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William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 223436131

William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $137,000 in 34 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $143,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$143,00036$602,813
2024$137,00034$499,595

How to apply

ContactDeborah Newmyer Trustee Co HCVT
11444 W Olympic Blvd 11th FLR, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone or email(310) 566-1900
What to submitBy letter with written documentation to support request
DeadlinesAnnually prior to the first day of june
RestrictionsRestricted to 501(c)(3) organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine11$43,500
California6$22,000
Maryland3$21,000
New York3$12,500
Massachusetts2$7,500
New Jersey2$7,500
Colorado1$5,000
Connecticut1$5,000
Michigan1$5,000
District of Columbia1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 34 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bikes for the World
Rockville, MD
General support$15,000
Chewonki Foundation of Maine
Wiscasset, ME
General support$15,000
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
San Francisco, CA
general support$10,000
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
General support$5,000
Friends Seminary
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Portland Media Center
Portland, ME
General support$5,000
Maine Historical Society
Portland, ME
General support$5,000
Maji Safi Group
Boulder, CO
General support$5,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
General support$5,000
Casa for Children of Essex County
Newark, NJ
General support$5,000
Basblue Inc
Detroit, MI
General support$5,000
World Affairs Council of Maine
portland, ME
general support$5,000
Wings over Haiti
SAG Harbor, NY
general support$5,000
The National Film Preserve LTD
Berkeley, CA
General support$5,000
Roland Park Country School Inc
Baltimore, MD
General support$3,000
Gilman School Incorporated
Baltimore, MD
General support$3,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
General support$2,500
KIPP Socal Public Schools
Los Angeles, CA
General support$2,500
Chabad Lubavitch of Maine Inc
Portland, ME
General support$2,500
South Mountain Conservancy
South Orange, NJ
General support$2,500
Maine Jewish Museum
Portland, ME
General support$2,500
Medicine for Peace
Washington, DC
General support$2,500
Friends of the Children
Portland, OR
General support$2,500
Refugepoint
Cambridge, MA
General support$2,500
Brooklyn hospital Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
general support$2,500
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
Hallowell, ME
general support$2,500
Maine College of Arts
Portland, ME
General support$2,000
Naspghan Foundation
Ambler, PA
general support$2,000
Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals
South Windham, ME
General support$1,500
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
General support$1,500
Friends of Casco Bay
South Portland, ME
General support$1,000
One Voice
Santa Monica, CA
General support$1,000
Frontier Nursing Service Inc
Versailles, KY
General support$1,000
Hollywood Indies Little League
Los Angeles, CA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually prior to the first day of june.

How much does William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation give?

$137,000 in tax year 2024, across 34 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Harold C Pachios (Trustee), Brian Mayhew (Trustee) and Deborah Newmyer (Trustee).

What does William Sloane Jelin Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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