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JCF Foundation

Preselected recipients only Newtown Square, Pennsylvania · EIN 320297481

JCF Foundation is a private foundation in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $127,750 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $30,000. 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 $59,225 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$68,5004$536,187
2024$59,2258$692,341
2025$127,75010$833,241

How to apply

JCF 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 JCF Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey2$52,500
Pennsylvania3$30,250
Ohio1$30,000
New York4$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Lam Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
Support lam research/patient support$30,000
Trustees of the Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
For charitable use$27,500
Tigers Lacrosse Xxvi Inc
Newtown Square, PA
Support the lacrosse club program$25,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
For charitable use$25,000
Big Red Lacrosse Club
Ithaca, NY
For charitable use$10,000
Net Nation Lacrosse
Philadelphia, PA
For charitable use$5,000
Bronx Lacrosse
Purchase, NY
Support the lacrosse club program$3,500
Uptown Lacrosse
New York, NY
For charitable use$1,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
For charitable use$500
Lasalle College High School
Wyndmoor, PA
For charitable use$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does JCF Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does JCF Foundation give?

$127,750 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs JCF Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Frank Slattery (Trustee).

What does JCF Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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