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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-1244445

JP Humphreys Foundation

A private foundation in Joplin, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,911,250

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $32,734,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,015,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $30,107,849

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,206,250

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $33,576,813

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,325,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $37,166,580

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,515,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $28,006,935

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,816,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $28,737,619

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Donor's TrustAlexandria, VA

    Worker Freedom Fund

    $500,000
  2. Foundation For Economic EducationAtlanta, GA

    Designated for l. Reed general administration

    $160,000
  3. Moving Picture InstituteNew York, NY

    General Administration

    $150,000
  4. Atlas NetworkArlington, VA

    General Administration

    $100,000
  5. Competitive Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    General Administration

    $100,000
  6. Mercatus CenterArlington, VA

    General Administration

    $100,000
  7. State Policy NetworkArlington, VA

    General Administration

    $100,000
  8. The Federalist SocietyWashington, DC

    General Administration

    $100,000
  9. Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMidland, MI

    General Administration

    $75,000
  10. American Institute for Economic ResearchGT Barrington, MA

    General Operating Budget

    $50,000
  11. Capital Research CenterArlington, VA

    General Administration

    $50,000
  12. Center for Independent ThoughtBala Cynwyd, PA

    General Administration

    $50,000
  13. Certell IncHuntington, WV

    General Administration

    $50,000
  14. Free to Choose NetworkErie, PA

    General Administration

    $50,000
  15. The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC

    General Administration

    $50,000
  16. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General Administration

    $50,000
  17. Kansas Policy InstituteWichita, KS

    General Administration

    $50,000
  18. Libertas InstituteLehi, UT

    General Administration

    $50,000
  19. Virginia Institute for Public PolicyLexington, VA

    General Administration

    $25,000
  20. The Story Incubator Writing LabTowson, MD

    General Administration

    $20,000
  21. Emergent Order FoundationAustin, TX

    General Administration

    $15,000
  22. Friends of UFMMcLean, VA

    General Administration

    $10,000
  23. The Heartland InstituteSchaumburg, IL

    General Administration

    $5,000
  24. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    In memory of Chip Mellor

    $1,000
  25. National MS SocietyWashington, DC

    In memory of Betty Jo Russell

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $560,00034% of the total
  2. Social science5 grants $460,00028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $200,00012% of the total
  4. Public affairs4 grants $155,0009% of the total
  5. Education3 grants $115,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights2 grants $101,0006% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $50,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia7 grants $836,000
  2. District of Columbia5 grants $300,250
  3. Georgia1 grant $160,000
  4. New York1 grant $150,000
  5. Michigan2 grants $125,000
  6. Pennsylvania2 grants $100,000
  7. Indiana1 grant $50,000
  8. Kansas1 grant $50,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  10. Utah1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Sarah J Humphreys AtkinsPRESIDENT/SEC./TREAS./DIR. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul S AtkinsVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David C HumphreysDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debra G HumphreysDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy R WhelanDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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