The Joyce Carol Oates Foundation Inc
EIN 223770822Total Given 2016–2023
$90K
80 grants · $11K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $500–$1K
grant size
40%
supporter · 17/43 multi-year
repeat
$404K
Assets (2023)
43
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(609) 303-0146
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $10K | $245K | $3K | 13 |
| 2017 | $11K | $243K | $10K | 13 |
| 2018 | $15K | $222K | $11K | 13 |
| 2020 | $14K | $429K | $214K | 11 |
| 2022 | $18K | $394K | $15K | 14 |
| 2023 | $22K | $404K | $10K | 16 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 80 grants on record
Minimum
$75
25th Pctl
$500
Median
$1K
Average
$1K
75th Pctl
$1K
Maximum
$5K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JS
Joyce C Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/ Treasurer
Leadership
GJ
Gregory Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
AV
Arthur Vanderbilt
3 yrs
Trustee
BQ
Barry Qualls
3 yrs
Trustee
RL
Richard Levao
5 yrs
Trustee
JS
Joyce C Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/ Treasurer
Leadership
RL
Richard Levao
5 yrs
Trustee
GJ
Gregory Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
AV
Arthur Vanderbilt
3 yrs
Trustee
BQ
Barry Qualls
3 yrs
Trustee
JS
Joyce C Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/ Treasurer
Leadership
RL
Richard Levao
5 yrs
Trustee
GJ
Gregory Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
AV
Arthur Vanderbilt
3 yrs
Trustee
BQ
Barry Qualls
3 yrs
Trustee
JS
Joyce Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/Acting Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RL
Richard Levao
5 yrs
Trustee
JS
Joyce Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/Trustee
Leadership
CG
Charles G Gross
2 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
RL
Richard Levao
5 yrs
Trustee
JS
Joyce Smith
3 yrs
President/Sectry/Trustee
Leadership
CG
Charles G Gross
2 yrs
Treasurer/Trustee
Leadership
MS
Matthew Shmanske
Trustee
GJ
Greg Johnson
Trustee
Grants Awarded (80 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Center for Fiction | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $5,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| Bloomfield College | Bloomfield, NJ | $3,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2018 |
| Millsaps Collage | Jackson, MS | $3,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2018 |
| Centurion | New York, NY | $3,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2016 |
| Bloomfield College | Bloomfield, NJ | $3,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2017 |
| American Philosophical Association | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| Bard College | Annandaleonhudson, NY | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| Centurion Ministries | Princeton, NJ | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| News Literacy Project | Washington, DC | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| Save a Friend to Homeless Animals | Skillman, NJ | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| The Center for Fiction | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| The Watershed Institute | Pennington, NJ | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| Woodstock Farm Sanctuary | High Falls, NY | $2,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| American Humanist Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| American Philosophical Association | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Centurion Ministries | Princeton, NJ | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Narrative | New York, NY | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| News Literacy Project | Washington, DC | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Pushcart Prize Fellowships Inc | Wainscott, NY | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Save a Friend to Homeless Animals | Skillman, NJ | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| The Watershed Institute | Pennington, NJ | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Salmagundi Club | New York, NY | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Poets & Writers | New York, NY | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Audubon Society | Red Bank, NJ | $1,000 | TO THEIR GENERAL FUND | 2022 |