Data / Foundation grants / John & Janice Howie Foundation
John & Janice Howie Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $700,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
John & Janice Howie Foundation, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $700,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 6, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to American Indian College Fund in Denver, CO for educational.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.
- EIN
- 311755447
- Based in
- Cambridge, MA
- Assets
- $8,552,969
- Grants paid
- $700,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202611879349100306. It reported $700,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Educational | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | Educational | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canine Companions | Orlando, FL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florida Wildlife Federation | Tallahassee, FL | Charitable | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Southern Florida | Miami, FL | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Haven Ecology Project | New Haven, CT | Charitable | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | Charitable | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Charitable | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Florida Aquarium | Tampa, FL | Charitable | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wildlife Found | Washington, DC | Charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202531339349104318. It reported $350,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | Educational | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | Educational | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Cincinnati, OH | Charitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florida Wildlife Federation | Tallahassee, FL | Charitable | Animal-related | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | Charitable | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | Charitable | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Charitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | Charitable | International, foreign affairs and national security | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wildlife Found | Washington, DC | Charitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $255,000 |
| Education | $170,000 |
| Animal-related | $135,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $85,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | $235,000 |
| California | $170,000 |
| District of Columbia | $170,000 |
| Colorado | $85,000 |
| Kentucky | $85,000 |
| Ohio | $85,000 |
| Virginia | $85,000 |
| Massachusetts | $85,000 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds environment in California
- Who funds animal-related in Florida
- Who funds education in Colorado
- Who funds education in Kentucky
- Who funds environment in District of Columbia
- Who funds international, foreign affairs and national security in Massachusetts
Updated July 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.