman Academy Foundation | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Cooks | Somerville, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| English for New Bostonians | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evkids Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Father Bills and Main Spring Inc | Brockton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Found in Translation | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Leap Self-Defense Inc | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lowell Community Charter Public School | Lowell, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lynn Shelter Association Inc | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc | Gloucester, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Thompson Senior Center | Woodstock, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Life Furniture Bank of Ma | Medfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Baker Center for Children and Families | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
107 of 153 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 82%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Educators for Excellence-Boston
ELEVATING EDUCATOR VOICE AND OPERATING SUPPORT - Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
MCPSA COLLEGE SUCCESS & GENERAL OPERATING - Massachusetts Parents United
STRATGIC PLAN & OPERATING SUPPORT - Greater Boston Legal Services
DIGITAL EQUITY AND IT INFRUSTRUCTURE PROJECT AND OPERATING SUPPORT - Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
ERLIH & OPERATING SUPPORT - National Parents Union
NPU MASSACHUSETTS EMPOWERING COMMUNTIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 246 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | $3,375,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 98 | $3,349,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 103 | $3,141,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 111 | $3,426,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
90% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Lwc 230 Congress Street 12FL, Boston, MA, 02110. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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