Funding search · EIN 830528682 · Litchfield Park, AZ

Joy in Blue Foundation

Name: Joy in Blue Foundation 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.

95
grants reported: $3.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $30,000
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

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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.

Top recipients

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

University of Minnesota Foundation11 grants · $364,000
Bail Project3 grants · $230,000
Women'S Advocates4 grants · $140,000
Solid Ground3 grants · $123,000
Boston College Trustees2 grants · $120,000
Helping Paws4 grants · $110,000
For the Good3 grants · $105,000
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Together Rising2 grants · $100,000
Penumbra Theatre Company3 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$1.1M

2023

$1.0M

2024

Grant history

All 95 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Boston College Trustees · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Drinan family fund in support of public interest law
$100,000
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Bail Project · Venice, CA · 2023
Operating support
$100,000
Bail Project · Venice, CA · 2022
Operating support
$90,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Obama presidential center
$75,000
Athletes Serving Athletes · Lutherville, MD · 2023
Operating support
$66,000
Minnesota Public Radio · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$53,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Next generation global discovery scholarship fund (umf fund #22982)
$50,000
Sustainafest · Annapolis, MD · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
The Connection · Prince Frederick, MD · 2023
Operating support
$50,000
Together Rising · Falls Church, VA · 2023
Operating support
$50,000
Charting Careers · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Operating support
$50,000
Live Water Co · Annapolis, MD · 2022
Operating support
$50,000
Together Rising · Falls Church, VA · 2022
Operating support
$48,000
Solid Ground · White Bear Lake, MN · 2023
Operating support
$45,112
Achieve Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Edison high school - concordia language villages french field trip
$45,000
For the Good · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2022
Operating support
$41,000
Solid Ground · White Bear Lake, MN · 2022
Operating support
$40,000
Minnpost · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating support
$40,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Next generation global engagement scholarship fund (umf fund #22981)
$40,000
Women'S Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$40,000
21st Century Education Foundation · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Science of reading professional learning series
$40,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Next generation global engagement scholarship fund (umf fund #22981)
$40,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Next generation global engagement scholarship fund
$35,000
Helping Paws · Hopkins, MN · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
The Sanneh Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$35,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$35,000
The Sanneh Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$35,000
Women'S Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$35,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Boynton paws
$35,000
Women'S Advocates · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$34,000
Solid Ground · White Bear Lake, MN · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Animal Humane Society · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Bail Project · Venice, CA · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
For the Good · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
Great River Greening · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
International Institute of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Boynton paws (umf fund #21206)
$30,000
Women'S Advocates · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Alternative shelter expansion
$30,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
$30,000
For the Good · Glenwood Spgs, CO · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
International Institute of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2023
Jill crim memorial fund (ugaf fund #7176599)
$30,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Boynton paws (umf fund #21206)
$30,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating support
$30,000
International Institute of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$30,000
Minnesota Public Radio · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$30,000
Penumbra Theatre Company · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$30,000
The Sanneh Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$30,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Next generation global discovery scholarship fund
$25,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Helping Paws · Hopkins, MN · 2024
More dogs, more impact breeding program
$25,000
The History Theatre · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
$25,000
Animal Humane Society · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Great River Greening · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
Helping Paws · Hopkins, MN · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
The History Theatre · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
$25,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Domestic study away scholarship (umf fund #24894)
$25,000
Animal Humane Society · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Center for Ecotechnology · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Great River Greening · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
Helping Paws · Hopkins, MN · 2022
Operating support
$25,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Domestic study away scholarship
$25,000
Wye River Upper School · Centreville, MD · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Books for Keeps · Athens, GA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Policing Equity · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2024
Jill crim memorial fund (ugaf fund #7176599)
$20,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Operating support
$20,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Policing Equity · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating support
$20,000
Boston College Trustees · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Campus school at boston college operating support
$20,000
Policing Equity · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
Red Lake Nation College · Red Lake, MN · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
The History Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
$20,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating support
$16,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Next generation global discovery scholarship fund (umf fund #22982)
$15,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Operating support
$15,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Project bioeyes
$15,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Operating support
$15,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Project bioeyes
$10,000
Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating · Annapolis, MD · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Operating support
$10,000
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Operating support
$4,999
Minnpost · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating support
$1,500
Association of Small Foundations · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support
$1,500
Association of Small Foundations · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating support

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