ROBERT AND ARDIS JAMES FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $32.8M · expenses $22.3M · assets $169.6M

EIN
46-3298762
Address
FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD, WILMINGTON, DE 19809-0000
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Ralph James Dir, Sec, Treas2014-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robert James Dir, Pres*2014-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Pres2014-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir, Sec, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
Robert James Dir, Pres*10 $0-$0 $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Pres10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Robert James Dir, Pres10 $0-$0 $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Sec, Treas10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Robert James Dir, Pres10 $0-$0 $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Sec, Treas10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Robert James Dir, Pres10 $0-$0 $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Sec, Treas10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Robert James Dir, Pres10 $0-$0 $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir, Sec, Treas10 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ralph James Dir1 $0-- $01
Robert James Pres / Dir1 $0-- $01
Catherine James Paglia Dir / Sec / Treas1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $985K
NameLocationServicePaid
Enterprise Asset Management IncNew York, NYADMIN & InvESTMENT$425,000
Pathstone Family Office LLCBoston, MAInvestment Mgmt$376,951
Foundation SourceFairfield, CTAdministrative$183,346
2023 · 3 contractors · $889K
NameLocationServicePaid
Pathstone Family Office LLCBoston, MAInvestment Mgmt$368,717
Enterprise Asset Management IncNew York, NYAdmin & Investment$337,500
Foundation SourceFairfield, CTAdministrative$182,533
2022 · 4 contractors · $853K
NameLocationServicePaid
Enterprise Asset Management IncNew York, NYADMIN & INVESTMENT$300,000
Dyson Capital Advisors LLCAlexandria, VAInvestment Mgmt$268,261
Foundation SourceFairfield, CTAdministrative$193,472
Pathstone Family Office LLCBoston, MAInvestment Mgmt$91,493
2021 · 3 contractors · $786K
NameLocationServicePaid
Dyson Capital Advisors LLCAlexandria, VAInvestment Mgmt$305,041
Enterprise Asset Management IncNew York, NYADMIN & INVESTMENT$292,500
Foundation SourceFairfield, CTAdministrative$188,323
2020 · 3 contractors · $760K
NameLocationServicePaid
Dyson Capital Advisors LLCAlexandria, VAInvestment Mgmt$296,156
Enterprise Asset Management IncNew York, NYAdmin & Investment$270,000
Foundation SourceFairfield, CTAdministrative$194,269

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 · 110 grants to organizations · $18.2M
2023 · 108 grants to organizations · $17.5M
2022 · 99 grants to organizations · $19.2M
2021 · 78 grants to organizations · $19.1M
2020 · 92 grants to organizations · $21.1M

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 · $18.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 James Robert Person Stamford, CT $18,404,071$18,293,618 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $242K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 James Robert Person Stamford, CT $242,354$242,354 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · 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 ↗
$32,809,719$22,292,572 $169,558,859$169,558,859 $18,404,071- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,975,536$22,350,008 $159,041,712$159,041,712 $0- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,973,161$23,888,944 $167,416,184$167,416,184 $0- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,953,869$23,201,632 $180,331,967$180,331,967 $242,354- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,958,631$26,732,470 $183,578,973$183,578,973 $0- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46$1,375 $8,680$8,680 $0- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

