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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-1586251

The Roger James Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $734,840 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

    $734,840

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,052,230
  • Tax year 2023

    $650,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,955,498
  • Tax year 2022

    $710,220

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,626,401
  • Tax year 2021

    $710,220

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,906,199
  • Tax year 2020

    $654,955

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $10,461,322
  • Tax year 2019

    $579,190

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,797,472
  • Tax year 2018

    $552,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,156,554
  • Tax year 2017

    $563,040

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,202,165

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cat Adoption TeamSherwood, OR

    Unrestricted general

    $146,968
  2. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    Unrestricted general

    $146,968
  3. Benton-Franklin Co Humane Society IncorporateKennewick, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $146,968
  4. Feral Cat Spay-Neuter ProjectLynwood, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $146,968
  5. Feral Cat Coalition of OregonPortland, OR

    Unrestricted general

    $146,968

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals3 grants $440,904100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon2 grants $293,936
  2. Washington2 grants $293,936
  3. Utah1 grant $146,968

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $128,502

The return

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