Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc
EIN 463298762
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$76.9M
377 grants · $19.2M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $25K–$125K
grant size
57%
supporter · 65/114 multi-year
repeat
$200.1M
Assets (2023)
114
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.1M | $230.1M | $12.0M | 92 |
| 2021 | $19.1M | $246.3M | $20.0M | 78 |
| 2022 | $19.2M | $208.1M | $11.0M | 99 |
| 2023 | $17.5M | $200.1M | $14.0M | 108 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 377 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$50K
Average
$204K
75th Pctl
$125K
Maximum
$6.1M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (377 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $6,125,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $5,000,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $2,500,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $2,500,000 | Second installment of Paglia Family Endowed Scholarship | 2023 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | First installment capital pledge | 2020 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | Second installment of pledge | 2020 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | THIRD INSTALLMENT of a pledge to ANDOVER HALL RENEWAL FUND | 2020 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | Second installment CAPITAL PLEDGE | 2021 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | third installment of PLEDGE | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF A PLEDGE TO ANDOVER HALL RENEWAL FUND | 2021 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College - Harvard | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | first installment of pledge to support the Online Master's Degree Support Fund | 2021 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | Third installment of $10,000,000 pledge in support of the Carnegie Endowment's capital campaign | 2022 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | HBS Endowment Holding Fund for Gifts | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | The fifth and final installment of the Gift Agreement between the President and Fellows of Harvard College on behalf... | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | for Harvard Graduate School of Education Online Master's Degree Support Fund | 2022 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | Fourth installment of $10,000,000 pledge in support of the Carnegie Endowment's capital campaign | 2023 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $2,000,000 | Final payment of pledge dated 5/7/2019. Designation HBS Endowment Holding Fund for New Gifts. | 2023 |
| Chappaqua School Foundation Inc | Chappaqua, NY | $1,500,000 | For construction of the climate controlled multizone greenhouse | 2020 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,000,000 | First installment of $4 million pledge pursuant to pledge agreement dated January 4, 2022. | 2022 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | Final payment of pledge dated 6/14/21 to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to support the Online Master's... | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,000,000 | Second installment of a four-year pledge agreement dated 1/4/2022 payable to the International Quilt Museum Endowment Fund. | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $650,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $600,000 | FINAL INSTALLMENT TO ESTABLISH THE ENDOWED ROBERT G. JAMES CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSORSHIP FOR JUNIOR FACULTY... | 2020 |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | $550,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Chappaqua School Foundation Inc | Chappaqua, NY | $500,000 | FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED MULTIZONE GREENHOUSE | 2021 |