Reported officers (all unpaid)
No paid executives reported in 2023. Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.
Grants paid
Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.
Total granted
$17.5M
Itemized grants
108
Median grant
$50k
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | Second installment of Paglia Family Endowed Scholarship | $2.5M |
| CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE | WASHINGTON, DC | Fourth installment of $10,000,000 pledge in support of the Carnegie Endowment's capital campaign | $2M |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | Final payment of pledge dated 5/7/2019. Designation HBS Endowment Holding Fund for New Gifts. | $2M |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | Final payment of pledge dated 6/14/21 to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to support the Online Master's Degree Support Fund. | $1M |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | Second installment of a four-year pledge agreement dated 1/4/2022 payable to the International Quilt Museum Endowment Fund. | $1M |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION INC | NEWTON, MA | General & Unrestricted | $650k |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | First payment in a November 2022 four-year pledge, with payments beginning in 2023. | $500k |
| READWORKS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | First installment of a two-year pledge to support the strategic plan | $500k |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | The final installment in the pledge for The Paglia Family Post-Bac Research Fellowship | $387k |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | First installment of a five-year pledge dated 7/25/2023 to be directed to the Catherine James Paglia (MBA 1976) Search Fund Fellowship. | $300k |
| COOKE SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | First of two installments in a $500,000 capital grant. | $250k |
| P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | First installment of a four-year endowment challenge grant pledge dated 2022 for Sikkuy-Aufoq. | $250k |
| STAMFORD HOSPITAL | STAMFORD, CT | Second installment of $1,000,000 grant to The Campaign for Women and Babies. | $250k |
| LEO INC | LYNN, MA | Second installment of a five year pledge dated May 25, 2022. | $200k |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC | NEW YORK, NY | General & Unrestricted | $200k |
| P E F ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | to fund Sikkuy-Aufoq | $200k |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $80,000 to the HGSE Dean's Priorities Fund and $120,000 to the Centennial Scholars Fund. | $200k |
| ST PETERS LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MANHATTAN INC | NEW YORK, NY | The Conservation Endowment for the Nevelson Chapel | $200k |
| THE YANKEE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INC | HARTFORD, CT | Second installment of challenge grant | $200k |
| VMTS EDUCATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | General & Unrestricted | $200k |
| WALLIN EDUCATION PARTNERS | SAINT PAUL, MN | Second installment of a five year pledge of $1,000,000 for the 2022/2023 Academic Year. | $200k |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | First installment of a two year grant to MIT to support the research project Plant-Microbe Interactions in Soils: Big Roles for Small Molecules by Professor Darcy L. McRose. | $168k |
| DOANE UNIVERSITY | CRETE, NE | Second and final installment of pledge dated December 20th, 2021 to fund Robert and Ardis James Foundation Incubator | $150k |
| THE YANKEE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES INC | HARTFORD, CT | General support grant to help launch the CT Center for Educational Fairness | $150k |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | Second installment of $525,000 pledge dated December 2, 2021 for Robert and Ardis James Foundation Quilt House Operations Fund | $150k |
This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.
What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Delaware
Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Delaware earns a median of $18,000.
These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 447 organizations across 447 filings (2022 – 2024).
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In 2023, Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc reported $14M in total revenue and $22.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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