The Janet and Stanley Kane Family Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted gifts to regional cultural institutions. Recent grants show a strong interest in supporting botanical/horticultural programming and live performing-arts events, with repeat funding to a single botanical garden reflecting a preference for deep, sustained support of select local projects.
Concentrated giving: few grants of substantial size, repeat support to a flagship grantee (botanical garden), and targeted single-year gifts to notable cultural events rather than broad grantmaking across many organizations.
A repeated $30,000 commitment to the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont stands out in Janet and Stanley Kane Family Foundation Inc’s recent giving. The foundation returned to that grantee in 2023 and 2024, then added another $10,000 in 2025, signaling sustained support for botanical and horticultural work rather than one-off project funding. Its recent grants also show attention to live cultural programming, with a $30,000 gift to Gateway City Live in Holyoke and additional support to festival and arts organizations in later years. The giving profile is selective: many awards are in the five-figure range, but the foundation also makes smaller general-support grants to a wider mix of nonprofits. Recent recipients include Forty Carrots Family Center, The Union of Concerned Scientists, and MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival. The pattern suggests a donor that backs organizational stability across cultural, civic, and social-service groups, while keeping a clear emphasis on a small set of recurring priorities. Across the file, the foundation’s grants are mostly general support, which points to flexible operating-style funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
Botanical and horticultural work is one of the clearest themes. The foundation gave $30,000 in 2023 and $30,000 in 2024 to Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, then another $10,000 in 2025 for general support. In the arts, it backed Gateway City Live with $30,000 in 2023 and later supported MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival with $10,000 in 2025 and UVA - Virginia Film Festival with $10,000 in 2025. The family and parenting side of the portfolio appears in grants to Forty Carrots Parenting Center for $11,000 in 2023 and Forty Carrots Family Center for $21,000 in 2024 and $17,000 in 2025. Environmental and public-interest work also appears through grants to The Union of Concerned Scientists, Environmental Defense Fund, and PEN America, each for general support.
Typical grant sizes cluster at $1,000 for the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent-grants file also includes several larger awards in the $10,000 to $30,000 range. The foundation makes repeat grants to some organizations across multiple years, including Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, Forty Carrots, and Mote Marine Laboratory, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant descriptions are overwhelmingly general support, unrestricted support, or core support.
$485K
$6.3M
$160K
$182K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Janet and Stanley Kane Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 95 | $483K | 99.0% |
| 2 | Vietnam | 1 | $2K |
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Notable grantees: BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE PIEDMONT, GATEWAY CITY LIVE, Regional botanical and performing-arts organizations (representative)
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, with 95 of 96 grants going to US-based organizations and one grant to Vietnam. Florida is the top state by grant count, and Sarasota appears repeatedly through recipients such as Forty Carrots Family Center, Mote Marine Laboratory, and Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation. Other recurring recipient cities include Charlottesville, Holyoke, New York, and Washington, DC. The geographic pattern is national in scope, but with a clear Florida tilt.
Recent grants show support for botanical and horticultural institutions, live music and performing-arts events, family and parenting services, environmental groups, and civic or public-interest organizations. Examples in the file include Botanical Garden of the Piedmont, Gateway City Live, Forty Carrots Family Center, The Union of Concerned Scientists, and PEN America.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year. Botanical Garden of the Piedmont received $30,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025. Forty Carrots was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Mote Marine Laboratory appears in both 2023 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is small-to-mid-sized: p25 is $1,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $5,000. Recent data also includes larger awards of $10,000, $21,000, and $30,000, so the typical gift is smaller than the recurring headline grants.
Florida is the top state by grant count, and 25% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Florida. Sarasota recipients appear often, including Forty Carrots Family Center, Mote Marine Laboratory, and Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.
The recent grants are largely labeled general support, with the dataset also tagging the funder as a regular funder. The file shows general support, unrestricted support, and core support, which suggests flexible operating-style giving rather than narrowly restricted project funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
1.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forty Carrots Family Center | SARASOTA, FL | $17,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $13,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| UVA - Virginia Film Festival | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Botanical Garden of Piedmont | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | BEAVERTON, OR | $7,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | SARASOTA, FL | $7,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Everyorg | San Franscisco, CA | $5,750 | 2025 | General Support |
| Americans For the Arts | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Environmental Defense Fund | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Brady Campaign | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| National Resource Defense Council | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| UP RVA | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Garden Conservancy | Garrison, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Cultivate Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| New York Abortion Access Fund | NEW YORK, NY | $3,250 | 2025 | General Support |
| All Faiths Food Bank | SARASOTA, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast | Osprey, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| EGAPL Heart of RI Animal League | Cranston, RI | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| TBA Fund Inc | SAFETY HARBOR, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Blue Dragon Children's Foundation | LITTLETON, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | General Support |
| Domestic Violence Resource Center | RENO, NV | $2,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Rewire News Group | McLean, VA | $1,250 | 2025 | General Support |
| Black Mamas Matter Alliance Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,250 | 2025 | General Support |
| Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS) | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,250 | 2025 | General Support |
| Caring Health Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts | CHICOPEE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| The Community Music School of Springfield | Springield, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Embracing Our Differences | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Connecticut River Conservancy | Greenfield, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Rachel's Table of Western Massachusetts | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE PIEDMONT | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FORTY CARROTS PARENTING CENTER | SARASOTA, FL | $21,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEN America | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Holyoke Medical Center Inc | Holyoke, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRO Publica Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| The Care Center | Holyoke, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Treehouse Foundation | Easthampton, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Holyoke Community College Foundation | Holyoke, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
Forty Carrots Family Center
$17,000General Support
The Union of Concerned Scientists
$13,000General Support
UVA - Virginia Film Festival
$10,000General Support
MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival
$10,000General Support
Botanical Garden of Piedmont
$10,000General Support
National Network of Abortion Funds
$7,500General Support
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
$7,500General Support
Mote Marine Laboratory
$7,500General Support
Everyorg
$5,750General Support
Americans For the Arts
$5,000General Support
Doctors Without Borders USA
$5,000General Support
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida
$5,000General Support
Environmental Defense Fund
$5,000General Support
Brady Campaign
$5,000General Support
National Resource Defense Council
$5,000General Support
UP RVA
$5,000General Support
The Garden Conservancy
$5,000General Support
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation
$5,000General Support
Cultivate Charlottesville
$5,000General Support
Pro Publica
$5,000General Support
New York Abortion Access Fund
$3,250General Support
All Faiths Food Bank
$3,000General Support
The Southern Poverty Law Center
$3,000General Support
Charlottesville Free Clinic
$3,000General Support
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
$3,000General Support
EGAPL Heart of RI Animal League
$3,000General Support
TBA Fund Inc
$3,000General Support
Blue Dragon Children's Foundation
$2,500General Support
Domestic Violence Resource Center
$2,000General Support
Rewire News Group
$1,250General Support
Black Mamas Matter Alliance Inc
$1,250General Support
Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS)
$1,250General Support
Caring Health Center Inc
$1,000General Support
Central Park Conservancy
$1,000General Support
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
$1,000General Support
The Community Music School of Springfield
$1,000General Support
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
$1,000General Support
Embracing Our Differences
$1,000General Support
Connecticut River Conservancy
$1,000General Support
Rachel's Table of Western Massachusetts
$1,000General Support
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE PIEDMONT
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FORTY CARROTS PARENTING CENTER
$21,000GENERAL SUPPORT
International Rescue Committee Inc
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEN America
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Holyoke Medical Center Inc
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PRO Publica Inc
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
The Care Center
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Treehouse Foundation
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Holyoke Community College Foundation
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT