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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 56-6505854

J & J Neely Foundation

A private foundation in Winston Salem, NC. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 4 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,026,186

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $67,730

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $826,238

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,600

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $866,599

Grants paid in 2020

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General support

    $996,201
  2. Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA

    General support

    $22,975
  3. Darlington SchoolRome, GA

    General support

    $4,000
  4. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General support

    $3,010

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $999,21197% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $26,9753% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island2 grants $999,211
  2. Virginia1 grant $22,975
  3. Georgia1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joseph NeelyPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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