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Private foundation (trust)EIN 841566640Est. 2002-03

The Ethan James Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$2.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$11K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$998

FY 2024

Grant Range

$475–$3K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$170

Photographic preservation project to contribute to historic preservation by assisting in the photographic documentation of endangered sites and artifacts in co and us

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$92K

Total Expenses

$63K

Qualifying Distributions

$57K

Distributable Amount

$108K

Min. Investment Return

$110K

Undistributed Income

$19K

Payout rate 52%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.52%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $475 through median $1K to maximum $3K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $28K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

38 grants

COLORADO COLLEGE
$25K
5 grants
POMONA COLLEGE
$13K
4 grants
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
$7K
4 grants
THE DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITALS FOUNDATION
$6K
2 grants
KIPP COLORADO SCHOOLS
$5K
1 grant
FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
$5K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$4K
4 grants
FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC
$3K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants

<$10K
38
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Colorado
$53K
63% of total
California
$13K
16% of total
Massachusetts
$7K
8% of total
Virginia
$4K
5% of total
Maryland
$3K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$3K
3% of total
New York
$1K
1% of total
Illinois
$1K
1% of total

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