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SJ & LB Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 275023353

SJ & LB Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $22,100 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $2,850 and the largest $5,700. 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 up from $18,000 the year before.

33% 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
2022$34,50014$584,133
2023$18,0006$661,565
2024$22,1006$700,085

How to apply

SJ & LB Foundation Inc 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 SJ & LB Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee2$7,850
Colorado1$5,700
Arizona1$2,850
Florida1$2,850
Wyoming1$2,850

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO
General & Unrestricted$5,700
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
String Theory Fund$5,000
Big Horn Elementary
Big Horn, WY
General & Unrestricted$2,850
Girls Preparatory School Inc
Chattanooga, TN
GPS Black Alumnae Council Endowed Scholarship Fund$2,850
Panther Run Elementary School
Lake Worth, FL
General & Unrestricted$2,850
Tucson Jewish Community Center Inc
Tucson, AZ
Early Childhood Fund$2,850

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does SJ & LB Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does SJ & LB Foundation Inc give?

$22,100 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $2,850.

Who runs SJ & LB Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Lavinia Johnston (Pres, Dir, Sec).

What does SJ & LB Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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