Private Foundation

JOY FOUNDATION

JOY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in ASPEN, CO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $552K revenue, $802K expenses, $8.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 127 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.2M.

EIN: 364410533 ASPEN, CO Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$552K

Total Expenses$802K

Total Assets$8.1M

Grants Given127

Grant Total$4.2M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

INERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$257,200

AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$150,000

MAYO CLINIC

ROCHESTER, MN · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$100,000

ASPEN INSTITUTE

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$75,000

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

HAGERSTOWN, MD · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$22,100

Showing up to 5 of 127 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Elise Wanger Zell

VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Jenny Wanger

PRESIDENT Leah Joy Zell

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT

$4,158,387 127 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$552K	$802K	$8.1M
2023	$252K	$695K	$8.2M
2022	$96K	$666K	$8.1M
2020	$561K	$890K	$7.8M
2019	$99K	$975K	$8.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $99K to $552K (+455%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, IL, MA, MD, and 4 other states.

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