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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-2883862

Ja Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $24,500 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

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

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,464,724
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $730,765
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,750

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $504,601
  • Tax year 2022

    $32,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $531,328
  • Tax year 2021

    $29,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $553,206
  • Tax year 2020

    $36,491

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $720,865
  • Tax year 2019

    $47,950

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $533,063
  • Tax year 2018

    $33,550

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $562,649

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of ScrantonScranton, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  2. Stop Childrens CancerWest Palm BCH, FL

    Charitable

    $4,500
  3. Ballet Theatre of ScrantonScranton, PA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  4. Center for Family ServicesWest Palm Beach, FL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Motorsports Hall of FameDaytona Beach, FL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. North Pocono LibraryMoscow, PA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Osterhout LibraryWilkes Barre, PA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $15,00071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $4,50021% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $18,000
  2. Florida3 grants $6,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joseph AmatoPRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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