The Joelson Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 13-6220799

Foundation Overview

Based in Princeton, NJ, The Joelson Foundation has awarded 229 grants totaling $8,851,148 to organizations in New Jersey, Oklahoma and 20 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $1,094,440, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$8,851,148
Total Assets
$18,707,251
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
1
Median Grant
$645,000
% Median Grant Growth
+34% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Limited Sample: 0%

1 total grant. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.

Geographic Focus
New York

54% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 21 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (81%), Bronx (2%), Ithaca (2%).

Funding Trajectory
-36%

Declining funding trend with 36% decrease over 9 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + General Purposes

Dual focus on community projects (80%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Joelson Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Various Contributions - See Attached $645,000 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2024
Various Contributions - See Attached $482,235 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2023
Various Contributions - See Attached $482,235 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2023
Various Contributions - See Attached $617,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2022
Various Contributions - See Attached $617,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2022
Various Contributions - See Attached $617,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2022
Various Contributions $6,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2021
See Attached $523,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2021
Various Contributions $6,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2021
See Attached $523,500 Princeton, NJ, US General Operating Support 2021
American Cancer Society $1,000 Oklahoma City, OK, US General Operating Support 2020
American Civil Liberties Union $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
American Jewish World Service $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
American Red Cross $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2020
Ark Theatre Company $13,300 Los Aneles, CA, US General Operating Support 2020
The Avon Theatre Film Center $1,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
The Brearley School $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Big Brothers Big Sister Of Eastern Massachusetts $2,500 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Birthright Israel Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Boston University $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Brandeis University $500 Waltham, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Brooklyn Botanic Garden $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Brown University $12,500 Providence, RI, US General Operating Support 2020
Cdc Foundation $2,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Operating Support 2020
Center For Jewish Culture And Creativity $25,000 Beverly Hills, CA, US General Operating Support 2020
Central Park Conservancy $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Central Synagogue $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Childrens Hospital $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
City Parks Foundation $6,167 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
City Harvest Inc $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Classic Stage Company $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Community Partners Of South Florida $500 Riviera Beach, FL, US General Operating Support 2020
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Connecticut College $7,600 New London, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Cornell University $1,000 Ithaca, NY, US Project Support 2020
Dana-farber Cancer Institute $2,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Doctors Without Borders $625 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Dramatists Guild Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Dream East Harlim $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Echoing Green Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Everglades Foundation $3,000 Palmetto Bay, FL, US General Operating Support 2020
Everytown For Gun Safety $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Facing History And Ourselves $9,999 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Fayerweather Street School $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Feeding America $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2020
Filling In The Blanks $2,000 Norwalk, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Food Bank For New York City $1,692 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Fresh Air Fund $1,667 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Friends Of The Ferguson Library Inc $1,000 Stamford, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Friends Of Roosevelt Park Inc $3,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Global Peace Film Festival $5,800 Winter Park, FL, US General Operating Support 2020
Grub Street $1,000 Arlington, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Harlem Mothers Save $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Harvard University $3,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society $500 Silver Spring, MD, US General Operating Support 2020
House With A Heart $1,000 Gaithersburg, MD, US General Operating Support 2020
Horace Mann School $1,000 Riverdale Bronx, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Inner-city Scholarship Fund Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Jackson Laboratory $500 Bar Harbor, ME, US General Operating Support 2020
Lehigh University $17,500 Bethlehem, PA, US General Operating Support 2020
Lucky Dog Refuge $1,000 Stamford, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Make-a-wish Foundation $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Mandel Jcc $2,000 West Hartford, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Manhattan Theatre Club $50,000 New York, NY, US Project Support 2020
Marine Biological Laboratory $1,000 Woods Hole, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Naral Pro-choice American $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2020
