Private foundation · EIN 46-3298762 · Wilmington, DE · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Robert and Ardis James Foundation's grants went
It reported $17.5M in grants paid across 108 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 97.2% of those dollars to 64 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $17.1M 100 lines
- No confident match $487K 8
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 107 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College Northfield, MN · EIN 41-0694747 | $2,500,000 | Second installment of Paglia Family Endowed Scholarship | Same address 1.00 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC · EIN 13-0552040 | $2,000,000 | Fourth installment of $10,000,000 pledge in support of the Carnegie Endowment's capital campaign | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $2,000,000 | Final payment of pledge dated 5/7/2019. Designation HBS Endowment Holding Fund for New Gifts. | Known alias 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $1,000,000 | Final payment of pledge dated 6/14/21 to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to support the Online Master's Degree Support Fund. | Known alias 1.00 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0379839 | $1,000,000 | Second installment of a four-year pledge agreement dated 1/4/2022 payable to the International Quilt Museum Endowment Fund. | Same address 1.00 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Newton, MA · EIN 04-6013152 | $650,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $500,000 | First payment in a November 2022 four-year pledge, with payments beginning in 2023. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Readworksinc New York, NY · EIN 13-3593812 | $500,000 | First installment of a two-year pledge to support the strategic plan | Exact name 1.00 |
| Carleton College Northfield, MN · EIN 41-0694747 | $386,500 | The final installment in the pledge for The Paglia Family Post-Bac Research Fellowship | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $300,000 | First installment of a five-year pledge dated 7/25/2023 to be directed to the Catherine James Paglia (MBA 1976) Search Fund Fellowship. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Cooke School and Institute New York, NY · EIN 13-3396691 | $250,000 | First of two installments in a $500,000 capital grant. | Same address 1.00 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds New York, NY · EIN 13-6104086 | $250,000 | First installment of a four-year endowment challenge grant pledge dated 2022 for Sikkuy-Aufoq. | Same street 1.00 |
| The Stamford Hospital Stamford, CT · EIN 06-0646917 | $250,000 | Second installment of $1,000,000 grant to The Campaign for Women and Babies. | Same city 1.00 |
| Leo Lynn, MA · EIN 04-2378885 | $200,000 | Second installment of a five year pledge dated May 25, 2022. | Same city 1.00 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research New York, NY · EIN 13-2912529 | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds New York, NY · EIN 13-6104086 | $200,000 | to fund Sikkuy-Aufoq | Same street 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $200,000 | $80,000 to the HGSE Dean's Priorities Fund and $120,000 to the Centennial Scholars Fund. | Known alias 1.00 |
| St Peters Lutheran Church of Manhattan New York, NY · EIN 13-1656685 | $200,000 | The Conservation Endowment for the Nevelson Chapel | Same address 1.00 |
| Yankee Institute for Public Policy Wethersfield, CT · EIN 52-1358144 | $200,000 | Second installment of challenge grant | Exact name 1.00 |
| Vmts Education Brooklyn, NY · EIN 84-4459778 | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Wallin Education Partners Saint Paul, MN · EIN 20-8505156 | $200,000 | Second installment of a five year pledge of $1,000,000 for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103594 | $168,300 | First installment of a two year grant to MIT to support the research project Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soils: Big Roles for Small Molec… | Known alias 1.00 |
| Doane University Crete, NE · EIN 47-0377991 | $150,000 | Second and final installment of pledge dated December 20th, 2021 to fund Robert and Ardis James Foundation Incubator | Same address 1.00 |
| Yankee Institute for Public Policy Wethersfield, CT · EIN 52-1358144 | $150,000 | General support grant to help launch the CT Center for Educational Fairness | Exact name 1.00 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0379839 | $150,000 | Second installment of $525,000 pledge dated December 2, 2021 for Robert and Ardis James Foundation Quilt House Operations Fund | Same city 1.00 |
| Plummer Youth Promise Salem, MA · EIN 04-2104844 | $125,000 | Second installment of a four year $500,000 pledge dated 12/7/2021 to support the Facilities Project. | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $125,000 | Fourth and final installment of a $500,000 pledge to be payable 2020-2023 to Harvard Divinity School in support of Religion and Public Life. | Known alias 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $125,000 | First installment of a $250,000 grant in support of the Emerging Leaders Program, payable in 2023 and 2024. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Helen Keller International New York, NY · EIN 13-5562162 | $110,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same city 1.00 |
| Northeast ARC Danvers, MA · EIN 04-2232416 | $103,000 | Fourth installment in a $615,000 pledge payable 2020-2026. | Same address 1.00 |
| Carleton College Northfield, MN · EIN 41-0694747 | $100,000 | Alumni Annual Fund | Same address 1.00 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC · EIN 13-0552040 | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Fraxa Research Foundation Newburyport, MA · EIN 04-3222167 | $100,000 | Challenge Grant Pledge | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of Ngong Road Minneapolis, MN · EIN 20-4690846 | $100,000 | First installment of a twelve-year $1.2 million pledge payable 2023-2035. | Same address 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $100,000 | First installment in a five-year pledge dated 7/25/2023 to be directed to the HBS Fund. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Readworksinc New York, NY · EIN 13-3593812 | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | Exact name 1.00 |
| Tenacity Allston, MA · EIN 04-3452763 | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same street 1.00 |
| Tenacity Allston, MA · EIN 04-3452763 | $100,000 | Second installment of a $500,000 five-year pledge | Same street 1.00 |
| Riverview School East Sandwich, MA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | First installment in a ten-year pledge 2023 - 2032 for unrestricted general support. | Unmatched Help match |
| The Presbyterian Church of Mt Kisco Mt Kisco, NY · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | In support of the James/Mission Fund | Unmatched Help match |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation Norwalk, CT · EIN 06-6080293 | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Plummer Youth Promise Salem, MA · EIN 04-2104844 | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| The Presbyterian Church of Mt Kisco Mt Kisco, NY · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | Unmatched Help match |
| Platte Institute for Economic Research Omaha, NE · EIN 20-8809060 | $65,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| The Willa Cather Foundation Red Cloud, NE · EIN 47-0485401 | $62,500 | This is the fourth and final installment of a $250,000 endowment pledge to be payable over four years, 2020 - 2023. | Same address 1.00 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103594 | $60,000 | General & Unrestricted | Known alias 1.00 |
| Abilis Greenwich, CT · EIN 06-6009327 | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 |
| Boston Foundation Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104021 | $50,000 | This is the fourth installment of a grant of $250,000 to support King Boston, specifically the initiative to establish the King Center for… | Same address 1.00 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation Boston, MA · EIN 04-3314093 | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Cascadianow Seattle, WA · EIN 47-1954164 | $50,000 | To support the work of Concussion Alliance | Same address 1.00 |
1 more line ($100K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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10 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.