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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6054887

River Branch Foundation

A private foundation in Ponte Vedra, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $10.5 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Trustee the River Branch Foundation
830 AIA North Suite 13-132
Ponte Vedra, FL 32082
(904) 435-3204
Form and materials
Written requests accepted from recognized nonprofit organizations. No prescribed application format.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
All grants are made to organizations recognized by IRS as charitable organizations. Most of these are in the jacksonville area.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $10,495,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $10,263,045
  • Tax year 2024

    $12,315,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $16,884,319
  • Tax year 2023

    $845,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $19,937,242
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,995,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $17,679,906
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,171,154

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $17,203,480
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,214,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $17,351,525
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,055,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $15,488,911
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,718,422

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $15,954,310

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Conservation FundArlington, VA

    Provide for program services

    $2,000,000
  2. University of North Florida FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $1,060,000
  3. Taos Land TrustTaos, NM

    Provide for program services

    $1,020,000
  4. Audubon FloridaMiami, FL

    Provide for program services

    $1,000,000
  5. Hunterdon Land TrustFlemington, NJ

    Provide for program services

    $1,000,000
  6. Alachua Conservation TrustGainesville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $620,000
  7. Jacksonville Community FoundationJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $500,000
  8. Natureconnect FloridaAtlantic BCH, FL

    Provide for program services

    $500,000
  9. EcoflightAspen, CO

    Provide for program services

    $430,000
  10. WJCT IncJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $400,000
  11. St John's RiverkeeperJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $300,000
  12. Matanzas RiverkeeperSt Augustine, FL

    Provide for program services

    $250,000
  13. 1000 Friends of FloridaTallahassee, FL

    Provide for program services

    $230,000
  14. Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA

    Provide for program services

    $200,000
  15. Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    Provide for program services

    $150,000
  16. Florida Oceanographic SocietyStuart, FL

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  17. Foodshed AllianceHope, NJ

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  18. Friends of GTM ReservePont Vedra, FL

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  19. Lutheran Social ServicesJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  20. Northeast Florida Journalism CollectiveJacksonville, FL

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  21. The Earth Circle Foundation IncAlbuquerque, NM

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  22. Vermont Studio CenterJohnson, VT

    Provide for program services

    $100,000
  23. Florida State Parks FoundationTallahassee, FL

    Provide for program services

    $65,000
  24. East Coast Zoological FoundationMelbourne, FL

    Provide for program services

    $60,000
  25. Tewksbury Land TrustWashington, DC

    Provide for program services

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment10 grants $6,500,00080% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,060,00013% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $200,0002% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $100,0001% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $100,0001% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $100,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $65,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida16 grants $5,535,000
  2. Virginia2 grants $2,200,000
  3. New Mexico2 grants $1,120,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $1,100,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $430,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $100,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jennifer Johnson DukeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kari JenkinsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Simon GreggTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason GreggTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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