The Josetta Fund focuses its entire reported philanthropy on humanitarian disaster relief, directing all known grant dollars to a single relief organization. Its giving supports emergency response and recovery work domestically and internationally through a faith-based relief agency, suggesting a preference for rapid-response humanitarian aid delivered by established operators.
THE JOSETTA FUND is based in Boston, MA and reported $14,836,782 in annual grants in its latest 990 year on file, 2025. Its reported giving is regional, and the grant record shows a concentrated pattern of support across disaster relief, faith-based humanitarian work, animal rescue, and related direct-service programs. The foundation’s largest recent grants include $800,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE (CHARLOTTE, NC) for “RELIEF FOR DISASTERS IN U.S. AND WORLDWIDE,” $380,000 to NBRAN (GREENSBURG, PA) for “ANIMAL CARE, RESCUE & ADOPTION,” and $325,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE (CHARLOTTE, NC) for “RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL.” Other large awards include $300,000 to GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK (AUBURN, ME), $300,000 to EQUINE ADVOCATES (CHATHAM, NY), and $222,129 to ALPHA PREGNANCY (ALBANY, NY). The foundation’s total assets were $27,441,267. It funds individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Recent grantmaking spans disaster relief and emergency humanitarian aid, animal rescue and sanctuary, faith-based community services, pregnancy counseling, food banks, and mental health services. Notable grants include $800,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE (CHARLOTTE, NC) for “RELIEF FOR DISASTERS IN U.S. AND WORLDWIDE,” $380,000 to NBRAN (GREENSBURG, PA) for “ANIMAL CARE, RESCUE & ADOPTION,” and $222,129 to ALPHA PREGNANCY (ALBANY, NY) for “PREGNANCY CARE AND COUNSELING.” Other recent grants include $200,000 to INTERNATIONAL OCD FOUNDATION INC (BOSTON, MA) for “PROVIDING TREATMENT TO THOSE WITH OCD AND OTHER RELATED DISORDERS” and $200,000 to GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK OF MAINE (AUBURN, ME) for “FOOD BANK.”
THE JOSETTA FUND’s typical grant size, based on recent distribution metrics, is $14,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards and smaller six-figure grants. It gives to direct-service organizations, including relief agencies, animal rescue groups, pregnancy counseling providers, food banks, and faith-based groups. The data show repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including SAMARITAN'S PURSE, NBRAN, OVERSEED, ALPHA PREGNANCY, JEZREEL INTERNATIONAL, and LIFESAVERS WILD HORSE RESCUE.
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$24.6M
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$6.7M
Most grants fall between $14K and $75K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Highly concentrated: all reported funding went to one repeat grantee (Samaritan's Purse) in relatively large single grants, indicating a preference for funneling resources through a trusted, established relief organization rather than many smaller or diversified recipients.
Notable grantees: Samaritan's Purse
THE JOSETTA FUND’s grants are all to U.S. recipients. Massachusetts accounts for 38% of grants, and South Carolina is the state where it gives most often. Other frequently appearing states in the recent grant list include Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina. The recipient country distribution shows 232 grants, all in the United States.
The provided data do not state whether THE JOSETTA FUND accepts unsolicited applications. The record instead shows completed grants to organizations such as SAMARITAN'S PURSE, NBRAN, ALPHA PREGNANCY, and INTERNATIONAL OCD FOUNDATION INC.
Recent grants show funding for disaster relief, animal rescue and sanctuary, faith-based and religious work, pregnancy counseling, food banks, mental health services, and library or literacy services. Examples include SAMARITAN'S PURSE, NBRAN, ALPHA PREGNANCY, and GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK OF MAINE.
Recent grant size data show a 25th percentile of $14,000, a median of $30,000, and a 75th percentile of $75,000. Individual recent awards range from smaller six-figure grants to $800,000 to SAMARITAN'S PURSE.
THE JOSETTA FUND gives in the United States. Massachusetts receives 38% of grants, and South Carolina is the state where it gives most often. Other funded states in the recent list include Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Ohio, Texas, and North Carolina.
Recent grantees include SAMARITAN'S PURSE (CHARLOTTE, NC), NBRAN (GREENSBURG, PA) and NBRAN (CURWENSVILLE, PA), ALPHA PREGNANCY (ALBANY, NY), JEZREEL INTERNATIONAL (ALBANY, NY), OVERSEED INC (SOUTH EASTON, MA), and LIFESAVERS WILD HORSE RESCUE (CALIENTE, CA).
