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Joy of Giving Something Inc: 50 grants to organizations, $2.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Joy of Giving Something Inc, a private foundation in Syracuse, NY, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $2,731,254 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 30, 2025. The largest was $401,750 to Museum of Photographic Arts Sdma in San Diego, CA for artwork / photography.
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- EIN
- 134033237
- Based in
- Syracuse, NY
- Assets
- $40,124,327
- Grants paid
- $2,731,254
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202503039349101535. It reported $2,731,254 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of Photographic Arts Sdma | San Diego, CA | Artwork / photography | $401,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Florida Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | Artwork / photography | Education | $219,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | Artwork / photography | $199,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Museum of Art | Pittsburgh, PA | Artwork / photography | $177,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Indiana University Eskinazi Museum Art | Bloomington, IN | Artwork / photography | $162,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of City of New York | New York, NY | Artwork / photography | Arts, culture and humanities | $104,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Light Work Visual Studies Inc | Syracuse, NY | Urban Video Project (UVP), a program of Light Work in partnership with the Everson Museum of Art and Onondaga County, is an outdoor architectural projection venue dedicated to the public presentation | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | Artwork / photography | $91,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newyork Foundation for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | To support fellowships for Photographers working in New York State.Through A Donor Advised Fund at the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) JGS was able to support Dear Dave, a tri-annual publicati | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Center of Photography | New York, NY | Scholarships And Afterschool Photography.Working in partnership with JGS and DWL, ICP developed a curriculum designed specifically for the afterschool environment. ICP delivers a professional developm | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Getty | Los Angeles, CA | Artwork / photography | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by Black culture. It is a site for t | Arts, culture and humanities | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fund for Public Schools | New York, NY | An annual program of JGS provides grants to six NYC DOE Schools to purchase photographic equipment. Equipment grant for public schools | $59,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aperture Foundation | New York, NY | To support theAperture JGS Book Award.The goal of the Award is to support deserving artists whose work holds the potential to shape the fieldof photography. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penumbra Foundation | New York, NY | To support purchase of 3-D scanners and printers to support youth programming and workshops.Penumbra Foundation is a non-profit organization that brings together the Art and Science of Photography thr | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Regents of the University of California | Davis, CA | Support for JGS Fellows Program | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samuel Field YM&YWCA Inc | Little Neck, NY | Afterschool Program | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Sky Gallery | Portland, OR | Support artists working in photography and related media. Founded as The Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts by a goup of five young photographers in 1975, Blue Sky quickly established itself as a | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cepa Gallery | Buffalo, NY | CEPA Gallery is a contemporary photography and visual arts center with impact in both local and national communities. With three galleries of changing exhibits and events, multimedia public art instal | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| En Foco Inc | Bronx, NY | Support artists working in photography.En Foco, Inc. is a non-profit that supports U.S.-based photographers of African, Asian, Latino, Native American, and Pacific Islander heritage. Founded in 1974, | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Center for Photography | Houston, TX | Support artists working in photography. Houston Center for Photography is an organization dedicated to the art of photography. Starting in 1981 as a small visual artists' organization, HCP has grown t | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Camerawork | San Francisco, CA | SF Camerawork provokes discovery, experimentation, and exchange through exhibitions and experiences for all who value new ideas in photography. SF Camerawork is a long-standing leader in the San Franc | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography | Pittsburgh, PA | Support artists working in photography and related media. Silver Eye promotes the power of contemporary photography as a fine art medium by creating original exhibitions, unique educational programing | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Photography at Woodstock Inc | Kingston, NY | Support artists working in photography and related media.CPW is a vital hub for dialogue and discovery in photography and related media, bringing together a diverse array of artists and a vibrant comm | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fabric Workshop and Museum | Philadelphia, PA | Support artists in residence program and/or exhibits and publications that feature artists working in photography.The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is an internationally acclaimed contemporary art | Employment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tilt Institute for the Contemporary Image | Philadelphia, PA | to Support Artist Residence Photography. TILT is centered on the importance of contemporary image-making as an ever-evolving art form. In doing so, TILT seeks to build and support a just and equitable | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visual Studies Workshop | Rochester, NY | Support artists working in Photography.Visual Studies Workshop's mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, residencies, exhibitions, and collections. Fue | Medical research | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partnership With Children Inc | New York, NY | Internships and scholarships for photography students. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anna Mirabai Lytton Foundation | East Hampton, NY | To support youth education in photography and wellness. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baxter Street Camera Club of Ny | New York, NY | Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York, founded originally as The Camera Club of New York in 1884, is one of New York's oldest arts organizations, providing lens-based artists with both working faci | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catskill Art Space | Livingston Manor, NY | Catskill Art Space (CAS) explores contemporary art practices of emerging and established artists. Through exhibitions, performances, classes, lectures and screenings, CAS fosters creative community in | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Josephine Herrick Project | New York, NY | Classroom training and support for students with disabilities at P396K Sid Miller Academy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dreamyard Project Inc | Bronx, NY | Two-year grant to develop culturally responsive curriculum to Bronx public schools. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund | New York, NY | Named in honor of the extraordinary journalist and humanistic photographer, W. Eugene Smith, the Fund was established in 1979 to seek out and encourage strong independent voices. Between 1980 and 2009 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vassar College for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Cen | Poughkeepsie, NY | Artwork / photography | $20,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lower Manhattan Community School | New York, NY | Equipment and printing for LMS reimbursed to teaching artist Mustafa Onder or paid directly to vendor. | $20,355 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Free Arts Nyc | New York, NY | Professional workplace internships for high school and college students at creative businesses. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harlem School of the Arts | New York, NY | Scholarships for students to attend the HSA Media and Design Prep Program. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Design Center Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Equipment Grant.Professional workplace internships for high school and college students at creative businesses where photography, digital media, and image-making are utilized. | Employment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connect the Dots LLC | New York, NY | Development Without Limits works at the intersection of professional learning, positive youth development and strategy. DWL training is designed to maximize the leadership potential of each participan | $19,605 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aurora Photo Center | Indianapolis, IN | Aurora PhotoCenter's mission is to support visual artists working in photography through exhibitions, residencies, workshops, visiting artist talks, and access to creative tools. As the only nonprofit | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cuny- Queens College | Queens, NY | Scholarships for students pursuing a BFA in Photography and Imaging. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Photographic Resource Center Inc | Somerville, MA | for general purpose.The Photographic Resource Center is a dynamic organization exploring, interpreting, and celebrating the photographic arts. We host exhibits, presentations and gatherings that suppo | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bronx Documentary Center Inc | Bronx, NY | To support Bronx Junior Photo League. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| P396K the Sid Miller Academy | Brooklyn, NY | In-kind donation of photographic equipment to support photography learning for students with disabilities. | $10,044 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concrete Safaris Inc | New York, NY | To support participants in Concrete Safari's PhotoVoice program. | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Alice Austen House Inc | Staten Island, NY | To provide vital materials for mobile photographic darkroom. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kingsborough Community College | Brooklyn, NY | Scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in Photography II, Photojournalism and/or a declared concentration in Photography. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Chinese in America | New York, NY | To support purchase of equipment for digitization of collection for enhanced accessibility. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roads To Success Inc | New York, NY | To support RTS' "Topics in Creative Tech" program. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $649,100 |
| Education | $219,900 |
| Employment | $55,000 |
| Medical research | $35,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
| Human services | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $1,135,404 |
| California | $739,150 |
| Pennsylvania | $282,500 |
| Florida | $219,900 |
| Indiana | $177,500 |
| Missouri | $91,800 |
| Oregon | $35,000 |
| Texas | $35,000 |
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Updated October 30, 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.