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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6040216

The Jans Foundation

A private foundation in La Jolla, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,040,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $18,317,066

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,235,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $17,710,947

  • Tax year 2023

    $999,857

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $17,492,209

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,105,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,120,418

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,171,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,413,114

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,062,147

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $17,523,910

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Funds for discretionary use

    $500,000
  2. Higher Ground Sun ValleyKetchum, ID

    Funds for discretionary use

    $380,000
  3. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    Funds for discretionary use

    $100,000
  4. Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    Funds for discretionary use

    $50,000
  5. Shepherd's House MinistriesBend, OR

    Funds for discretionary use

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $500,00056% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $380,00043% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska1 grant $500,000
  2. Idaho1 grant $380,000
  3. South Dakota1 grant $100,000
  4. New York1 grant $50,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jan E NielsenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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