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBRAN | GREENSBURG, PA | $390,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL CARE, RESCUE & ADOPTION |
| GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD BANK OF MAINE | AUBURN, ME | $350,000 | 2026 | FOOD BANK |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $300,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| BLUE PEARL VETERINARY | WALTHAM, MA | $243,099 | 2026 | ANIMAL HOSPITAL |
| MIRACLE GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE | SEARSMOUNT, ME | $240,000 | 2026 | DOG RESCUE / FOSTER / ADOPTION |
| OVERSEED INC | SOUTH EASTON, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| JEZREEL INTERNATIONAL | ALBANY, NY | $190,000 | 2026 | HUMANITARIAN AID |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH HYGIENE INC | MENANDS, NY | $180,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY BAILER LIBRARY | MONTICELLO, FL | $170,300 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ROXIE'S PLACE ANIMAL SANCTUARY | POINT, TX | $160,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| WINGS OF RESCUE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $160,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| ALPHA PREGNANCY | ALBANY, NY | $155,706 | 2026 | PREGNANCY CARE AND COUNSELING |
| TOMTEN FARM SANCTUARY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | HAVERHILL, NH | $130,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| TRUTH FOR LIFE | CLEVELAND, OH | $110,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH | MATTAPAN, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| PARENTS FOR PEACE | BROOKLINE, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | A NONPROFIT HELPING FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS INTERVENE BEFORE EXTREMISM TAKES ROOT. |
| SECOND HARVEST OF THE BIG BEND | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD FOR NEIGHBORS FACING HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY THROUGHOUT OUR 16-COUNTY BIG BEND SERVICE AREA. |
| FAMILY REACH FOUNDATION - BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS |
| MID COAST HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAM | BRUNSWICK, ME | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MID COAST MAINE ENSURING THERE'S AN EASY WAY FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO ACCESS FOOD CLOSE TO HOME |
| EQUINE ADVOCATES | CHATHAM, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | REHABILITATING RESCUED HORSES |
| SOLA MEDIA (WHITE HORSE) | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| TUFTS VETERINARY EMERGENCY TREATMENT & SPECIALTIES | WALPOLE, MA | $88,460 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| PRISON EVANGELISM | HOUSTON, TX | $85,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPRITUAL FOR THE INCARCERATED |
| SALVATION ARMY PALISADES CA | CARSON, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF THE RECENT WILDFIRES IN THE PALISADES AREA |
| PLYMOUTH HELPING HANDS FOR ANIMALS | MANOMET, MA | $80,000 | 2026 | PROVIDING PET FOOD FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO FEED THEIR ANIMALS |
| SECOND CHANCE BLIND DOGS | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $80,000 | 2026 | BLIND DOG RESCUE PROVIDING MUFFIN'S HALOS |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $75,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL CARE |
| JILL'S HOUSE | VIENNA, VA | $75,000 | 2026 | PROVIDING CARE TO FAMILIES RAISING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES |
| FAMILY NURTURING CENTER | DORCHESTER, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | ASSIST WITH NURTURING COMMUNITIES |
| ELLIE FUND | NEEDHAM, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE WITH BREAST CANCER |
| WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $75,000 | 2026 | TRAINING RESCUEDOGSINTO EXPERTCONSERVATIONCANINES |
| THE SATO PROJECT | BROOKLYN, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | DEDICATED TO RESCUING THE ABUSED AND ABANDONED DOGS OF PUERTO RICO |
| ELEVATE NEW ENGLAND | LOWELL, MA | $63,000 | 2026 | URBAN YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| BENGALI EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION MINISTRY | LOMA LINDA, CA | $61,626 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| PEOPLE'S PANTRY | GREAT BARRINGTON, MA | $60,000 | 2026 | FOOD BANK |
| LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF KENNEBEC | AUGUSTA, ME | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES | CASSELBERRY, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS / EDUCATIONAL |
| MADISON PARK TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DONKEYLAND RESCUE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | DONKEY RESCUE CENTER / SANCTUARY / WILDLIFE PRESERVE |
