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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 13-6068340

J M Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 20 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,083,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $26,704,619

Grants paid in 2020

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    General support

    $290,000
  2. Boys and Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA

    Leadership development at local clubs

    $260,000
  3. Board Matching GiftsMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $85,500
  4. Entitlements HowWashington, DC

    General support

    $75,000
  5. South Carolina Coastal ConservationCharleston, SC

    General support

    $60,000
  6. The James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies IncTallahassee, FL

    General support

    $50,000
  7. Center for American Greatness IncParadise Valley, AZ

    General support

    $35,000
  8. Boys and Girls Clubs of the LowcountryBluffton, SC

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Commonwealth FoundationHarrisburg, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Empire CenterAlbany, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Freedomworks Foundation IncHaymarket, VA

    Save our country coalition

    $25,000
  12. Garden State InitiativeMorristown, NJ

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Yankee InstituteHartford, CT

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Independent Women's ForumWinchester, VA

    General support

    $20,000
  15. American Overseas Memorial Day Association FoundationValhalla, NY

    Bastogne memorial fund

    $10,000
  16. Foundation for Cultural ReviewNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  17. Intercollegiate Studies Institute IncWilmington, DE

    Calvin coolidge book project

    $10,000
  18. National Review InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  19. NY Eye & Ear InfirmaryNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Boys and Girls Clubs of Central VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $8,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $85,00036% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $60,00026% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $35,00015% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $25,00011% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $20,0009% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $290,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $260,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $85,500
  4. South Carolina2 grants $85,000
  5. Kentucky1 grant $75,000
  6. New York5 grants $65,000
  7. Florida1 grant $50,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $35,000
  9. Virginia2 grants $28,000
  10. Connecticut1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Chris OlanderEXEC DIR EMERITUS/ASST SEC Hours 10Pay $21,000
  • Jeremiah BogertVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeremiah Milbank IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter C MorseSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carl HelstromEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/ASST TR Hours 20Pay $118,870

The return

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