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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-2886210

The Joy Fund

A private foundation in Boulder, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $140,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,426,594

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,299,257

  • Tax year 2023

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,913,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,953,152

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,764

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    To protect the rights and institutions that make our nation's democracy strong by working through the legal system andadministrative processes to preserve the rule of law and hold government accountable, and to educate the public about those efforts

    $23,000
  2. Boulder Food RescueBoulder, CO

    Food redistribution - rescue food that would otherwise go to waste and distribute it to low-income communities across boulder

    $20,000
  3. Partnership with Native AmericansAddison, TX

    Food and water to support the long-term solutions for strong, self-sufficient native american communities

    $20,000
  4. Protect Democracy ProjectWashington, DC

    To prevent our democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government. We do this by working to strengthen the checks and balances that have held the executive branch accountable to the laws and longstanding practices that have protected our democracy through both democratic and republican administrations

    $20,000
  5. Ouray Food PantryRidgway, CO

    To provide ongoing food support to individuals and families in ouray county who are struggling with difficult life circumstances

    $12,500
  6. Maine NeedsPortland, ME

    We strive to help individuals and families in maine meet their basic, material needs by providing donated clothing, hygiene products, household items, and other necessities. We focus our work on those starting life over from scratch: domestic abuse survivors, asylum seekers and those facing financial hardships. We partner with schools, caseworkers, nurses and nonprofits to provide these material resources

    $12,000
  7. Camfed USA FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Catalyze the power of the most vulnerable girls and young women to create the future they imagine for themselves, for their communities, and for africa

    $7,500
  8. Give Directly IncNew York, NY

    To reduce poverty by providing financial assistance directly to those in need

    $7,500
  9. Community Partners for the Civics CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Civics center is a voter registration group focused on high school students. The organization encourages state and localgovernments, as well as schools and nonprofits, to ease voter registration access and promote youth voting

    $5,000
  10. Freedom of the Press FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Mission is to protect, defend, and empower public-interest journalism in the 21st century

    $5,000
  11. Sister Carmen Community Center IncLafayette, CO

    Provide assistance to residents of east boulder county who are in need, without discrimination

    $5,000
  12. The Trust for Land Restoration IncRidgway, CO

    The mission is to conserve and protect significant scenic sites and historic landscapes in the san juan mountains of SW colorado, specializing in the restoration, conservation, and protection of ecologically significant properties that have been degraded by human activity

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $42,00037% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $23,00020% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $20,00017% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00017% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $7,5007% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $43,000
  2. Colorado4 grants $40,000
  3. Texas1 grant $20,000
  4. California2 grants $12,500
  5. New York2 grants $12,500
  6. Maine1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Amy J DivineTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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