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Joel Dean Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-6097306 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1M
Grants reported
153
Median grant
$2K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202581$539K
202472$462K

Where Joel Dean Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

California$326KNew York$184.2KKentucky$103KMaryland$83KOhio$75.1K

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
OPERA SAN JOSESAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$112K
OPERA SAN JOSESAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$110K
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MDENDOWMENT2025$71K
BEREA COLLEGEBEREA, KYENDOWMENT2025$52K
BEREA COLLEGEBEREA, KYENDOWMENT2024$51K
OBERLIN COLLEGECLEVELAND, OHENDOWMENT2024$50K
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYDEAN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FUND2024$31K
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYDEAN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FUND2025$27K
FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS OF MARYMOUNT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PARISNEW YORK, NYDIGITAL LAB EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE AND APS2025$26.5K
FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS OF MARYMOUNT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PARISNEW YORK, NYDIGITAL LAB EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE AND APS2024$25K
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$12.5K
CAMP JOY FOUNDATIONCLARKSVILLE, OHPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$11.1K
CAMP JOY FOUNDATIONCLARKSVILLE, OHPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$11.1K
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA, PAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$10K
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATIONCHARLESTOWN, NHPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$10K
GIVEWELL TOP CHARITIES FUNDOAKLAND, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$10K
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$10K
WHITMAN COLLEGEWALLA WALLA, WAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$9K
AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATIONPHILADELPHIA, PAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$7.5K
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATESWASHINGTON, DCPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$7.5K
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION DEFENSE FUNDDEERFIELD, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$7.5K
FRIENDS OF ACADIABAR HARBOR, MEPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$7K
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ARTSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2024$7K
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICTHASTINGSONHUDSON, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$6.5K
MONTALVO ARTS CENTERSARATOGA, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT2025$6K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Joel Dean Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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