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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-3843897

James E Hughes Jr Foundation

A private foundation in Birmingham, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $20,000 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

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,868,988

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,858,610

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,892,772

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,395,787

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,155,310

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Boston Foundation - Karoff Fund for Leadership in PhilanthropyBoston, MA

    To promote art and culture for historically underserved communities

    $10,000
  2. Horizons ColoradoDenver, CO

    To create community and opportunity for youth of under-resourced communities in and around denver

    $5,000
  3. Musizi University FoundationOakland, CA

    To provide higher education for african youth

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  2. California1 grant $5,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • James E Hughes JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary DukeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kenneth H PolkDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter EvansDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Catherine RollhausDIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $99,996

The return

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