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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-0916661

JMS Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Branford, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $32,878 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,878

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $51,127

  • Tax year 2023

    $68,512

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $70,245

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,541

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $75,556

  • Tax year 2021

    $300,948

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $66,275

  • Tax year 2020

    $345,136

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $125,421

  • Tax year 2019

    $248,114

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $59,910

  • Tax year 2018

    $225,243

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $99,912

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. All OptionsOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $5,150
  2. Collab New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. James Blackstone Memorial LiabraryBranford, CT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. The Putney SchoolPutney, VT

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Let There Be Light InternationalBuffalo, NY

    Charitable

    $2,575
  6. Branford Food PantryBranford, CT

    Charitable

    $2,021
  7. CampesinosSomerton, AZ

    Charitable

    $1,500
  8. ItepWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,044
  9. Louisiana Bucket BrigadeNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $1,033
  10. Connecticut Mental Health Center FoNew Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $1,030
  11. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. CT MirrorHartford, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  13. CirclecampsCharlotte, NC

    Charitable

    $525
  14. Edith B Jackson Child Care ProgramNew Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $500
  15. Connecticut Mental Health Center FoNew Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,15059% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,57529% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,03312% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut8 grants $16,051
  2. California1 grant $5,150
  3. Vermont1 grant $5,000
  4. New York1 grant $2,575
  5. Arizona1 grant $1,500
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $1,044
  7. Louisiana1 grant $1,033
  8. North Carolina1 grant $525

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David GoldblumVP, SECRETAR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joanne GoldblumPRESIDENT, D Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jesse GoldblumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mollie GoldblumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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