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Joy Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $674,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Joy Foundation, a private foundation in Aspen, CO, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $674,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 16, 2025. The largest was $257,200 to Inernational Rescue Committee in New York, NY for general support.
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- EIN
- 364410533
- Based in
- Aspen, CO
- Assets
- $8,109,410
- Grants paid
- $674,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202503209349100760. It reported $674,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inernational Rescue Committee | New York, NY | General support | $257,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Academy in Berlin | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General support | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | General support | Social science | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Hagerstown, MD | General support | $22,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad Jewish Community Center Aspen | Aspen, CO | General support | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pitzer College | Claremont, CA | General support | Education | $10,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $10,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairvote | Silver Spring, MD | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sixth & I Synagogue | Washington, DC | General support | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | General support | Education | $4,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| School Year Abroad | North Andover, MA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit School of Music | Chicago, IL | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Shepard | Alexandra, VA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $156,800 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Social science | $75,000 |
| Environment | $15,200 |
| Education | $14,700 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $410,500 |
| Minnesota | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $90,200 |
| Maryland | $27,100 |
| Colorado | $16,000 |
| California | $15,400 |
| Massachusetts | $8,300 |
| Illinois | $4,000 |
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Updated November 16, 2025. 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.