New York · Nonprofit
THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC
THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $84,164 to it, the largest being THE WINIFRED AND WILLIAM O'REILLY FOUNDATION ($73,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $140k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $84k
- Net assets
- $47k
What The Josephine Foundation Inc does
Mission
To raise and distribute funds to approved programs in the arts and sports to help young people and adults reach their dreams regardless of their background and financial status.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
To raise and distrubute funds to approved programs in the arts and sports to help young people and adults reach their dreams regardless of their background and financial status.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $30k → $54.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION 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.
How concentrated its funding is
THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 87% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 72% · 2019 71% · 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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
100% of THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $164 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION 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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC?
- THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $84,164 to it, the largest being THE WINIFRED AND WILLIAM O'REILLY FOUNDATION ($73,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $84,164 in grants to THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC?
- THE WINIFRED AND WILLIAM O'REILLY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $73,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 3 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