Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0284800

The Jain Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 23 grants and $3.4 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Laura Rufibach
9706 4th Ave NE Ste 101
Seattle, WA 98115
(425) 882-1492
[email protected]
Form and materials
See foundation website jain-foundation.org
Deadlines
There are no submission deadlines.
Restrictions
The explicit goal of the jain foundation is to expedite development of a treatment or cure for lgmd2b/miyoshi. Any proposed project that does not have application to this disease will not be considered.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,436,865

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $51,183,246
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,324,301

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $56,155,902
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,637,625

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $26,504,314
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,709,094

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $28,293,221
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,920,013

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $29,100,433
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,084,778

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $31,306,552
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,610,982

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $21,276,666

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Project 8P FoundationNew York, NY

    Scientific research grant

    $600,000
  2. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $331,844
  3. Individual

    Scientic research grant

    $300,452
  4. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $248,073
  5. NY University Dr KangNew York, NY

    Scientific research grant

    $200,000
  6. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $168,915
  7. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $155,894
  8. Weill Cornell Medical Center Dr GriNew York, NY

    Scientific research grant

    $150,000
  9. Childrens Research Institute Dr JaiWashington, DC

    Scientific research grant

    $143,266
  10. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $132,035
  11. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $129,295
  12. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $121,329
  13. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $117,975
  14. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $106,575
  15. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $101,132
  16. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $99,561
  17. University of Rochester Dr AndersonRochester, NY

    Scientific research grant

    $95,705
  18. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $87,610
  19. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $45,320
  20. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $28,315
  21. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $27,648
  22. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $23,785
  23. Individual

    Scientific research grant

    $22,136

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $600,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $1,045,705
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $143,266

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ajit JainDirector Hours 3Pay $0
  • Indrima JainDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashkay JainCEO Hours 40Pay $211,003
  • Doug Albrecht PHDCO-PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $202,782
  • Laura RufibachCO-PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $202,782

The return

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