Texas · Nonprofit
JUNK FOR JOY INC
JUNK FOR JOY INC (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,384,134 to it, the largest being OORAH INC ($1,384,134). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $91k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $171k
What Junk for Joy Inc does
Mission
Born in texas in 2020, junk for joy is on a mission to turn unused cars into funds for a good cause. We make it easy for donors to join us with quick, free and convenient pickup of vehicles in all conditions. We are hyper focused on making the most we can out of each donation.our car donation program is new but the the charity programs it funds have been making an impact for decades. Junk for joy proudly supports oorah, a national organization that has been supporting the jewish community with family and youth outreach programs since the 1970s. Providing everything from financial assistance to personal mentorship, our year-round programs are a lifeline to children and families across the country.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Born in texas in 2020, junk for joy is on a mission to turn unused cars into funds for a good cause. We make it easy for donors to join us with quick, free and convenient pickup of vehicles in all conditions. We are hyper focused on making the most we can out of each donation.our car donation program is new but the the charity programs it funds have been making an impact for decades. Junk for joy proudly supports oorah, a national organization that has been supporting the jewish community with family and youth outreach programs since the 1970s. Providing everything from financial assistance to personal mentorship, our year-round programs are a lifeline to children and families across the country.
$175,000 spentof which $175,000 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $175,000.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $145k to $345k (+139%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
118% of JUNK FOR JOY INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of JUNK FOR JOY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
JUNK FOR JOY INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JUNK FOR JOY INC's revenue fell 68% between 2021 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like JUNK FOR JOY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Kars for Kids · exempt
- Oorah Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for JUNK FOR JOY INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JUNK FOR JOY INC?
- JUNK FOR JOY INC (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,384,134 to it, the largest being OORAH INC ($1,384,134). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JUNK FOR JOY INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,384,134 in grants to JUNK FOR JOY INC.
- Who is the largest funder of JUNK FOR JOY INC?
- OORAH INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,384,134 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JUNK FOR JOY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing