Funding search · EIN 306084978 · Columbus, OH
James M Ewell Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 52
- grants reported
- $248,352
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $3,680
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Hudson Community Foundation3 grants · $47,505
- Jeffco Action Center3 grants · $19,500
- Sense of Security3 grants · $15,000
- William a and Deborah E Currin Philant1 grant · $14,583
- Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus3 grants · $13,000
- Heifer International3 grants · $11,876
- New Life Ministries3 grants · $11,876
- Santa Fe Opera3 grants · $11,000
- Navajo Ministries1 grant · $9,340
- Access Fund1 grant · $9,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $18,680
Hudson Community Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2021
William a and deborah e currin philanthropic fund
- $14,721
Hudson Community Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2022
William a and deborah e currin philanthropic fund
- $14,583
William a and Deborah E Currin Philant · Hudson, OH · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $14,104
Hudson Community Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2023
William a and deborah e currin philanthropic fund
- $9,340
Navajo Ministries · Farmington, NM · 2021
General support
- $9,000
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $7,361
Four Corners Home for Children · Farmington, NM · 2022
Support to help meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual neefds of navajo families and children.
- $7,052
Four Corners Home for Children · Farmington, NM · 2023
Support to help meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual neefds of navajo families and children.
- $7,000
Jeffco Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $7,000
Jeffco Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2023
Support for mission of providing immediate response to those in the community experiencing a hardship.
- $7,000
Jeffco Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2021
General support
- $6,000
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $5,500
Jeffco Action Center · Lakewood, CO · 2022
Support for mission of providing immediate response to those in the community experiencing a hardship.
- $5,000
Sense of Security · Denver, CO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $5,000
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Support for regional cultural resource.
- $5,000
Sense of Security · Denver, CO · 2023
Support to provide a sense of security from financial hardship and enhance the quality of life for colorado breast cancer patients in treatment.
- $5,000
Sense of Security · Denver, CO · 2022
Support to provide a sense of security from financial hardship and enhance the quality of life for colorado breast cancer patients in treatment.
- $5,000
Green Mountain High School Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2021
General support
- $5,000
Sense of Security · Denver, CO · 2021
General support
- $4,670
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2021
General support
- $4,670
New Life Ministries · Rio Ranch, NM · 2021
General support
- $4,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Support for mission to present productions meeting the highest artistic standards in a repertory of new, rarely performed, and standard works.
- $4,000
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Support for regional cultural resource.
- $4,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $4,000
Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $3,680
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Support for mission of ending hunger and poverty in a sustainable way.
- $3,680
New Life Ministries · Rio Ranch, NM · 2022
Support for religious education and community support.
- $3,526
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Support for mission of ending hunger and poverty in a sustainable way.
- $3,526
New Life Ministries · Rio Ranch, NM · 2023
Support for religious education and community support.
- $3,000
Four Corners Home for Children · Farmington, NM · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $3,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $3,000
Adopt-a-Native · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Support for the traditional elders who live in the cultural and spiritual traditions of the dine (navajo) people.
- $3,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Support for mission to present productions meeting the highest artistic standards in a repertory of new, rarely performed, and standard works.
- $3,000
Adopt-a-Native Elder · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Support for the traditional elders who live in the cultural and spiritual traditions of the dine (navajo) people.
- $3,000
Adopt-a-Native Elder · Salt Lake City, UT · 2021
General support
- $3,000
Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $2,721
One Humanity Institute · South Burlington, VT · 2022
Support of a global incubator - a global nexus where one can experience both the micro and macro potential of a united humanity.
- $2,583
Outdoor Lab Foundation · Wheatridge, CO · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $2,583
World Wildlife Fund Inc in Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $2,500
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $2,500
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Support to bring native arts to the world by inspiring artistic excellence
- $2,500
Green Mountain High School Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2022
Support for educational institutions.
- $2,104
Outdoor Lab Foundation · Wheatridge, CO · 2023
Support to increase community and business involvement in support of the jefferson county public schools.
- $2,083
May Center for Learning · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $2,000
Cornerstones Community Partnerships · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $1,721
Outdoor Lab Foundation · Wheatridge, CO · 2022
Support to increase community and business involvement in support of the jefferson county public schools.
- $1,680
Clark Hulings Fund · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $1,680
Outdoor Lab Foundation · Wheatridge, CO · 2021
General support
- $1,000
Adopt-a-Native Elder · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted gift
- $1,000
International Folk Art Alliance · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Support programs to meet specific challenges that folk artists are facing in the global marketplace.
- $1,000
International Folk Art Alliance · Santa Fe, NM · 2021
General support
- $604
May Center for Learning · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Support to empower intelligent students with learning differences
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