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Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 471186202

Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $15,800 the year before.

15% of its 2025 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$15,50015$530,063
2024$15,80016$545,697
2025$20,50013$570,859

How to apply

Charles and Lorraine Joyce 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 Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York13$20,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Andover Free Library
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,500
Allegany County Historical Society
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Allegany County Society for Prevention of Cruelty
Belmont, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Andover Historical Society
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Andover Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Andover Volunteer Fire Department
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Greenwood New York Historical Society
Greenwood, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Jones Memorial Hospital Foundation
Wellsville, NY
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Allegany County Cancer Services Inc
Wellsville, NY
General & Unrestricted$500
Allegany County Trap Neuter Return
Wellsville, NY
General & Unrestricted$500
Andover Youth Baseball Inc
Andover, NY
General & Unrestricted$500
Friends of the David A Howe Public Library
Wellsville, NY
General & Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation give?

$20,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Teresa Joyce (Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas).

What does Charles and Lorraine Joyce Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and community development.

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