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The James Family Charitable Foundation: 83 grants to organizations, $10.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The James Family Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Charlottesville, VA, paid 83 grants to organizations totaling $10,755,158 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on June 17, 2026. The largest was $7,325,000 to The James Family Charitable Trust in Jenkintown, PA for general.
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- EIN
- 137051493
- Based in
- Charlottesville, VA
- Assets
- $281,416,650
- Grants paid
- $10,755,158
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 17, 2026, IRS object ID 202611689349100131. It reported $10,755,158 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The James Family Charitable Trust | Jenkintown, PA | General | $7,325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | General | Animal-related | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $332,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi | Missoula, MT | General | $260,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Washington Cvi | Seattle, WA | General | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trey Whitfield School | Brooklyn, NY | General | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | General | Environment | $103,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fabretto Children's Foundation | Evanston, IL | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $96,650 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lebanses American University | New York, NY | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Works | Fishers Island, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graduate Center | Manhattan, NY | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | General | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | General | Environment | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Maryland Heights, MO | General | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General | Recreation and sports | $62,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alaska Wilderness League | Washington, DC | General | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wync New York Public Radio | New York, NY | General | $57,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Luke's Parish | Darien, CT | General | $55,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust | Key Largo, FL | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | General | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilder Leherman Institute | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paypal Giving Fund | Washington, DC | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Works Art | Brooklyn, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Public Theatre | New York, NY | General | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | General | Animal-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Voters Unite | West Orange, NJ | General | Religion-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Positano scholarship | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lions Clubs | Carol Stream, IL | General | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artists and Mothers | New York, NY | General | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Help Hope Live | Radnor, PA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community First Development Coalition | New York, NY | General | $22,045 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ruby Habitat Foundation | Sheirdan, MT | General | Environment | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation | Johnstown, PA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | General | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medecinssan | New York, NY | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NJ Scholars Program | Short Hills, NJ | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Signet Society | Cambridge, MA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sarara Foundation | Denver, CO | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skowhegan School of Painting | New York, NY | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | General | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Natural Resources | New York, NY | General | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Classical Music Hall of Fame | Cincinnati, OH | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carson Scholars Fund | Towson, MD | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Climate Action Network | Lansing, MI | General | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Ann's School | Staten Island, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sky High Farm | Pine Plains, NY | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Think ND - Duda Center for Preservation Resilience and Sustainability | Notre Dame, IN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor Springs | Harbor Springs, MI | General | $7,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bissell Pet Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cole Resource Center Inc | Belmont, MA | General | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmet Sportsmens Foundation | Harbor Springs, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Upper East Side | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Go Fund Me | Redwood City, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Takreem America | Brooklyn, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Twin Bridges | Twin Bridges, MT | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Innospec Cares | The Woodlands, TX | General | $2,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Givergy USA | New York, NY | General | $2,613 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor Springs Lyric | Harbor Springs, MI | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Plympton | Cambridge, MA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Academy of Music | Brooklyn, NY | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Mo | Brooklyn, NY | General | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louis D Brandeis High School | New York, NY | General | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The School of American Ballet | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transkids Purple Rainbow Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | General | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Montana Western | Dillon, MT | General | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer Association | Chicago, IL | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Sheperd Services | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neue Galerie New York | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John's Episcopal Church | Stamford, CT | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Library of America | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Traverse Conservancy | Harbor Spring, MI | General | Environment | $550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthous | Damariscotta, ME | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garrison Forest School | Owings Mills, MD | General | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Isamu Noguchi Foundation | Astoria, NY | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | General | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $640,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $531,650 |
| Environment | $350,550 |
| Education | $223,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $64,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $62,000 |
| Religion-related | $40,000 |
| Human services | $26,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $7,370,000 |
| New York | $1,823,108 |
| Montana | $358,050 |
| District of Columbia | $318,100 |
| Washington | $200,000 |
| Illinois | $137,000 |
| Connecticut | $96,900 |
| Massachusetts | $78,500 |
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Updated June 17, 2026. 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.