George B Henderson Foundation Jh5090 | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 04-6089310

Foundation Overview

Based in Boston, MA, George B Henderson Foundation Jh5090 has awarded 166 grants totaling $5,340,962 to organizations in Massachusetts. Individual grants range from $306 to $99,850, with a median award of $36,394.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$5,340,962
Total Assets
$9,691,507
Median Grant (all grants)
$36,394

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
26
Median Grant
$28,211
% Median Grant Decline
-28% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 69%

18 of 26 recipients (69%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

100% of all grants are concentrated in Massachusetts, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (37%), Dorchester (25%), Roxbury (8%).

Funding Trajectory
+10%

Stable funding levels with 10% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (87%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into George B Henderson Foundation Jh5090's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $18,840 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
First Congregational Society $64,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2023
First Baptist Church In Dorchester $50,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conserv $54,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church $50,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserve And $18,797 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Sponsor Inc (Aka Missionearth) $5,950 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Public Housing Corporation $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Chur $28,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporatio $28,211 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
National Center Of Afro American Artists $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
United Neighbors Of Lower Roxbury $7,500 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Friends Of Memorial Hall $7,893 Charlestown, MA, US General Support 2023
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $18,840 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
First Congregational Society $64,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2023
First Baptist Church In Dorchester $50,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conserv $54,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church $50,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserve And $18,797 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Sponsor Inc (Aka Missionearth) $5,950 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston Public Housing Corporation $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Chur $28,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporatio $28,211 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2023
National Center Of Afro American Artists $50,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2023
United Neighbors Of Lower Roxbury $7,500 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2023
Friends Of Memorial Hall $7,893 Charlestown, MA, US General Support 2023
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Boston City Lights Foundation $306 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Gardenlands Preserves And Dev $17,653 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Sponsor Inc $34,050 Framingham, MA, US General Support 2022
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Historic Boston Inc $99,850 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Dudley Neighbors Inc $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Deutsches Altenheim Inc $8,160 West Roxbury, MA, US General Support 2022
Dorchester Comm Center For Visual Arts $10,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
Codman Square Health Center $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
First Congregational Society $27,000 Jamica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
General Federation Of Womens Clubs Of Ma $43,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2022
Second Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Support 2022
St John's Episcopal Church $39,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US General Support 2022
Footlight Club $50,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Exterior Historical Elements In The Eliot Hall Accessibility Project 2021
Huntington Theatre Company Inc $30,000 Boston, MA, US Hard Costs For The Restoration Of Historic Doors And Windows 2021
First Baptist Church In Dorchester $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US Restoration Of The Stained Glass Window 2021
The First Baptist In Dorchester $5,137 Dorchester, MA, US Phase One Of The Stained Glass Window Preservation 2021
National Center Of Afro-american Artists Inc $40,000 Boston, MA, US Exterior Roof Replacement Project At The Abbotsford Mansion 2021
Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy $20,000 Boston, MA, US Restoration Of The Durham Street Garden Oval, Including Removal, Grading And Planting 2021
Haley House $40,000 Boston, MA, US Repair And Restoration Of The Front Steps Of 23 Dartmouth Street 2021
Old North Foundation Of Boston Inc $38,700 Boston, MA, US The Chapel Window Restoration As Outlined In The Quote From Westmill Preservation Services 2021
St Luke's Chaple $40,000 Roxbury, MA, US The Repair And Restoration Of The Lydia Lyman Paine Window And Wooden Frame As Well As Smaller Repairs To The Remaining Windows 2021
Gibson Society Inc $1,088 Boston, MA, US Repair And Preservation Work On The Front Facade And Rear Elevation 2021
Boston City Lights Foundation $4,638 Boston, MA, US City Light Second Entryway 2021
The Fund For Parks & Recreation In Boston $40,000 Boston, MA, US For The Benefit Fo The Historic Burying Grounds Initiative For Grave Marker Conservation At Eliot Burying Ground 2021
Artists For Humanity $7,000 Boston, MA, US Artists For Humanity Epicenter Sidewalk Mural 2021
Artists For Humanity $39,601 Boston, MA, US Two Sets Of Ornamental Awnings On The Epicenter Building 2021