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BAND FOUNDATIONDET20 $23,273,660$7,995,500 Chair, Dir$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CADENCE GIVING FOUNDATION INCDET20 $21,683,114$3,166,294 Dir$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
AURORA FOUNDATIONDET20 $50,813,730$55,931,988 INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHARTER ROAD FOUNDATIONDET20 $40,370,185$26,736 PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HEAD & HEART FOUNDATION TRDET20 $27,385,428$13,953,693 CORPORATE TRUSTEE$480,134 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THURSTON FOUNDATIONDET20 $21,667,635$2,943,621 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LA VIDA FELIZ FOUNDATIONDET20 $29,056,994$2,777,656 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GRANT-MAKING FOUNDATIONDET20 $22,788,772$151,110 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MAINWARING FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET20 $20,467,587$236,189 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE DANIELS FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET20 $20,532,637$333,628 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PSQUARED CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONDET20 $17,058,355$5,914,479 Dir, Sec, Treas$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GE LI & NING ZHAO FAMILY FOUNDATIONDET20 $29,598,316$2,658,820 Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
EMMET FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONDET20 $40,935,116$22,143,131 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$671,685 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MARGERET ELLEN NIELSEN FOUNDATIONDET20 $17,328,202$1,184,535 Dir, Sec, Treas$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROBERT AND RITA ELMEN FOUNDATIONSDT20 $20,026,745$5,087,047 TREASURER$52,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
JAMES AND JUDITH K DIMON FOUNDATIONNYT20 $61,378,560$11,324,103 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE ROBERT D AND PATRICIA E KERN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $52,929,251$97,266,071 DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$845,763 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
2A FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $23,785,076$5,952,675 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
ARBOUR WAY FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $30,415,297$5,239,729 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SOL FOUNDATION INCINT20 $25,017,976$89,482 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
LOR FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $18,682,392$21,239,727 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$339,435 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
THE GRACE AND MERCY FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $53,086,707$60,546,988 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$1,416,798 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SOMA FOUNDATION INCGAT20 $40,499,313$15,561,665 DIRECTOR$200,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
SABA FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $24,600,805$1,350,196 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x
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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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
W N REYNOLDS RESIDUARY TR NECT Private foundation$83,386,6326 12017–2024 Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
ZACHARY SMITH REYNOLDS TRUST Private foundation$79,846,1548 12017–2024 Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
THE FULLER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$19,550,0002 12018–2019 THE GRACE AND MERCY FOUNDATION INC
JKW FOUNDATION TR UA 092597 Private foundation$17,497,1851 12025–2025 KAT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC
ANNA MARIA AND STEPHEN KELLEN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$11,153,4181 12014–2014 DENISE AND MICHAEL KELLEN FOUNDATION INC
H SMITH RICHARDSON CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$10,142,0004 12021–2024 SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC
MISSISSIPPI POWER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$8,993,1361 12011–2011 MISSISSIPPI POWER FOUNDATION INC
EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Private foundation$4,277,5004 12022–2024 TINKER ISLAND FOUNDATION
Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc Private foundation$4,021,0006 12016–2018 S & R FOUNDATION
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Private foundation$1,500,0001 12011–2011 Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$900,0003 12022–2024 Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
UNITED STATES JAPAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$110,0012 12012–2016 S & R FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$41,0002 22016–2019 UGA REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION INC; S & R FOUNDATION
ONWARD A LEGACY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$21,1271 12021–2021 LOR FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$21,0002 12015–2016 S & R FOUNDATION

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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 · $22,292,572 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,194,400 · events $13,274
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $18,194,400 81.6%
Other expenses $3,008,563 13.5%
Fees: other professional $803,801 3.6%
Taxes $213,316 1.0%
Interest $28,759 0.1%
Occupancy $26,091 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,274 0.1%
Printing and publications $4,368 0.0%
Total$22,292,572100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $22,350,008 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,539,400 · events $15,172
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $17,539,400 78.5%
Other expenses $3,563,002 15.9%
Fees: other professional $736,970 3.3%
Taxes $477,669 2.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $15,172 0.1%
Printing and publications $7,824 0.0%
Interest $6,543 0.0%
Fees: legal $3,428 0.0%
Total$22,350,008100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $23,888,944 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,185,767 · events $16,859
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $19,185,767 80.3%
Other expenses $3,536,752 14.8%
Fees: other professional $665,167 2.8%
Taxes $459,007 1.9%
Interest $20,763 0.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $16,859 0.1%
Printing and publications $4,629 0.0%
Total$23,888,944100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $23,201,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,071,000 · events $5,866
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $19,071,000 82.2%
Other expenses $3,340,681 14.4%
Fees: other professional $605,489 2.6%
Taxes $148,711 0.6%
Interest $17,165 0.1%
Printing and publications $11,088 0.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $5,866 0.0%
Fees: legal $1,632 0.0%
Total$23,201,632100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $26,732,470 spent · pay $0 · grants $21,054,461 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $21,054,461 78.8%
Other expenses $4,377,701 16.4%
Taxes $721,579 2.7%
Fees: other professional $577,092 2.2%
Interest $1,637 0.0%
Total$26,732,470100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $1,375 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses $1,375 100.0%
Total$1,375100%

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