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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2338308

The Joy Box Foundation

A private foundation in Rockford, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $49,250 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

    $49,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,782

  • Tax year 2024

    $59,950

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,408

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,217

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,743

  • Tax year 2022

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,340

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $31,700

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $25,775

  • Tax year 2019

    $55,900

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $10,950

  • Tax year 2018

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $17,414

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Rock River Chaplains AssociationRockford, IL

    Chaplain services for 1st respondersvictims

    $20,000
  2. Stateline Youth for ChristRockford, IL

    Sharing Christs love with youth

    $12,500
  3. Rockford Christian SchoolsRockford, IL

    Providing biblical-based education

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Provides Christian leadership to College students

    $3,500
  5. Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna, AK

    Christian college education

    $2,500
  6. Dare to ServeDouble Oak, TX

    Provides Christian leadership to young people

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Missionary to india help with travel expenses

    $2,000
  8. Willow Womens CenterBeloit, WI

    Provides counseling to pregnant women

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Christian Mentoring Ministry

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $20,00080% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $2,50010% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $37,500
  2. Alaska1 grant $2,500
  3. Texas1 grant $2,500
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Randall K ReesePRESIDENT DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jane ReeseSECRETARY DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joshua M ReeseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marcus P ReeseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jacob R ReeseDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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