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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3506575

Janci Foundation

A private foundation in Providence, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $145,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $737
  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,638
  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,571
  • Tax year 2022

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,912
  • Tax year 2021

    $147,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,523
  • Tax year 2020

    $127,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,175

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ri Community Food BankProvidence, RI

    General assistance

    $50,000
  2. Lime Rock Baptist Church Food PantryLincoln, RI

    Assistance to indigent families

    $15,000
  3. American Red CrossProvidence, RI

    General assistance

    $10,000
  4. Crossroads of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Homeless services

    $10,000
  5. Amos HouseProvidence, RI

    General assistance

    $5,000
  6. Blackstone Valley Advocacy CenterCentral Falls, RI

    Civic/educational

    $5,000
  7. Lincoln Holiday Basket ProgramLincoln, RI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in NeedCharlestown, RI

    General assistance

    $5,000
  9. Rhode Island SPCARiverside, RI

    Provide shelter to homeless animals

    $5,000
  10. Save the ChimpsFort Pierce, FL

    General assistance

    $5,000
  11. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General assistance

    $5,000
  12. United Way of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General assistance

    $5,000
  14. National Public Radio IncWashington, DC

    General assistance

    $5,000
  15. Home and Hospice Care of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Assistance to people with serious illness

    $2,500
  16. Meals on WheelsProvidence, RI

    Assistance to indigent families

    $2,500
  17. Paws New EnglandPlymouth, MA

    General assistance

    $2,500
  18. Peaceful Valley Donkey RescueMiles, TX

    General assistance

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals2 grants $7,50023% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island12 grants $120,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  3. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  4. Florida1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500
  6. Texas1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jeffrey WeissTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy FreemanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ross KrajewskiTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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