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EIN 36-6079185

The Joyce Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
35
City
Chicago
State
Illinois
Year formed
1949
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Joyce Foundation works with grantee partners to develop and advance policy reforms that promise to improve quality of life, promote community vitality, and strive for a fair society.
Total revenues
$63,765,035
2023
Total expenses
$77,162,152
2023
Total assets
$1,243,336,859
2023
Num. employees
35
2023

Grants made by The Joyce Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
IffMission Fund$625,000
Advance Illinois NFPEducation & Economic Mobility$500,000
Georgetown UniversityMission Fund$450,000
...and 356 more grants made totalling $39,040,243

Financials for The Joyce Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$29,882,185
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$39,307,758
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-5,424,908
Total revenues$63,765,035

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Data update history
February 23, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
February 18, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 6, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Political advocacyProvides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
321 N Clark St 1500
Chicago, IL 60654
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
joycefdn.org 
Phone
(312) 782-2464
Facebook page
JoyceFdn 
Twitter profile
@joycefdn 
IRS details
EIN
36-6079185
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1949
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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