Je Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205655738
IRS 990-PF coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Irvine, CA, USA
Phone
9495003558
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,815,035
Expenses
$1,805,680

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 14 grants totaling $1,730,000. The stated grant purposes included research support to find a cure for alzheimer's disease., to assist in the support of liberty through limited government, personal responsibility and free enterprise., and assist with an initiative to provide music programs to veterans and health care workers to promote wellness and well-being., plus 11 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 69% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 97% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 48

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 18.03; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 99.6% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 48th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 48/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: Compensation paid to a disqualified person not reported.