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry $30,000 Roxbury, MA, US First Church Roxbury Iron Gate Restoration 2020
Loring-greenough House $22,605 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Garden Preservation And Border Planting Restoration 2020
First Baptist Church In Dorchester $8,045 Dorchester, MA, US For Phase One Of The Stained Glass Window Preservation 2020
Gibson Society Inc $750 Boston, MA, US For The Brownstone Restoration And Window Wells On The Front Facade 2020
Paige Academy $28,871 Roxbury, MA, US For The Construction Of The John Eliot Square Urban Wild Walking Path 2020
National Center Of Afro-american Artists Inc $60,000 Boston, MA, US Exterior Roof Replacement Project At The Abbotsford Mansion 2020
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Council $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US Restoration And Modernization Of The Pierce Building 2020
Paige Academy $11,129 Roxbury, MA, US For The Construction Of The John Eliot Square Urban Wild Walking Path 2020
Shirley-eustis House Association $30,000 Boston, MA, US The Ingersoll-gardner Carriage House Roof Replacement Project, Specifically The Building Line Items, Including Removing Existing Roof Materials, And Installation Of New Shingles. 2020
Old West Church $54,000 Boston, MA, US For The Restoration Of Windows On The South Elevation Facade 2020
Foundation For The Preservation Of 20 Arlington Street Inc $40,000 Boston, MA, US Landscaping And Signage For Arlington Street Church 2020
The First Baptist In Dorchester $26,818 Dorchester, MA, US Phase One Of The Stained Glass Window Preservation 2020
Old West Church $23,000 Boston, MA, US For The Restoration Of Windows On The South Elevation Facade 2020
Friends Of Memorial Hall $25,000 Arlington, MA, US Phase Ii Of The Abraham Lincoln Post Ii Memorial Hall Restoration And Renovation Project. 2018
Boston Parks And Recreation Department $27,000 Boston, MA, US Restoration Of Strutural Elements In Union Cemetery And Hawes Burying Ground In South Boston. 2018
Charlestown Preservation Society $8,000 Charlestown, MA, US Installation Of Permanent Flagpoles On The Facade Of The Boston Fire Department's Engine 50. 2018
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Of New England $40,000 Boston, MA, US Installation Of Interpretive Wayfinding Signs For The Boston Chinatown Immigrant Heritage Visitor Center. 2018
Church Of The Covenant $40,000 Boston, MA, US Restoration Of The "cornelius And The Angel" Tiffany-designed Glass Window. 2018
Foundation For The Preservation Of 20 Arlington Street Inc $28,000 Boston, MA, US Installation Of Lighting On Tiffany Windows 2018
Friends Group Of Egleston Square Branch Library $12,807 Roxbury, MA, US Egleston Square Branch Library Front Yard Landscaping Project. This Grant Is Specifically To Support The Furnishings And Their Installation. 2018
Friends Of Fenway Studios $34,000 Boston, MA, US Historic Window And Masonry Restoration 2018
Historic New England $40,000 Boston, MA, US Preservation Of The Front Facade Of The (first) Harrison Gray Otis House. 2018
Jcam Charitable Foundation $36,900 Newton Centre, MA, US Restoration And Transformation Of The Ohabei Shalom Chapel 2018
St Mary's Episcopal Church $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US Restoration Of The Lattice Diamond Windows In The Santuary 2018
West End House $40,000 Allston, MA, US Ringer Park Tribute Project 2018
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation $20,000 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Restoration Project 2017
Friends Of Memorial Hall $4,112 Arlington, MA, US Memorial Hall Restoration And Renovation Project 2017
Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit $6,255 Mattapan, MA, US Restoration Of Stained Glass Windows 2017
Rosie's Place Inc $40,000 Boston, MA, US Kip Tiernan Memorial 2017
New England Center And Home For Veterans $40,000 Boston, MA, US Canopy Restoration 2017
Friends Of Memorial Hall $35,888 Arlington, MA, US Memorial Hall Restoration And Renovation Project 2017
Park Street Church $40,000 Boston, MA, US Restoration Of Church Steeple 2017
Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit $20,850 Mattapan, MA, US Restoration Of Stained Glass Windows 2017
Footlight Club $2,500 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Bulkhead Replacement At Eliot Hall 2017
Haley House $40,000 Boston, MA, US Exterior Repairs To 23 Dartmouth Street. 2017
Dorchester Historical Society $43,500 Dorchester Center, MA, US Lemuel Clap House Exterior Restoration 2017
Campaign For The Ayer Mansion Inc $30,000 Boston, MA, US Restoration Of The Tiffany Entryway Mosaics 2017
Episcopal Church Of The Holy Spirit $10,425 Mattapan, MA, US Restoration Of Stained Glass Windows 2017
Dorchester Historical Society $40,000 Dorchester, MA, US General Purpose 2016
Emmanuel Church $32,000 Boston, MA, US Religious 2016
Historic Boston $70,000 Roxbury, MA, US Historic Preservation 2016
Jcam Charitable Foundation Inc $40,000 Newton Centre, MA, US General Purpose 2016
Nichols House Museum $30,000 Boston, MA, US Historical 2016
Nonquit Street Neighborhood Association And Land Trust $3,792 Dorchester, MA, US General Purpose 2016
Roslindale Village Main Street $20,000 Roslindale, MA, US General 2016
St John's Church Episcopal Church $38,500 Jamaica Plain, MA, US Religious 2016
The Church Of The Covenant $70,000 Boston, MA, US Religious 2016
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry $39,555 Boston, MA, US General Purpose 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for George B Henderson Foundation Jh5090 as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 04-6089310
Website http://www.thehendersonfoundation.com
Address 50 CONGRESS ST STE 832 Boston, MA 02109-4017

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee George B Henderson Foundation Jh5090's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee John K Herbert Iii
Trustee Thomas E Bator
Trustee Eric U Henderson
Trustee Barclay C S Henderson

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.