THOMAS JAFFE FOUNDATION
https://N/ATotal Given 2017–2022
$10.0M
12 grants · $1.7M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $400–$3.0M
grant size
10%
transactional · 1/10 multi-year
repeat
$1.8M
Assets · 2022
10
Distinct recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
2125725500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $6K | $157K | $3K | 8 |
| 2019 | $3.5M | $11.2M | $121K | 1 |
| 2020 | N/A | $8.4M | $167K | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | $8.7M | $57K | N/A |
| 2022 | $6.5M | $1.8M | $-117K | 3 |
| 2023 | N/A | $2.0M | $-53K | N/A |
| 2024 | N/A | $2.3M | $37K | N/A |
| 2025 | N/A | $2.4M | $51K | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 12 grants on record
Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$400
Median
$1K
Average
$834K
75th Pctl
$3.0M
Maximum
$3.5M
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| THOMAS JAFFE | PRESIDENT | — |
Grants Awarded (12 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $3,500,000 | RENOVATIONS, STAFF AND COLLECTION ENDOWMENTS | 2019 |
| YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $3,000,000 | RENOVATIONS, STAFF AND COLLECTION ENDOWMENTS | 2022 |
| YALE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $3,000,000 | RENOVATIONS, STAFF AND COLLECTION ENDOWMENTS | 2022 |
| YALE UNIVERSITY - DONNA TORRANCE ENDOWMENT | NEW HAVEN, CT | $500,000 | ENDOWMENT | 2022 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | Fairfield, CT | $1,100 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| HEALTHY SCHOOLS NETWORK | Albany, NY | $1,000 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION | New York, NY | $500 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| STUDIO IN A SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $400 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| NEWARK PUBLIC RADIOWBGO | NEWARK, NJ | $400 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| WFUV RADIO | BRONX, NY | $400 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |
| KINGS CROWN RADIOWKCR | NEW YORK, NY | $200 | ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE | 2017 |