New York University Medical Center $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Paul Robert Carey Foundation $1,000 Albany, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Pardes Institute Of Jewish Studi $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Pen America Los Angelos $500 Sanra Monica, CA, US General Operating Support 2020
Pine Street Inn Inc $3,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Planned Parenthood $4,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Red Rover $500 Exton, PA, US General Operating Support 2020
Robin Hood Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Rosie's Place $3,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Ruff House Rescue Inc $500 Oceanside, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Rwanda Education Assistance Project Inc $2,500 Katonah, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Sierra Club $2,000 Oakland, CA, US General Operating Support 2020
Smile Train $625 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Society For Neuroscience $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2020
St Jude Children's Research $1,625 Memphis, TN, US General Operating Support 2020
Syracuse University $8,500 Syracuse, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Temple Sinai $4,000 Brookline, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
The Hole In The Wall Gang $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
The Seeing Eye Inc $1,000 Morristown, NJ, US General Operating Support 2020
The Windward School $2,500 White Plains, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Town School $500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Uja-federation Of New York $16,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
United Negro College Fund $1,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Operating Support 2020
Washington University $2,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Operating Support 2020
Wesleyan University $1,000 Middletown, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Westchester Reform Temple $2,500 Scarsdale, NY, US General Operating Support 2020
Winsor School Inc $1,000 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2020
Yale University $5,000 New Haven, CT, US General Operating Support 2020
Actor' Fund Of America $12,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
American Cancer Society Mid-south Division Inc $2,000 Nashville, TN, US General Operating Support 2018
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Amherst College $1,000 Amherst, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Autism Speaks $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
The Avon Theatre Film Center $150 Greenwich, CT, US General Operating Support 2018
Baruch College $5,000 New York, NY, US Project Support 2018
The Brearley School $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Birthright Israel Foundation $4,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Bronx Children's Museum $250 Bronx, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Bronxworks $1,250 Bronx, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Brown University $2,000 Providence, RI, US General Operating Support 2018
Bruce Museum $1,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Operating Support 2018
Center For Jewish Culture And Creativity $32,600 Beverly Hills, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Central Park Conservancy $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Central Synagogue $3,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Citizens Union Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
City Parks Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
City Harvest Inc $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Columbia University School Of The Arts $1,600 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Community Service Society $1,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Companions For Heroes $500 Saint Simons Island, GA, US General Operating Support 2018
Congregation Rodeph Sholom $4,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Congregation Shirat Ha Yam $2,300 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Connecticut College $9,000 New London, CT, US General Operating Support 2018
Cornell University $1,000 Ithaca, NY, US Project Support 2018
Coro New York Leadership Center $500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Cuny School Of Law Foundation $2,500 Long Island City, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Dorot Inc $3,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Dramatists Guild Fund $1,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Education Foundation $5,500 Bronx, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Edward M Kennedy Institute $3,700 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Everglades Foundation $2,500 Palmetto Bay, FL, US General Operating Support 2018
Exploring The Arts Inc $1,500 Astoria, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Facing History And Ourselves $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Family Reentry Inc $500 Bridgeport, CT, US General Operating Support 2018
Food Bank For New York City $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Food Education Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Fresh Air Fund $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Fund For The Aged Inc $1,750 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Gary Sinise Foundation $2,000 Woodland Hills, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Good Foundation $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Gracie Mansion Conservancy $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Guiding Eyes For The Blind $1,000 Yorktown Heights, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Harlem Educational Activities Fund $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Harlem Mothers Save $500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Harlem School Of The Arts $7,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Hartley House $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Hatchery Arts $300 Clevland, OH, US General Operating Support 2018
Hebrew Immigarant Aid Society $250 Chevy Chase, MD, US General Operating Support 2018
Humaine Society $1,000 New Rochelle, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Horace Mann School $6,000 Riverdale Bronx, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Hunter College Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Inner-city Scholarship Fund Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Institute Of Contemporaty Art $2,600 Boston, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Job Path $250 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Landmark West $500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Lawyers For Children Inc $500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Lehigh University $20,000 Bethlehem, PA, US General Operating Support 2018
Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts Inc $20,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Lincoln Center Theater $10,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art $455 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Make-a-wish Foundation $3,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Manhattan Theatre Club $60,000 New York, NY, US Project Support 2018
Marina Orth Foundation $1,500 Washington, DC, US General Operating Support 2018
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $3,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research $5,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Museum Of Modern Art $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Museum Of The City Of New York $19,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Atheneum $40,000 Nantucket, MA, US Capital Fund Support 2018
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc $5,000 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Cottage Hospital $32,500 Nantucket Island, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Dreamland Foundation $1,000 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Firemen's Association $150 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Historical Association $3,000 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Land Council $1,000 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum Inc $500 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Nantucket Preservation Trust $4,500 Nantucket Island, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Next For Autism $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
New York League Of Conservative Voters Education F $6,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
New York City Ballet Inc $139,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
New York City Center $85,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
New York Landmarks Conservancy $3,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
New York University Medical Center $7,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
North Shore Animal League America Inc $1,000 Port Washington, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Paul Robert Carey Foundation $1,500 Albany, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Pen American Center Inc $1,115 New York, NY, US Project Support 2018
Pet Smart Charities $1,850 Phoenix, AZ, US Project Support 2018
Planned Parenthood $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Preservation Hall Foundation $2,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Operating Support 2018
Project Find $15,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Public Art Fund $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Publicolor $1,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Red Rover $2,000 Sacramento, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Regional Plan Association $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Robin Hood Foundation $9,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Rogue Machine Theater $1,200 Venice, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Ronald Mcdonald House $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Roundabout Theatre Company $16,128 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Rwanda Education Assistance Project Inc $4,500 Katonah, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Salaam Cultural Center $7,100 Seattle, WA, US General Operating Support 2018
San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra $2,500 Winnetka, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Sarah Lawrence College $1,200 Bronxville, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Skylight Theater Company $400 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue $5,225 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
St Jude Children's Research $500 Memphis, TN, US General Operating Support 2018
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc $2,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Sustainable Nantucket $100 Nantucket, NM, US General Operating Support 2018
Swim Across America Inc $1,000 Charlotte, NC, US General Operating Support 2018
The Blank Theater Co Inc $200 Los Angeles, CA, US General Operating Support 2018
The Center For Arts Education $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
The Hole In The Wall Gang $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General Operating Support 2018
The Progressive Inc $1,000 Madison, WI, US General Operating Support 2018
The Public Theater $10,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
The Seeing Eye Inc $1,000 Morristown, NJ, US General Operating Support 2018
Theatre Workshop Of Nantucket $2,500 Nantucket, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Transitions Centers Inc $1,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Trustees Of Reservations $1,000 Beverly, MA, US General Operating Support 2018
Tulane University $5,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Operating Support 2018
United Neighborhood Houses $1,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Uja-federation Of New York $10,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
United State Committee Sport $2,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Operating Support 2018
We Act For Environmental Justice $11,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Westchester Reform Temple $5,000 Scarsdale, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Whitney Museum Of American Art $1,000 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Wnet $2,500 New York, NY, US General Operating Support 2018
Ymca Of The Triangle Area $1,200 Raleigh, NC, US General Operating Support 2018
See Attached Schedule Of Contributions $1,077,015 Princeton, NJ, US See Attached 2017
See Attached Schedule Of Contributions $1,094,440 Princeton, NJ, US See Attached 2016
See Attached Schedule Of Contributions $1,013,300 Princeton, NJ, US See Attached 2015

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Contact Information

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EIN 13-6220799
Website N/A
Address 330 W 58TH ST STE 406 New York, NY 10019-1820

Key People (5)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Joelson Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Past President Barbara J Fife
Director Stephen Fife
President Evelyn Lipton
Secretary/treasurer Howard Fife
Director Richard Fife

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.