| PETS FOR PATRIOTS | LONG BEACH, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | PET ADOPTION FOR VETERANS |
| FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED | FRANKLIN, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | FOOD BANK |
| ALEXANDER HAMILTON INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION | CLINTON, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| NEVINS FARM | METHUEN, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | EQUINE AND FARM ANIMAL CENTER |
| LA FIRE DEPT FDN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES VITAL EQUIPMENT AND FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE LAFD SAVE LIVES AND BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES |
| LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF BANGOR | BANGOR, ME | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| COME OVER AND HELP | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $50,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL |
| HOPE CO | MARTINSVILLE, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS / SPIRITUAL / HELPING PEOPLE IN TANZANIA, KENYA, AND EAST AFRICA |
| GOULD SYNDROME FOUNDATION | HANFORD, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | EMPOWERING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH. |
| ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL |
| GREY MUZZLE | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS MEANT TO RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN LIMITING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL CARE FOR AT-RISK SENIOR DOGS |
NBRAN
$390,000ANIMAL CARE, RESCUE & ADOPTION
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$300,000RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
BLUE PEARL VETERINARY
$243,099ANIMAL HOSPITAL
MIRACLE GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE
$240,000DOG RESCUE / FOSTER / ADOPTION
OVERSEED INC
$200,000RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH HYGIENE INC
$180,000MENTAL HEALTH
JEFFERSON COUNTY BAILER LIBRARY
$170,300EDUCATIONAL
ROXIE'S PLACE ANIMAL SANCTUARY
$160,000ANIMAL RESCUE
ALPHA PREGNANCY
$155,706PREGNANCY CARE AND COUNSELING
MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH
$100,000RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
A NONPROFIT HELPING FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS INTERVENE BEFORE EXTREMISM TAKES ROOT.
SECOND HARVEST OF THE BIG BEND
$100,000PROVIDE HEALTHY FOOD FOR NEIGHBORS FACING HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY THROUGHOUT OUR 16-COUNTY BIG BEND SERVICE AREA.
MID COAST HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAM
$100,000OPERATES PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MID COAST MAINE ENSURING THERE'S AN EASY WAY FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO ACCESS FOOD CLOSE TO HOME
EQUINE ADVOCATES
$100,000REHABILITATING RESCUED HORSES
TUFTS VETERINARY EMERGENCY TREATMENT & SPECIALTIES
$88,460ANIMAL RESCUE
PRISON EVANGELISM
$85,000RELIGIOUS AND SPRITUAL FOR THE INCARCERATED
SALVATION ARMY PALISADES CA
$80,000RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF THE RECENT WILDFIRES IN THE PALISADES AREA
PLYMOUTH HELPING HANDS FOR ANIMALS
$80,000PROVIDING PET FOOD FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO FEED THEIR ANIMALS
SECOND CHANCE BLIND DOGS
$80,000BLIND DOG RESCUE PROVIDING MUFFIN'S HALOS
MERCY SHIPS
$75,000MEDICAL CARE
JILL'S HOUSE
$75,000PROVIDING CARE TO FAMILIES RAISING KIDS WITH DISABILITIES
FAMILY NURTURING CENTER
$75,000ASSIST WITH NURTURING COMMUNITIES
TRAINING RESCUEDOGSINTO EXPERTCONSERVATIONCANINES
DEDICATED TO RESCUING THE ABUSED AND ABANDONED DOGS OF PUERTO RICO
BENGALI EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION MINISTRY
$61,626RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
PEOPLE'S PANTRY
$60,000FOOD BANK
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF KENNEBEC
$50,000EDUCATION
MADISON PARK TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000EDUCATION
PETS FOR PATRIOTS
$50,000PET ADOPTION FOR VETERANS
FRANKLIN FOOD PANTRY INCORPORATED
$50,000FOOD BANK
ALEXANDER HAMILTON INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
$50,000EDUCATION
NEVINS FARM
$50,000EQUINE AND FARM ANIMAL CENTER
PROVIDES VITAL EQUIPMENT AND FUNDS PROGRAMS THAT HELP THE LAFD SAVE LIVES AND BUILD RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF BANGOR
$50,000EDUCATIONAL
COME OVER AND HELP
$50,000RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL
HOPE CO
$50,000RELIGIOUS / SPIRITUAL / HELPING PEOPLE IN TANZANIA, KENYA, AND EAST AFRICA
GOULD SYNDROME FOUNDATION
$50,000EMPOWERING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH.
PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS MEANT TO RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN LIMITING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL CARE FOR AT-RISK SENIOR DOGS