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Joyful Blessings Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$740k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
29
Organizations funded FY2023
48%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$390,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 30
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$6.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 48% of the organizations Joyful Blessings Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $173k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsArts & CultureInternationalEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving23$730k22%
FY202329$443k48%
FY202221$352k52%
FY202130$553k37%
FY202029$449k45%
FY201926$391k38%
FY201824$372k46%
FY201722$351kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$1.8MHuman Services$450kAnimals$259kEducation$187kInternational$187kHealth$155kRecreation & Sports$128kArts & Culture$115kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
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NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
MO
MD
NC
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DC
OK
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New Covenant United Methodist Church$420,0004n/a
Christ Church of Plano Inc$220,0004n/a
Alaqua Animal Refuge Inc$116,00043%
4 Paws for Ability Inc$97,05961%
Restored Hope Ministries Inc$86,0002n/a
Samaritan's Purse$85,50040%
Peace Center Foundation$70,50050%
Cadence International$62,00060%
Canine Healing Project$52,5005n/a
Point Washington Medical Clinic Inc$50,00014%
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All grantees of Joyful Blessings Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New Covenant United Methodist Church$420,0004n/a
Christ Church of Plano Inc$220,0004n/a
Alaqua Animal Refuge Inc$116,00043%
4 Paws for Ability Inc$97,05961%
Restored Hope Ministries Inc$86,0002n/a
Samaritan's Purse$85,50040%
Peace Center Foundation$70,50050%
Cadence International$62,00060%
Canine Healing Project$52,5005n/a
Point Washington Medical Clinic Inc$50,00014%
Push the Rock$45,00031%
Happy 2 Be Home Inc$45,000622%
Barton Center Memorial Foundation$34,000393%
World Central Kitchen Inc$31,00010%
Richies Spirit Foundation Inc$27,500336%
Catholic Charities of Central Florida Inc$25,00020%
Urbanpromise International$23,75050%
African Community Education Program Inc$20,00032%
Drexel University$20,00010%
Breakthrough T1d$20,00020%
The Brian Grant Foundation$20,00022%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$20,00010%
Hack the Hood Inc$19,00021%
Case Western Reserve University$17,75040%
Saving Grace Animals for Adoption$15,50030%
New Ridge Fellowship$15,5002n/a
The Salvation Army$14,0001n/a
Capitol Ministries$12,50030%
Montgomery County Spca Inc$11,0002n/a
Telford Diving Rescue Unit$10,00064%
Kids Beating Cancer Inc$10,00010%
Parsons Circle Community Outreach Inc$10,000132%
Wausaukee Rescue Squad Inc$10,00012%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$10,00010%
Cornerstone Hospice Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Buncombe Street Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
Easter Seals Tristate$10,00010%
Pendleton Place Inc$8,56111%
Houston Humane Society$8,50010%
Mustard Seed Malawi$8,500415%
Special Operations Warrior Foundation$8,00010%
Liberty Ministries$5,00010%
Uweza Aid Foundation$5,00012%
Operation Shoebox USA Inc$5,00011%
Asheville Humane Society Inc$5,00010%
Lace Up$5,0002n/a
Rolling Revival Relief$5,0001n/a
Growing Wildflowers$5,0001n/a
Julias Center$5,0001n/a
Southern Methodist University$4,25020%
Pelotonia$3,50020%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$3,50010%
The Animal Protection Society of Durham$3,00010%
American Battlefield Trust$2,75020%
Project 1151 Inc$2,50012%
Designing 4 Hope$2,5001n/a
The Boyertown Area Schools Music League$2,50014%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$2,50010%
Jett Foundation Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Joyful Blessings Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAlaqua Animal Refuge Inc: $116,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budget4 Paws for Ability Inc: $97,059 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $85,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPeace Center Foundation: $70,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCadence International: $62,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPoint Washington Medical Clinic Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetPush the Rock: $45,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetHappy 2 Be Home Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 22% of budgetBarton Center Memorial Foundation: $34,000 over 3y, 93% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $31,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRichies Spirit Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 3y, 36% of budgetCatholic Charities of Central Florida Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUrbanpromise International: $23,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAfrican Community Education Program Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetDrexel University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brian Grant Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetUniversity of Oklahoma Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHack the Hood Inc: $19,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $17,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSaving Grace Animals for Adoption: $15,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCapitol Ministries: $12,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTelford Diving Rescue Unit: $10,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetKids Beating Cancer Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetParsons Circle Community Outreach Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetWausaukee Rescue Squad Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornerstone Hospice Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEaster Seals Tristate: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPendleton Place Inc: $8,561 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHouston Humane Society: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMustard Seed Malawi: $8,500 over 4y, 15% of budgetSpecial Operations Warrior Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty Ministries: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUweza Aid Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetOperation Shoebox USA Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAsheville Humane Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $4,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPelotonia: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Animal Protection Society of Durham: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject 1151 Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetThe Boyertown Area Schools Music League: $2,500 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJett Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Arthur J Gallagher FoundationIL15.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Servant Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Joyful Blessings Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Joyful Blessings Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Joyful Blessings Foundation

How much does Joyful Blessings Foundation give?
Joyful Blessings Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $740,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Joyful Blessings Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (49%), Human Services (12%), Animals (7%).
Who are Joyful Blessings Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: New Covenant United Methodist Church ($420k), Christ Church of Plano Inc ($220k), Alaqua Animal Refuge Inc ($116k).
Does Joyful Blessings Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 48% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joyful Blessings 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as Joyful Blessings Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arthur J Gallagher Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, Ge Aerospace Foundation.
Where is Joyful Blessings Foundation based?
Joyful Blessings Foundation is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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