Hawaii · Private foundation
Joy Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $10k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $380k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Joy Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $10k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Arts & Culture$90kRecreation & Sports$5k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Symphony Orchestra | $85,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kealakai Center For Pacific String Traditions | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hawaii Pau Riders | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
About Joy Foundation
- How much does Joy Foundation give?
- Joy Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Joy Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (95%), Recreation & Sports (5%).
- Who are Joy Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra ($85k), Kealakai Center For Pacific String Traditions ($5k), Hawaii Pau Riders ($5k).
- Does Joy Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Joy Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Joy Foundation based?
- Joy Foundation is based in HI.
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