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Private foundation (trust)EIN 271756118Est. 2012-08

DOW JONES FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10036

Total Assets

$199K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$61K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$15K–$350K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$1.2M

To support various nonprofit organizations through grant making.

Focus Areas

Public Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$6K

Min. Investment Return

$6K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $25K to maximum $350K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $1.4M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

72 grants

DOW JONES NEWS FUND
$1.0M
3 grants
ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
$375K
3 grants
EASTER SEALS INC
$220K
2 grants
THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC
$200K
2 grants
STOP THE TRAFFIK
$200K
2 grants
OUT IN TECH INC
$150K
3 grants
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
$125K
3 grants
EASTER SEALS
$110K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

72 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
47
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

New Jersey
$1.1M
31% of total
District of Columbia
$1.1M
30% of total
New York
$535K
15% of total
Illinois
$345K
9% of total
California
$230K
6% of total
Maryland
$145K
4% of total
North Carolina
$50K
1% of total
Virginia
$50K
1% of total
Oklahoma
$40K
1% of total
Texas
$15K
0% of total

+2 more states

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