Filed as: JOEL DEAN FOUNDATION · Private foundation · EIN 13-6097306

Joel Dean Foundation Inc

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Bethesda, MD

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Tax year 2023 (period ending 2023-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2024 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202420959349100037
Total assets (EOY)$4,058,374
Grants paid$471,000
Typical (median) grant$2,000
Grants listed64
Giving in home state (MD)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K40
$5K–$25K21
$25K–$100K1
$100K+2

Smallest $300 · Largest $110,000

Geographic focus

CA
33%
OH
26%
NY
22%
MA
5%
PA
4%
DC
3%
NH
2%
VA
2%

Common purposes

endowmentdeanbiologicalsciencescomputertechnologysoftwareappsfinancialscholarship

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$471,000$4,058,37464

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2023.

Top recipients (tax year 2023)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Oberlin CollegeCLEVELAND, OHENDOWMENT$110,000
Opera San JoseSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$102,000
Columbia UniversityNEW YORK, NYDEAN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FUND$54,000
Religious Of The Sacred Heart Of Mary RshmTARRYTOWN, NYCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE, AND APPS$21,750
Children'S Hospital Of PhiladelphiaPHILADELPHIA, PAPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Givewell Top Charities FundOAKLAND, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Oberlin CollegeCLEVELAND, OHENDOWMENT$10,000
Student Conservation AssociationCHARLESTOWN, NHPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
The Leadership Conference On Civil And Human RightsWASHINGTON, DCPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
Theatre WorksPALO ALTO, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,000
Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School DistrictHASTINGSONHUDSON, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$6,000
Montalvo Arts CenterSARATOGA, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$6,000
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNEW YORK, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Appalachian Mountain ClubBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Columbia UniversityNEW YORK, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Harvey Mudd CollegeCLAREMONT, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Massachusetts Audobon SocietyLINCOLN, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Massachusetts General HospitalBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
National Alliance On Mental IllnessARLINGTON, VAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
San Jose JazzSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
San Jose Museum Of ArtSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Swarthmore CollegeSWARTHMORE, PAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
The Nature ConservancyARLINGTON, VAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Trustees Of The ReservationsBOSTON, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$5,000
Downtown College PrepSAN JOSE, CAPROGRAM SUPPORT$4,000
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