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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-4146210

The JBMA Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $557,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $557,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,890,287

  • Tax year 2024

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,932,440

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,886,563

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Indianapolis Art Center IncIndianapolis, IN

    East Lawn Project

    $250,000
  2. Institute for Shipboard EducationFort Collins, CO

    John Tymitz Scholarship Fund

    $220,000
  3. Amigos of Costa Rica IncWest Chester, PA

    SOMOS Fund

    $50,000
  4. A Childrens Habitat IncIndianapolis, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Mara Elephant Project USA IncCarmel, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Indiana Sister Cities IncNoblesville, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $250,00047% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $220,00042% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $52,00010% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana4 grants $287,000
  2. Texas1 grant $220,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James C FehsenfeldDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca H FehsenfeldDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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