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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3133067

Educational Ventures Inc

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $523,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $523,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $9,907,679

  • Tax year 2023

    $983,780

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $9,541,970

  • Tax year 2022

    $962,250

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $9,292,807

  • Tax year 2021

    $942,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $4,609,872

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,282,700

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $4,261,554

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,064,325

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $4,172,526

  • Tax year 2018

    $819,100

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $4,145,113

  • Tax year 2017

    $1,172,950

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $4,297,139

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Community Inititaves (healing Well)Oakland, CA

    General support

    $60,000
  3. Community Foundation of Northern NevadaReno, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Petey GreenePrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Truckee MeadowReno, NV

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Princeton Day SchoolPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $45,500
  7. Trustee of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Volunteers of AmericaReno, NV

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Wellesley Center for Womens - Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  10. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    General support

    $24,000
  11. AnswerPiscataway, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Focus for DemocracyManchaca, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Foundation AcademiesTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Accelerate ChangeBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  15. Jed FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  16. Princeton Medical Center Foundation Penn MedicinePlainsboro Township, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  17. The Lawrenceville FundLawrenceville, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Assistance LeagueReno, NV

    General support

    $2,000
  19. Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,000
  20. Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $2,000
  21. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $2,000
  22. PBS RenoReno, NV

    General support

    $1,500
  23. WWFMWest Windsor, NJ

    General support

    $1,500
  24. Thirteen PBSYork, NY

    General support

    $1,200
  25. WhyyGreencastle, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  26. McCarter TheaterPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $800
  27. Anchor HouseTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $500
  28. Food Bank of Northern NevadaSparks, NV

    General support

    $500
  29. Nevada Women's FundReno, NV

    General support

    $500
  30. Planned Parenthood Northern New JerseyTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $500
  31. Princeton Area Community FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $500
  32. Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $500
  33. Princeton First Aid & RescuePrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $500
  34. Trenton Area Soup KitchenTrenton, NJ

    General support

    $500
  35. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    General support

    $300
  36. New York UniversityHagerstown, MD

    General support

    $300
  37. Princton Mobile Food PantryPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $200
  38. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $148,00069% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00023% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $2,5001% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey18 grants $159,800
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $135,000
  3. Nevada7 grants $129,500
  4. California2 grants $62,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $24,200
  6. Texas1 grant $10,000
  7. Pennsylvania2 grants $1,500
  8. New York1 grant $1,200
  9. Maryland1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert F JohnstonPRESIDENT/TREASURER/TRUSTE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lynn D JohnstonSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bradford D JohnstonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra F JohnstonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William M JohnstonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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