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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-6050156

Jay R Monroe Memorial Foundation Monroe

A private foundation in Hopewell, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 48 grants and $164,200 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $164,200

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,549,887

  • Tax year 2023

    $177,700

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,251,747

  • Tax year 2022

    $167,750

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $2,058,087

  • Tax year 2021

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,063,824

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,700

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,914,498

  • Tax year 2019

    $103,800

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $1,736,819

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,100

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $1,667,410

Grants paid in 2024

48 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal AllianceBelle Mead, NJ

    General fund

    $20,000
  2. Amwell Valley RingoesRingoes, NJ

    General fund

    $15,000
  3. Pure VidaRingoes, NJ

    General fund

    $13,200
  4. Adopt A PetFreehold, NJ

    General fund

    $13,000
  5. American LegionLambertville, NJ

    General fund

    $8,000
  6. All About ThemNew Egypt, NJ

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Assisi Performance ArtsSummit, NJ

    General fund

    $5,000
  8. Princeton Friends SchoolPrinceton, NJ

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. Coalition to SaluteWashington, DC

    General fund

    $4,000
  10. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    General fund

    $3,000
  11. Covenant HouseTopeka, KS

    General fund

    $3,000
  12. Forgotten TailsBlairstown, NJ

    General fund

    $3,000
  13. Home on the RangeSentinl Butte, ND

    General fund

    $3,000
  14. Meals on WheelsEwing, NJ

    General fund

    $3,000
  15. Mercer Street FriendsEwiing, NJ

    General fund

    $3,000
  16. Project K-9 HeroesFrederick, MD

    General fund

    $3,000
  17. ShrinersPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $3,000
  18. St JudeRadnor, PA

    General fund

    $3,000
  19. St Labre Indina SchoolAshland, MT

    General fund

    $3,000
  20. Trenton Area Soup KitchenTrenton, NJ

    General fund

    $3,000
  21. Tunnel to TowerPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $3,000
  22. American Vet DogsSmithtown, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  23. Best Friends AnimalsKanab, UT

    General fund

    $2,000
  24. Castleton RanchLancaster, CA

    General fund

    $2,000
  25. Four CornersAztec, NM

    General fund

    $2,000
  26. Gentle GiantsFredrick, MD

    General fund

    $2,000
  27. Mutts with A MissionSterling, VA

    General fund

    $2,000
  28. National AudobonNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  29. Orphan AcresViola, ID

    General fund

    $2,000
  30. Paws for Purple HeartsCanyonville, OR

    General fund

    $2,000
  31. PetaNorfolk, VA

    General fund

    $2,000
  32. Second Chance for AnimalsPueblo, CO

    General fund

    $2,000
  33. Tiger CreekTyler, TX

    General fund

    $2,000
  34. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    General fund

    $2,000
  35. Vested Interest in K-9SMerrifield, VA

    General fund

    $2,000
  36. American Heart AssocPhoenix, AZ

    Genral fund

    $1,000
  37. Companions for HeroesBrunswick, GA

    General fund

    $1,000
  38. DavCincinnati, OH

    General fund

    $1,000
  39. Live and Let LiveChichester, NH

    General fund

    $1,000
  40. Paws of HonorMerrifield, VA

    General fund

    $1,000
  41. PriderockTerrel, TX

    General fund

    $1,000
  42. Tiger HavenKingston, TN

    General fund

    $1,000
  43. The Independence FundCharlotte, NC

    General fund

    $1,000
  44. VFWMilford, NH

    General fund

    $1,000
  45. White WolfPueblo, CO

    General fund

    $1,000
  46. Wounded WarriorShawnee, KS

    General fund

    $1,000
  47. Grand StandSummit, NJ

    General fund

    $500
  48. Woodlands Wildlife RefugePittstown, NJ

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $8,00039% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00024% of the total
  3. Animals3 grants $4,50022% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  5. Veterans and military1 grant $1,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey15 grants $99,200
  2. Pennsylvania3 grants $9,000
  3. Virginia5 grants $8,000
  4. Maryland2 grants $5,000
  5. California2 grants $4,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $4,000
  7. Kansas2 grants $4,000
  8. New York2 grants $4,000
  9. Colorado2 grants $3,000
  10. Montana1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jay R Monroe VIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $2,200
  • Susan M MonroeSEC / TREAS Hours 0Pay $9,000

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