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John A James Foundation

Accepts applications Detroit, Michigan · EIN 844473406

John A James Foundation is a private foundation in Detroit, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $145,300 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$230,087
2024$145,3005$138,334

How to apply

ContactKeri James
4335 W Fort St, Detroit, MI 48209
Phone or email(248) 568-4423
What to submitPaper or electronic

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan4$125,300
Ohio1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Children's Foundation
Detroit, MI
General support$100,000
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
General support$20,000
Rhonda Walker Foundation
Detroit, MI
General support$10,000
The National Association for Black Suppliers
Livonia, MI
General support$10,000
Thawfund Org
Detroit, MI
General support$5,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John A James Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John A James Foundation give?

$145,300 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John A James Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Keri James (Founder & Director) and Sharon James (Secretary & Treasurer).

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