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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6097306

Joel Dean Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 81 grants and $539,000 paid in grants.

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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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $539,000

    Grants listed
    81
    Assets, end of year
    $4,291,336

  • Tax year 2024

    $462,000

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $4,112,831

  • Tax year 2023

    $471,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $4,058,374

  • Tax year 2022

    $504,900

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $4,300,675

  • Tax year 2021

    $396,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $4,335,600

  • Tax year 2020

    $416,000

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $4,271,878

  • Tax year 2019

    $346,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,294,245

  • Tax year 2018

    $347,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,300,237

Grants paid in 2025

81 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Opera San JoseSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $112,000
  2. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Endowment

    $71,000
  3. Berea CollegeBerea, KY

    Endowment

    $52,000
  4. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Dean biological sciences fund

    $27,000
  5. Friends and Benefactors of Marymount International School of ParisNew York, NY

    Digital lab equipment, computer technology, software and aps

    $26,500
  6. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    Program support

    $12,500
  7. Camp Joy FoundationClarksville, OH

    Program support

    $11,050
  8. Institute of Contemporary ArtSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  9. Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA

    Program support

    $9,000
  10. Against Malaria FoundationKansas City, MO

    Program support

    $7,500
  11. Disability Rights Education Defense FundDeerfield, MA

    Program support

    $7,500
  12. Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    Program support

    $7,500
  13. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    Program support

    $7,000
  14. Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School DistrictHastingsonhudson, NY

    Program support

    $6,500
  15. Montalvo Arts CenterSaratoga, CA

    Program support

    $6,000
  16. Waynflete SchoolPortland, ME

    Program support

    $6,000
  17. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Program support

    $5,000
  18. Christ HouseWashington, DC

    Program support

    $5,000
  19. Classical KDFCSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  20. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Program support

    $5,000
  21. Freedom ReadsHamden, CT

    Program support

    $5,000
  22. Ink People Centers for Arts and CultureEureka, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  23. Kqed Public RadioSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  24. National Alliance on Mental IllnessArlington, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  25. PropublicaNew York, NY

    Program support

    $5,000
  26. San Jose Museum of ArtSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  27. Student Conservation AssociationArlington, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  28. The Black Fairy Godmother FoundationNewark, NJ

    Program support

    $5,000
  29. The Medical LetterLarchmont, NY

    Program support

    $5,000
  30. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  31. Wamu 885 FMWashington DC, DC

    Program support

    $5,000
  32. City Lights Theater CompanySan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $4,000
  33. YMCA of Silicon ValleySaratoga, CA

    Program support

    $4,000
  34. Columbia CollegeNew York, NY

    Program support

    $3,000
  35. Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA

    Program support

    $3,000
  36. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Program support

    $3,000
  37. Oberlin CollegeCleveland, OH

    Endowment

    $3,000
  38. Hastings Historical SocietyHastings HDSN, NY

    Program support

    $2,400
  39. Hastings-On-Hudson VillageHastingsonhudson, NY

    Program support

    $2,350
  40. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Program support

    $2,000
  41. Austin Pets AliveAustin, TX

    Program support

    $2,000
  42. Barbara Bush Children's HospitalPortland, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  43. Breakthrough Central TexasAustin, TX

    Program support

    $2,000
  44. Cape Elizabeth Land TrustCape Eliz, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  45. Friends of Fort Williams ParkCape Elizabeth, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  46. Good Shephard Food BankAuburn, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  47. Greater Austin YMCAAustin, TX

    East communities annual campaign

    $2,000
  48. Green Acres SchoolRockville, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  49. Harvard CollegeBoston, MA

    Program support

    $2,000
  50. Kealing Middle SchoolAustin, TX

    Program support

    $2,000
  51. Ketcha OutdoorsScarborough, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  52. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  53. Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  54. Maine NeedsPortland, ME

    Program support

    $2,000
  55. People's Clinic Austin Co Development OfficeAustin, TX

    Program support

    $2,000
  56. Theatre WorksPalo Alto, CA

    Program support

    $2,000
  57. Untermyer Gardens ConservancyYonkers, NY

    Program support

    $2,000
  58. Chinquapin Preparatory SchoolHighlands, TX

    Program support

    $1,500
  59. Georgetown Day SchoolWashington, DC

    Program support

    $1,500
  60. Jazz Forum ArtsTarrytown, NY

    Program support

    $1,500
  61. American School of Classical Studies at AthensPrinceton, NJ

    Program support

    $1,200
  62. Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Program support

    $1,000
  63. Belle FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  64. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA

    Program support

    $1,000
  65. Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    Program support

    $1,000
  66. Family PromiseSummit, NJ

    Program support

    $1,000
  67. International Wolf CenterBrooklyn Park, MN

    Program support

    $1,000
  68. Kut AustinAustin, TX

    Program support

    $1,000
  69. Magnolia Montesssori for AllAustin, TX

    Program support

    $1,000
  70. Massachusetts Audobon SocietyLincoln, MA

    Program support

    $1,000
  71. Paramount TheatreAustin, TX

    Program support

    $1,000
  72. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Program support

    $1,000
  73. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Financial aid

    $1,000
  74. Swarthmore College Joel Dean Research ProgramSwarthmore, PA

    Endowment

    $1,000
  75. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX

    Program support

    $1,000
  76. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Scholarship aid

    $1,000
  77. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    Program support

    $1,000
  78. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT

    Program support

    $1,000
  79. Johns Hopkins Center for Talented YouthBaltimore, MD

    Endowment

    $500
  80. Little Red School HouseNew York, NY

    Program support

    $500
  81. The Maret SchoolWashington, DC

    Program support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $118,20040% of the total
  2. Education16 grants $106,00036% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $13,0004% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $12,5004% of the total
  5. Animals3 grants $10,5004% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $9,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $26,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California14 grants $164,000
  2. New York13 grants $99,250
  3. Maryland3 grants $73,500
  4. Kentucky1 grant $52,000
  5. Maine10 grants $29,000
  6. District of Columbia6 grants $24,500
  7. Massachusetts6 grants $16,500
  8. Texas10 grants $15,500
  9. Ohio2 grants $14,050
  10. Virginia2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jurrien DeanPRES., TREAS. Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gillian DeanV. PRES.,DIR. Hours 2Pay $0
  • Joel Dean JrV. PRES.,DIR. Hours 2Pay $0

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