The Joy Fund
Private foundation · Boulder, CO · EIN 86-2886210 · reported 2025
12grants reported
$9,750median award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$140Ktotal paid
6states reached
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy Forward Foundation TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT MAKE OUR NATION'S DEMOCRACY STRONG BY WORKING THROUGH TH | Washington DC, DC | $23,000 |
| Boulder Food Rescue FOOD REDISTRIBUTION - RESCUE FOOD THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO WASTE AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO LOW-INCOME C | Boulder, CO | $20,000 |
| Partnership With Native Americans FOOD AND WATER TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR STRONG, SELF-SUFFICIENT NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUN | Addison, TX | $20,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project TO PREVENT OUR DEMOCRACY FROM DECLINING INTO A MORE AUTHORITARIAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. WE DO THIS BY | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Ouray Food Pantry TO PROVIDE ONGOING FOOD SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OURAY COUNTY WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH | Ridgway, CO | $12,500 |
| Maine Needs WE STRIVE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MAINE MEET THEIR BASIC, MATERIAL NEEDS BY PROVIDING DO | Portland, ME | $12,000 |
| Camfed USA Foundation CATALYZE THE POWER OF THE MOST VULNERABLE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO CREATE THE FUTURE THEY IMAGINE FO | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 |
| Give Directly INC TO REDUCE POVERTY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO THOSE IN NEED | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Community Partners for the Civics Center CIVICS CENTER IS A VOTER REGISTRATION GROUP FOCUSED ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION ENCOUR | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Freedom OF the Press Foundation MISSION IS TO PROTECT, DEFEND, AND EMPOWER PUBLIC-INTEREST JOURNALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Sister Carmen Community Center INC PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS OF EAST BOULDER COUNTY WHO ARE IN NEED, WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION | Lafayette, CO | $5,000 |
| The Trust for Land Restoration INC THE MISSION IS TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT SIGNIFICANT SCENIC SITES AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPES IN THE SAN J | Ridgway, CO | $2,500 |
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