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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-6029540

Downtown Jaycees Foundation

A private foundation in Arlington, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $32,330 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr Peter Scholl
1300 Crystal Drive 1204
Arlington, VA 22202
(202) 271-9433
Form and materials
1) downtown jaycees foundation grant application form: legal name of non-profit organization address city/state/zip authorized contact person title/phone/e-mail type of organization year founded/total current operating budget primary source of funds is your organization tax exempt under IRS 501(c)(3)? Grant amount requested $ total project cost$/number served by project/project time period geographic areas served/source of other funds write a short (2-3 sentence) summary of the project/grant request signature of contact person/date 2) IRS letter of determination for 501(c)(3) tax exemption 3) one-page project budget and and orgnizational budget 4) project proposal description of no more than 5 pages all applications must be received by mail (no e-mail, messenger or hand delivery)
Deadlines
August 16, 2024 or february 15, 2025
Restrictions
Service area is the district of columbia. As a rule, do not consider grants for capital campaigns, colleges or universities, hospital-based programs, public policy or social research organizations, or salary support. Do not fund individuals, except through educational scholarships, private foundations, non 501(c)(3) organizations, 509(a)(3) organizations, national or regional organizations unless their programs address specific local community needs, programs or initiatives where the primary purpose is the promotion of religious doctrine or tenets, elementary or secondary schools, political action or advocacy groups, endowment funds, multiple-year pledge campaigns, medical or research organizations, organizations located in or benefitting nations other than the united states and its territories, volunteer firefightes or similar groups.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,330

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $335,245

  • Tax year 2023

    $32,434

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $328,337

  • Tax year 2022

    $35,292

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $331,885

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,526

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $339,212

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $325,664

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,371

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $335,047

  • Tax year 2018

    $26,122

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $338,229

  • Tax year 2017

    $21,921

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $327,031

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Food and FriendsWashington, DC

    To support children and families in hunger by providing nutritious food.

    $5,305
  2. Donors ChooseNew York, NY

    To support programs that provide DC classrooms with needed infrastructure and equipment to support educational programming.

    $3,171
  3. Wanda Alston FoundationWashington, DC

    To support programs offering housing and support services to homeless or at-risk LGBTQ youth.

    $3,000
  4. Arlington Soccer AssociationArlington, VA

    To support youth soccer players with financial needs.

    $2,524
  5. DC Jazz Festival FoundationWashington, DC

    To support jazzin' after school weekly instrument training sessions for DC public school students.

    $2,500
  6. The American Experience Foundation IncWashington, DC

    To support unique programming that connects low income DC residents to education opportunities in the hospitality industry.

    $2,170
  7. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    To support crisis intervention programs for LGBTQ youth.

    $2,068
  8. City BlossomsWashington, DC

    To support the youth entrepreneurship cooperative program, teaching youth basic business skills and community development skills.

    $2,066
  9. Sexual Minority Youth Assistance LeagueWashington, DC

    To provide support to youth leadership programs for LBGTQ youth to build self-confidence and develop critical life skills.

    $1,750
  10. Mattie Miracle Cancer FoundationArlington, VA

    To support psychosocial support services to children with cancer.

    $1,334
  11. Core FoundationReston, VA

    To support programs to support child life programs with therapeutic play kits.

    $1,256
  12. Latina Reading TomorrowArlington, VA

    To support programs that connect and expose latinas to opportunities that enrich their future through education, mentoring and leadership development.

    $1,000
  13. Metro DC Community Center IncWashington, DC

    To support programs that celebrate, strengthen and support community through arts.

    $1,000
  14. Girls on the Run of Northern VirginiaFairfax, VA

    To support programs dedicated to enhancing 3RD-8TH grade participants societal, emotional, and physical skills to navigate life's challenges.

    $500
  15. DoorwaysArlington, VA

    To support programs that create pathways for families out of homelessness, leading to safe, stable and empowered lives.

    $500
  16. Scan of Northern VirginiaFalls Church, VA

    To support programs that prevent child abuse and neglect.

    $500
  17. PATH ForwardArlington, VA

    To support programs that provide families programs that transform lives by delivering housing solutions and pathways to stability.

    $500
  18. Moca ArlingtonArlington, VA

    To support art classes for school age children including drawing, painting, clay modeling and collage.

    $500
  19. Aspire After School LearningArlington, VA

    To support the expansion of learning oppurtunities for underserved students through after school and summer learning programs.

    $457
  20. Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NJ

    To support programs that improve the quality of life of blood cancer patients and their families.

    $229

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $6,63933% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $3,00015% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $2,75014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,17011% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $2,06810% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $2,06610% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,2566% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia7 grants $17,791
  2. Virginia10 grants $9,071
  3. New York1 grant $3,171
  4. California1 grant $2,068
  5. New Jersey1 grant $229

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ole OrsetPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Arne BakerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter SchollTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Andrew SchachterSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

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