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Filing year 2024

DOW JONES FOUNDATION

New York, New York·EIN 27-1756118·NTEE T30 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.3M
Total assets
$199k
Total expenses
$1.2M
Reported officers
9

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. DOW JONES FOUNDATION reported 9 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Vp, Sec, A.
Treasurer
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.2M

Itemized grants

19

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DOW JONES NEWS FUND DOW JONES NEWS FUNDPRINCETON, NJCONTINUE THE 2023 PILOT PROGRAM$350k
ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT ONAS WOMENS LEADERSHIP$125k
EASTER SEALS INC EASTER SEALS INCCHICAGO, ILSUPPORT COMMUNITY GRANTS$110k
THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC THE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INCWASHINGTON, DCPROVIDE ESSENTIAL UNDERWRITING$100k
STOP THE TRAFFIK STOP THE TRAFFIKLONDON, UKSUPPORT DATA AND TECHNOLOGY$100k
OUT IN TECH INC OUT IN TECH INCNEW YORK, NYSUPPORT THE OUT IN TECH U MENTORSHIP$50k
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESSWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT THE NELSON/DOW JONES FOUND$50k
INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSIONWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING$50k
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTSNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25k
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALIST INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR JOURNALISTSWASHINGTON, DCCONTINUATION OF OUR WEBINAR SERIES$25k
TEACH FOR ALL TEACH FOR ALLNEW YORK, NYDEVELOPING LEADERSHIP TO LEVERAGE$25k
RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC RISE AGAINST HUNGER INCRALEIGH, NCSUPPORT SUPPORT RISE AGAINST HUNGERS$25k
FREEDOM HOUSE FREEDOM HOUSEWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT JOURNALISM AND FREE PRESS$25k
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDAT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT FOR IWMF OPERATIONS$20k
ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIAT ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM$15k
NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIA NATIVE AMERICAN JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATIONNORMAN, OKSUPPORT THE RED PRESS INITIATIVE$15k
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTSWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT NATIONAL HISPANIC JOURNALIST$15k
NATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY JOURNALIST NATIONAL LESBIAN AND GAY JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATIONWASHINGTON, DCSUPPORT THE ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAMMING$15k
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTSCOLLEGE PARK, MDSUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT$15k
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

DOW JONES FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.3M
$1.3M
2023
$1.3M
$1.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

DOW JONES FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,519 organizations across 2,519 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for New York
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What are DOW JONES FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, DOW JONES FOUNDATION reported $1.3M in total revenue and $1.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.