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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5655738

Je Foundation

A private foundation in Irvine, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $1.7 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,730,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $31,184,593

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,725,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $31,175,238

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,490,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $31,584,702

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $32,177,284

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,477,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $32,471,529

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $32,569,126

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

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

  1. Donors Trust IncAlexandria, VA

    To assist in the support of liberty through limited government, personal responsibility and free enterprise.

    $1,375,000
  2. Orange County Music and Dance IncIrvine, CA

    Assist with an initiative to provide music programs to veterans and health care workers to promote wellness and well-being.

    $75,000
  3. Individual

    ASSIST FAMILIES OF [individual] SHERIFFS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED, INJURED OR OTHER CRISIS SITUATIONS.

    $50,000
  4. Individual

    [individual] SUPPORT TO FIND A CURE FOR [individual] .

    $25,000
  5. Alzheimers Family Services CenterHuntingtn BCH, CA

    Support to a family services center providing care and daily activities to alzheimers patients.

    $25,000
  6. Blind Childrens Learning Center ofSanta Ana, CA

    Assist with educational and health programs for blind and handicapped children.

    $25,000
  7. Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvArlington, VA

    Assist with care and survivor support services for families of amercican service members killed in the line of duty.

    $25,000
  8. Let Them BreatheCarlsbad, CA

    Assist with the defense of childrens rights and freedoms.

    $25,000
  9. Families ForwardIrvine, CA

    Assist with providing access to housing and resources to prevent and end family homelessness.

    $25,000
  10. Orangewood FoundationSanta Ana, CA

    Assist with programs to develop stable healthy families and self-sufficient adults in our communities.

    $25,000
  11. Share Ourselves CorporationCosta Mesa, CA

    Assist with offering medical, dental, behavoral, and social services to those in need in orange county, ca.

    $25,000
  12. Orange County CoastkeeperCosta Mesa, CA

    Assist in protecting swimmable, drinkable, fishable water and promote watershed resilience throughout the coast of orange county, ca.

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Assist with providing therapeutic horsemanship to disabled individuals in southern ca.

    $10,000
  14. Camp Kesem NationalCovina, CA

    Assist with providing lasting programs to children of parents dealing with cancer.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,375,00090% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $75,0005% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $35,0002% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia2 grants $1,400,000
  2. California9 grants $245,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lee HarrisDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lee HarrisPresident Hours 8Pay $0
  • Gary GreeneDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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