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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-1562659

The MSJ Foundation

A private foundation in Fayetteville, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $259,252 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

    $259,252

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,034,959

  • Tax year 2024

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,171,643

  • Tax year 2023

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,133,445

  • Tax year 2022

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,241,020

  • Tax year 2021

    $138,700

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,313,683

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,223,050

  • Tax year 2019

    $230,360

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,098,018

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,560

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fayetteville Firemen's AssociationFayetteville, NY

    General operations

    $75,000
  2. Fleur de Lis CampFitzwilliam, NH

    General operations

    $50,000
  3. Divided Sky FoundationLudlow, VT

    General operations

    $16,376
  4. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $10,498
  5. Rescue MissionSyracuse, NY

    General operations

    $10,482
  6. Francis HouseSyracuse, NY

    General operations

    $10,450
  7. Healthwell FoundationGermantown, MD

    General operations

    $10,330
  8. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,236
  9. Bunkers in BaghdadBuffalo, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  10. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $10,000
  11. Clear PATH for VeteransChittenango, NY

    General operations

    $7,420
  12. Wanderers' Rest Humane Association IncCanastota, NY

    General operations

    $7,210
  13. Prevention NetworkSyracuse, NY

    General operations

    $7,000
  14. The Mockingbird FoundationMoorpark, CA

    General operations

    $7,000
  15. David's RefugeLiverpool, NY

    General operations

    $7,000
  16. Hosts for HospitalsPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $5,250
  17. Community Legal Services of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $75,00035% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,00023% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $28,36813% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $20,2369% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $17,3308% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $14,2107% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $134,562
  2. New Hampshire1 grant $50,000
  3. Pennsylvania4 grants $30,748
  4. Vermont1 grant $16,376
  5. Maryland1 grant $10,330
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $10,236
  7. California1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Mary Beth KemperTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven KemperTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph KemperTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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