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Jason Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Irvine, California · EIN 943269919

Jason Family Foundation is a private foundation in Irvine, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $78,350 in 54 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $87,550 the year before.

24% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$87,55062$1.7 million
2024$78,35054$2.0 million

How to apply

Jason Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jason Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California43$60,100
New York3$8,000
Missouri1$2,000
Virginia1$2,000
Idaho1$1,500
North Carolina1$1,250
Colorado1$1,000
Kansas1$1,000
Texas1$1,000
Montana1$500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 54 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
Scholarships$7,500
Stanford Health Care
San Francisco, CA
Operations$5,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY
Medical$4,000
Prospect Sierra School
El Cerrito, CA
Education$3,500
Arcs Foundation Inc
San Francisco, CA
Education$3,000
Polo Training Foundation
Tully, NY
Athletic$3,000
Berkeley Tennis Club Foundation
Berkeley, CA
Athletic$2,500
Menlo Park Atherton Education Found
Menlo Park, CA
Education$2,500
My New Red Shoes
Redwood City, CA
Homeless assistance$2,500
Lucille Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Palo Alto, CA
Education$2,000
American Diabetes Association
Merrifield, VA
Operations$2,000
Cal Poly Dairy Science Department
San Luis Obispo, CA
Education$2,000
Dunn School
Los Olivos, CA
Education$2,000
Religious of the Sacred Heart Oakwo
Atherton, CA
Religious$2,000
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton
Atherton, CA
Education$2,000
Stephens College
Columbia, MO
Education$2,000
The Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust
Tiburon, CA
Charitable$2,000
Higher Ground
Ketchum, ID
Education$1,500
Moving Medicine Forward Dr Klaper
Graham, NC
Medical$1,250
Sing for America Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Operations$1,250
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Education$1,200
Uc Davis Veterinary Medical Teachin
Davis, CA
Education$1,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, CA
Education$1,000
Morgridge College of Education
Denver, CO
Education$1,000
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Tustin, CA
Operations$1,000
Institute for Shipboard Education
Dallas, TX
Education$1,000
Custom Collaborative
New York, NY
Operations$1,000
Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Portola Valley, CA
Medical$1,000
Child & Family Institute
Menlo Park, CA
Education$1,000
CLL Society Inc
Olathe, KS
Medical$1,000
Cold Spring School Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
Education$1,000
Oakland Zoo
Oakland, CA
Preservation$1,000
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Education$1,000
Resource Renewal Institute
Mill Valley, CA
Medical$1,000
St Philip the Apostle
Occidental, CA
Religious$1,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Education$1,000
Vista Center for the Blind
Palo Alto, CA
Operations$500
The St Francis Center
Redwood City, CA
Operations$500
Anderson Collection at Stanford Uni
Stanford, CA
Education$500
Center for Large Landscape Conserva
Bozeman, MT
Conservation$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jason Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jason Family Foundation give?

$78,350 in tax year 2024, across 54 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Jason Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Elizabeth Jason Adams (Vice Preside), Marianne Jason Walters (Treasurer), William G Jason (Vp/Secretary) and Madelyn Jason Cobb (Vice Preside).

What does Jason Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and community development.

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