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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6149199

JI Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $426,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $426,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,651,197

  • Tax year 2023

    $447,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,394,048

  • Tax year 2022

    $460,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,379,973

  • Tax year 2021

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,001,753

  • Tax year 2020

    $288,250

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,795,901

  • Tax year 2019

    $378,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,231,129

  • Tax year 2018

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,422,591

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center Stage TheaterBaltimore, MD

    Capital campaign and annual fund

    $90,000
  2. Friends of WWII Memorial FoundationWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $80,000
  3. Metropolitan Opera AssociationNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  4. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $30,000
  5. Fund for Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore, MD

    Dr. Shen's research

    $25,000
  6. GBMC FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. Brick Presybterian ChurchNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  8. National AquariumBaltimore, MD

    Annual giving

    $20,000
  9. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  10. Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous HealthDuluth, MN

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Real Partners Uganda IncNorth Haledon, NJ

    Grant

    $10,000
  12. UNCFWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. Victor Wooten's Center for Music and NatureOnly, TN

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  14. Peabody ConservatoryBaltimore, MD

    Annual giving

    $10,000
  15. 564 Park Avenue Preservation FoundationNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  16. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  17. Bring Change 2 MindSan Francisco, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  18. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  19. Howard Hospital FoundationColumbia, MD

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  20. Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJ

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  21. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  22. The Damon Runyon Cancer Research FundNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  23. Camp Fire USA 1st Texas Council FundFort Worth, TX

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  24. Lambda LegalNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  25. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  26. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  27. The Hetrick Martin InstituteNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000
  28. US Ski and Snowboard FoundationPark City, UT

    General charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $45,00030% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $40,00027% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $25,00017% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $20,00014% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland6 grants $175,000
  2. New York12 grants $109,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $90,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $15,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  8. California1 grant $5,000
  9. Texas1 grant $1,000
  10. Utah1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Jane WI DroppaPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Larry D DroppaVice-President/Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael S ArleinSecretary/Asst Treasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine DroppaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jack DroppaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel Watson DroppaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

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