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.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Janet and Stanley Kane Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 155 | $783K | 99.4% |
| 2 | Vietnam |
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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.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $2K |
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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 | $18,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| GiveDirectly Inc | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | SARASOTA, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Botanical Garden of Piedmont | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| 100 Massachusetts | Holliston, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Cultivate Charlottesville | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival | Holyoke, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| UVA - Virginia Film Festival | Charlottesville, VA | $8,560 | 2026 | General Support |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | SARASOTA, FL | $8,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Everyorg | San Franscisco, CA | $7,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| UP RVA | RICHMOND, VA | $7,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| All Faiths Food Bank | SARASOTA, FL | $5,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| Food Bank For New York City | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Project Hope FOUNDATION INC | GREENVILLE, SC | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank | VERONA, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| National Resource Defense Council | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| International Rescue Committee INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| The Garden Conservancy | Garrison, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| The Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Malaria Consortium US Inc | HERMITAGE, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| The Front Porch | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Building Goodness Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Giffords Law Center TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Big Waters Land Trust | Osprey, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Environmental Defense Fund | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Live Arts Inc | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Congress of the Birds INC | Providence, RI | $3,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| St Christopher's School Foundation | Richmond, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | Charlottesville, VA | $3,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Embracing Our Differences | SARASOTA, FL | $2,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| Community Help in Park Slope (CHiPS) | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| New York Abortion Access Fund | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Sin Barreras Without Barriers INC | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC | Tampa, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Wings Foundation Inc | Dfw Airport, TX | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Pawsome Squad Inc | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Prospect Park Alliance INC | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center | SARASOTA, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Rivertowns For Refugees Inc | White Plains, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
Doctors Without Borders USA
$10,000General Support
General Support
100 Massachusetts
$10,000General Support
MIFA-Massachusetts International Festival
$10,000General Support
UVA - Virginia Film Festival
$8,560General Support
Everyorg
$7,000General Support
The Front Porch
$5,000General Support
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Florida
$5,000General Support
Live Arts Inc
$5,000General Support
Congress of the Birds INC
$3,000General Support
New York Abortion Access Fund
$2,000General Support
Sin Barreras Without Barriers INC
$2,000General Support
FLORIDA WEST COAST PUBLIC BROADCASTING INC
$2,000General Support
Wings Foundation Inc
$2,000General Support
Pawsome Squad Inc
$2,000General Support
Rivertowns For Refugees Inc
$2,000General Support