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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-2588270

US Justice Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $889,600 paid in grants.

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

    $889,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $22,756,712
  • Tax year 2023

    $927,953

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $21,487,971
  • Tax year 2022

    $873,290

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $21,154,969
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,310,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $28,423,687
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,215,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $27,436,194
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,421,033

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $27,260,715
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,300,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $25,211,985

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mises InstituteAuburn, AL

    Program development focused on economic freedom, limited government and business civil liberties, and sharing economic works of F.A. Hayek.

    $375,000
  2. Ashbrook Center at Ashland UniversityAshland, OH

    Scholarship for students focused on free enterprise and free market programs

    $250,000
  3. College of CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Support for civil liberties, economic rights and free-enterprise principals through education, research and discussion.

    $108,600
  4. Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA

    Support for programs furthering public policy advocacy initiatives that promote limited government, U.S national security, civil liberties and economic freedom.

    $100,000
  5. Vanscend IncCrestview, FL

    Program development, education, outreach to assist individuals recovering from addiction to learn entrepreneurship and work toward becoming productive citizens to benefit the USA

    $56,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $108,60041% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $100,00038% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $56,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama1 grant $375,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $250,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $108,600
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  5. South Dakota1 grant $56,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John PopeoPresident/treasurer Hours 30Pay $165,000
  • Helen PopeoVP/Secretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Asad P ShahVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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