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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4693429

JEC Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 45 grants and $695,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $695,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $5,425,346

  • Tax year 2024

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $5,487,684

  • Tax year 2023

    $635,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $5,359,259

  • Tax year 2022

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,945,168

  • Tax year 2021

    $941,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,960,301

  • Tax year 2020

    $431,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $5,802,742

Grants paid in 2025

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General fund

    $35,000
  2. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General fund

    $30,000
  3. Habitat For HumanitySan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  4. Keep Tahoe BlueSouth Lake Tahoe, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  5. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  6. Project Healing WatersLaPlata, MD

    General fund

    $30,000
  7. Monument Crisis CenterConcord, CA

    General fund

    $25,000
  8. Puppies Behind BarsNew York, NY

    General fund

    $25,000
  9. ALS AssociationAgoura Hills, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  10. Berkeley Repretory TheatreeBerkeley, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  11. Food ForwardNorth Hollywood, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  12. Global Health PartnersManhattan, NY

    General fund

    $20,000
  13. Marin Agricultural Land TrustPoint Reyes Station, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  14. Marine Mammal CenterSausalito, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  15. MedshareSan Leandro, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  16. Stinson Beach Volunteer FirefighterStinson Beach, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  17. The Basic FundOakland, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  18. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General fund

    $20,000
  19. BaykeeperOakland, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  20. Save the BayOakland, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  21. California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. CA Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  23. Corpus Christi Church School DistPiedmont, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  24. Daraja Education FundSan Rafael, CA

    General Fund

    $10,000
  25. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    General fund

    $10,000
  26. East Bay Agency for ChildrenOakland, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  27. Fine Arts Museums of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  28. Friends of the Urban ForestSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  29. Greater Farallones AssociationSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  30. Hospice Foundation of East BayPleasant Hill, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  31. Ideagarden Institute Soil CentricHealdsburg, CA

    General Fund

    $10,000
  32. National Disaster Search DogSanta Paula, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  33. National Trust for Historic PreservWashington, DC

    General fund

    $10,000
  34. Next Step Learning CenterOakland, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  35. Peaceful Valley Donkey RescueMiles, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  36. Peralta HaciendaOakland, CA

    General Fund

    $10,000
  37. Performing Animal Welfare SocietyGalt, CA

    General Fund

    $10,000
  38. San Francisco SPCA Pets UnlimitedSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  39. Song For CharliePasadena, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  40. Sunrise Horse RescueCalistoga, CA

    Generql fund

    $10,000
  41. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General fund

    $10,000
  42. Compassion and ChoicesDenver, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  43. MuttvilleSan Francisco, CA

    General Fund

    $5,000
  44. PAWS of HonorWilliamsburg, VA

    General fund

    $5,000
  45. Summer SearchOakland, CA

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid4 grants $105,00024% of the total
  2. Animals6 grants $60,00014% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $50,00011% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $50,00011% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $40,0009% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $30,0007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $105,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California34 grants $495,000
  2. New York4 grants $110,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $30,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  6. Texas1 grant $10,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sally C AdamsDirector President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael C AdamsDirector VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie A BradnerDirector CFO Secy Hours 2Pay $0
  • Shari LeinwandDirector Asst. Secy Hours 1Pay $0

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