Funding search · EIN 137051493 · Charlottesville, VA

The James Family Charitable

Name: The James Family Charitable grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

292
grants reported: $44.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $12,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

positano scholarship

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “positano” · $140,000

$40,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Positano scholarship
$40,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Positano scholarship
$30,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Positano scholarship
$30,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Positano scholarship

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The James Family Charitable Trust4 grants · $31.6M
Wildlife Conservation Society3 grants · $2.2M
Metropolitan Museum of Art4 grants · $832,500
Partnership for Education Advanceme1 grant · $718,000
Trout Unlimited2 grants · $620,000
The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi2 grants · $520,000
University of Washington Cvi2 grants · $400,000
Environmental Integrity Project4 grants · $361,000
Central Park Conservancy4 grants · $321,400
American Univ of Beirut2 grants · $311,325

Giving over time

$11.4M

2022

$12.0M

2023

$21.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 292 grants.

$9.4M
The James Family Charitable Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
General
$7.6M
The James Family Charitable Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
General
$7.3M
The James Family Charitable Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
General
$7.3M
The James Family Charitable Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2024
General
$1.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
General
$718,000
Partnership for Education Advanceme · New York, NY · 2023
General
$600,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
General
$600,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024
General
$332,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
General
$325,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
General
$315,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
$305,000
American Univ of Beirut · New York, NY · 2023
General
$305,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
$260,000
The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi · Missoula, MT · 2024
General
$260,000
The Montana Council of Trout Unlimi · Missoula, MT · 2024
General
$250,000
MIT Nano Director Discretionary Fun · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General
$200,000
University of Washington Cvi · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$200,000
University of Washington Cvi · Seattle, WA · 2024
General
$200,000
The Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
$193,900
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General
$170,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
General
$150,000
Trey Whitfield School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
$150,000
Trey Whitfield School · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
$125,000
Africa Center · New York, NY · 2023
General
$103,000
Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$103,000
Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$100,000
Fabretto Children'S Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
$100,000
Fabretto Children'S Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
$100,000
The Montana Land Reliance · Helena, MT · 2023
General
$100,000
Third Way · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$96,650
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
General
$90,350
Skowhegan School of Painting · New York, NY · 2022
General
$90,000
Skowhegan School of Painting · New York, NY · 2023
General
$80,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$80,000
Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$75,650
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
Lebanses American University · New York, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
Lighthouse Works · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
Lighthouse Works · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
The Graduate Center · Manhattan, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
The Graduate Center · Manhattan, NY · 2024
General
$75,000
Third Way · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$75,000
Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$70,000
The Montana Land Reliance · Helena, MT · 2024
General
$70,000
The Montana Land Reliance · Helena, MT · 2024
General
$70,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023
General
$70,000
Amphibian Reptile Conservation · Louisville, KY · 2023
General
$70,000
Saint Ann'S School · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General
$65,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$65,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$65,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Maryland Heights, MO · 2024
General
$65,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Maryland Heights, MO · 2024
General
$62,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General
$60,000
Alaska Wilderness League · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$60,000
Alaska Wilderness League · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$60,000
Saint Anthonys Guide · New York, NY · 2023
General
$59,500
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General
$57,200
Wync New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
General
$55,900
St Luke'S Parish · Darien, CT · 2024
General
$55,300
St Luke'S Parish · Darien, CT · 2023
General
$53,000
St Luke'S Parish · Darien, CT · 2022
General
$52,500
Uli Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$52,265
Rainforest Foundation Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$51,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
$50,000
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Key Largo, FL · 2024
General
$50,000
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Key Largo, FL · 2024
General
$50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
$50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General
$50,000
Gilder Leherman Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Gilder Leherman Institute · New York, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Paypal Giving Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$50,000
Paypal Giving Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$50,000
Pioneer Works Art · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Pioneer Works Art · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
$50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General
$50,000
New York League Conservation Voters · New York, NY · 2023
General
$50,000
New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2023
General
$50,000
Our Children · Long Island, NY · 2023
General
$50,000
Africa Center · New York, NY · 2022
General
$50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General
$50,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
$50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General
$50,000
New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2022
General
$50,000
Tectonic Theater Project · New York, NY · 2022
None
$47,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General
$45,000
The Public Theatre · New York, NY · 2024
General
$45,000
The Public Theatre · New York, NY · 2024
General
$40,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
General
$40,000
Jewish Voters Unite · West Orange, NJ · 2024
General
$40,000
Jewish Voters Unite · West Orange, NJ · 2024
General
$40,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Positano scholarship
$40,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Positano scholarship
$40,000
Ifwhenhow · Oakland, CA · 2022
General
$35,000
Lions Clubs · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
General
$35,000
Lions Clubs · Carol Stream, IL · 2024
General
$35,000
Sierra Club · New York, NY · 2023
General
$34,200
Wync New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2024
General
$32,800
St Luke'S Parish · Darien, CT · 2024
General
$30,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$30,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Positano scholarship

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