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Private foundation (trust)EIN 452195649Est. 2014-09

THE JAMES FOUNDATION INC

AUBURN, IN 46706

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$24.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$11.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

449

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$3M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$11.7M

Total Expenses

$11.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$11.7M

Distributable Amount

$974K

Min. Investment Return

$996K

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

449 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $1K to maximum $3M, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $12.1M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

453 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

NATIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION
$4.5M
3 grants
TRINE UNIVERSITY
$1.3M
6 grants
CANTERBURY SCHOOL
$1M
1 grant
UNITY PERFORMING ARTS
$750K
1 grant
BRIDGE OF GRACE
$525K
2 grants
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF FORT WAYNE
$401K
2 grants
DEKALB CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$257K
2 grants
FORT WAYNE PARKS DEPARTMENT
$250K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

453 grants

<$10K
402
grants
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+
4
grants

Geographic Focus

22 states

Indiana
$40.3M
90% of total
District of Columbia
$4.5M
10% of total
Ohio
$16K
0% of total
Michigan
$5K
0% of total
Georgia
$4K
0% of total
Illinois
$4K
0% of total
Texas
$3K
0% of total
New York
$2K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$2K
0% of total
Maryland
$2K
0% of total

+12 more states

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