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James & Virginia Welch Foundation

Preselected recipients only Parsippany, New Jersey · EIN 223504396

James & Virginia Welch Foundation is a private foundation in Parsippany, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $445,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $125,000. 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 $280,500 the year before.

9% of its 2025 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$290,00022$6.2 million
2024$280,50029$7.3 million
2025$445,00023$8.0 million

How to apply

James & Virginia Welch 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 James & Virginia Welch Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia1$125,000
Massachusetts8$105,000
New York6$100,000
New Jersey5$89,000
Florida2$25,000
Rhode Island1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United States Soccer Foundation
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$125,000
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Short Hills, NJ
Unrestricted$50,000
Harvard College Fund
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$25,000
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
Unrestricted$25,000
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Far Hills, NJ
Unrestricted$25,000
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Unrestricted$25,000
The Society of the Four Arts
Palm Beach, FL
Unrestricted$15,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc
Boca Raton, FL
Unrestricted$10,000
Manchester Essex Conservation Trust
Manchester, MA
Unrestricted$10,000
Pingry Corporation
Basking Ridge, NJ
Unrestricted$10,000
The Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Cape Ann Museum Inc
Gloucester, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc
Somerville, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Hooper Fund for Manchester Children Inc
Beverly, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Charlestown, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Plaid House Inc
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
The Seeing Eye Inc
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Newport, RI
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James & Virginia Welch Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does James & Virginia Welch Foundation give?

$445,000 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs James & Virginia Welch Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Virginia B Welch (President), Robert Wong (Vice President) and Christine Krentz (Secretary and Treasurer).

What does James & Virginia Welch Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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