JOEL FOUNDATION

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Plain text JOEL FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2012–2024. https://furp.org/org/joel-foundation-460795952. Retrieved 2026-11-09.

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Retrieved 2026-11-09; covers tax years 2012–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.5M · expenses $2.0M · assets $4.3M

EIN
46-0795952
Address
445 HAMILTON AVE STE 700, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601-1828
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William M Joel Director2012-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alexis Joel Vice President2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer2012-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lee V Eastman Secretary2012-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alexa Ray Joel (former) Vice President2012-2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexis Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexis Joel Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexis Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexis Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexis Joel Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director1 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director2 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
William M Joel Director0 $0-$0 $01
Alexa Ray Joel Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Todd R Kamelhar Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Lee V Eastman Secretary0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $49K
NameLocationServicePaid
CHERI WALSHBROOKLYN, NYCONSULTING$49,000
2023 · 1 contractor · $42K
NameLocationServicePaid
CHERI WALSHBROOKLYN, NYCONSULTING$41,500
2022 · 1 contractor · $33K
NameLocationServicePaid
CHERI WALSHBROOKLYN, NYCONSULTING$33,000

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 23 grants to organizations · $1.9M
2023 · 17 grants to organizations · $688K
2022 · 16 grants to organizations · $818K
2021 · 12 grants to organizations · $375K
2020 · 8 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2019 · 5 grants to organizations · $388K
2017 · 6 grants to organizations · $540K
2016 · 5 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2015 · 4 grants to organizations · $280K
2014 · 5 grants to organizations · $250K
2013 · 6 grants to organizations · $430K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $403K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 William Joel Person White Plains, NY $403,354- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $3.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 William Joel Person White Plains, NY $3,015,157$425,452 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Voyages Inc Person White Plains, NY $1,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Voyages Inc Person White Plains, NY $1,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 William Joel Person White Plains, NY $1,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2013 · 1 contributor · $250K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 William Joel Person $250,000$250,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2012 · 1 contributor · $1.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 William M Joel Person White Plains, NY $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,470,566$2,007,679 $4,295,685$4,295,685 $403,354- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$694,910$757,867 $4,832,798$4,832,798 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,023,525$872,736 $4,895,755$4,895,755 $0- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,393,375$411,507 $4,744,966$4,744,966 $1,203,442- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,392$1,059,995 $3,762,539$3,762,539 $0- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,859$443,141 $4,744,142$4,744,142 $0- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,024,587$540,745 $5,720,167$5,720,167 $3,015,157- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,507,527$1,541,300 $3,236,325$3,236,325 $1,500,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,505,942$282,782 $3,270,098$3,270,098 $1,500,000- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,501,291$250,559 $2,046,938$2,046,938 $1,500,000- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,000$437,675 $796,206$796,206 $250,000- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,000,000$16,119 $983,881$983,881 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE HOLLIS FAMILY FOUNDATION $3,0001 $3,0002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOEL FOUNDATION”
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BANGA FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $1,405,885$1,095,537 TRUSTEE$100,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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MARTIN S KIMMEL FOUNDATIONNYT20 $1,546,154$4,263,936 TRUSTEE / TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GOLDEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $1,449,743$1,718,348 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RATHER FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $1,523,105$1,711,944 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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PECKHAM FAMILY FOUNDATIONNYT20 $1,420,466$1,479,128 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
THE MORNINGSTAR PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION $1,484,9006 1Private foundation2019–2020 SARAH AND DANIEL RUEVEN FOUNDATION
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LAMBERT FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $22,0002 1Private foundation2017–2018 JOE NAMATH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CAMPBELL YOUNG LEADERS $20,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $17,5001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 LIBERTY FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,007,679 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,923,861 · events $800
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,923,861 95.8%
Fees: other professional $67,000 3.3%
Taxes $15,670 0.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $800 0.0%
Other expenses $348 0.0%
Total$2,007,679100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $757,867 spent · pay $0 · grants $688,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $688,050 90.8%
Fees: other professional $61,600 8.1%
Taxes $8,124 1.1%
Other expenses $93 0.0%
Total$757,867100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $872,736 spent · pay $0 · grants $818,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $818,000 93.7%
Fees: other professional $54,559 6.3%
Taxes $177 0.0%
Total$872,736100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $411,507 spent · pay $0 · grants $375,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $375,000 91.1%
Fees: other professional $35,610 8.7%
Taxes $597 0.1%
Other expenses $300 0.1%
Total$411,507100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $1,059,995 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,037,904 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,037,904 97.9%
Fees: other professional $10,822 1.0%
Taxes $10,469 1.0%
Other expenses $800 0.1%
Total$1,059,995100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $443,141 spent · pay $0 · grants $388,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $388,500 87.7%
Taxes $44,849 10.1%
Fees: other professional $9,792 2.2%
Total$443,141100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $540,745 spent · pay $0 · grants $540,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $540,000 99.9%
Taxes $520 0.1%
Fees: legal $225 0.0%
Total$540,745100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $1,541,300 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,540,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,540,000 99.9%
Taxes $675 0.0%
Fees: legal $625 0.0%
Total$1,541,300100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $282,782 spent · pay $0 · grants $280,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $280,000 99.0%
Fees: legal $2,262 0.8%
Taxes $520 0.2%
Total$282,782100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $250,559 spent · pay $0 · grants $250,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $250,000 99.8%
Fees: legal $234 0.1%
Other expenses $225 0.1%
Taxes $100 0.0%
Total$250,559100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $437,675 spent · pay $0 · grants $430,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $430,000 98.2%
Fees: legal $3,970 0.9%
Other expenses $3,605 0.8%
Taxes $100 0.0%
Total$437,675100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $16,119 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: legal $16,119 100.0%
Total$16,119100%

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Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
THE JOEL FOUNDATION857601772012-10-22AbandonedTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

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