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JESSIE BANKS FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $197K · expenses $205K · assets $22K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
30-0051001
Address
650 PALISADES AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632-1830
Website
WWW.JESSIEBANKSFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2002
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Mission

PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND GLOBAL MISSION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Sharon Banks Williams PRESIDENT2014-2025 $12,000$12,000 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $12K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS WILLIAMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$12,000 $12,0001
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS WILLIAMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS WILLIAMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS WILLIAMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS WILLIAMS PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON BANKS-WILLIAMS PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,924$205,129 $21,776$21,776 $196,924$0 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,712$180,709 $29,981$29,981 $186,712$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$182,063$171,959 $23,978$23,978 $182,063$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,593$185,596 $13,874$13,874 $197,593$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,908$54,031 $1,877$1,877 $55,908$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$15,395 $0$0 $0$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,547$119,931 $0$0 $118,547$0 $000
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,851$98,896 $0$0 $92,851$0 $000
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,742$110,115 $50,161$50,161 $109,742$0 $000
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,724$62,502 $50,534$50,534 $74,724$0 $000
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,440$57,596 $38,312$38,312 $79,440$0 -0-
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,742$80,973 $16,468$16,468 $62,742$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $26,675 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,200 2024$10,200
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,800 2024$7,800
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SHOW ME YOUR HEART FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$6,925 2019$6,925
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Kenneth A Forde & Kareitha O Forde Private Family Fdn Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Jessie Banks Foundation” 2014-2017 4$1,300 2017$300
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FORE THEIR FUTURE INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JESSIE BANKS FOUNDATION” 2024 1$450 2024$450
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LEROY W HOMER JR FOUNDATION NEW JERSEY NON PROFIT CORPORATIONNJB82 $230,329$57,897 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
JACKSON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCNJB82 $179,780$138,325 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,232,82464 222016–2024 LAO LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION; HARLANDALE EDUCATION FOUNDATION; FARTHER FOUNDATION; SHAUN OHARA FOUNDATION INC and 18 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$917,46528 82010–2024 CHRISTIAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF ARIZONA; HISPANIC SCHOLASTIC FUNDS CONSORTIUM; CRC FOUNDATION INC; ROSE & WOMBLE FOUNDATION INC and 4 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$687,48222 92019–2024 KEATS USA INC; VIETNAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; FARTHER FOUNDATION; KYUNG HEE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION and 5 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$652,88524 152017–2024 KYUNG HEE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION; CHILDRENS GLOBAL EDUCATION FUND INC; SPRING FOUNDATION; CLIFTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION and 11 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$433,5009 42020–2024 ROTARY CLUB OF AIKEN FOUNDATION; FARTHER FOUNDATION; VIETNAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; GAMMA XI BOULE FOUNDATION INC
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$330,0004 12021–2024 IVORY BRIDGES FOUNDATION
SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$320,0003 12019–2023 ROEVER FOUNDATION INC
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$242,2267 32012–2024 ERUDEE FOUNDATION; CAMAS FOUNDATION; VIETNAM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$226,0008 52016–2024 CARABINER COLLECTIVE INC; HISPANIC SCHOLASTIC FUNDS CONSORTIUM; GAMMA XI BOULE FOUNDATION INC; LUKE HOMAN FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$220,0004 22014–2022 ROEVER FOUNDATION INC; TOMBALL ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $205,129 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $0 · events $2,533
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $167,912$143,862$24,050- 81.9%
Fees: management $12,413$12,413-- 6.1%
Other salaries and wages $12,000-$12,000- 5.8%
Office expenses $9,339$9,339-- 4.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,533$2,533-- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $421$421-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $350$350-- 0.2%
Travel $161$161-- 0.1%
Total$205,129100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $180,709 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,364
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $142,455$134,955$7,500- 78.8%
Fees: management $13,861$13,861-- 7.7%
Other (as described)AV $10,000-$10,000- 5.5%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT $3,150$3,150-- 1.7%
Other (as described)DECOR FLOWERS $2,974$2,974-- 1.6%
Office expenses $2,497$2,497-- 1.4%
Other (as described)AWARDS AND TROPHIES $1,475$1,475-- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,454$1,454-- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,364$1,364-- 0.8%
Travel $1,129$1,129-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $350$350-- 0.2%
Total$180,709100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $171,959 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $131,240
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventSCHOLARSHIPS AND GALA EXPS $55,085$20,000$35,085- 32.0%
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING EXPS $33,950$33,950-- 19.7%
Other (as described) EventGALA EVENTS $23,840$23,840-- 13.9%
Other (as described) EventGOLF EVENTS $15,095$15,095-- 8.8%
Fees: management $14,461$14,461-- 8.4%
Advertising and promotion $7,435$7,435-- 4.3%
Office expenses $7,348$7,348-- 4.3%
Payments to affiliates $6,578$6,578-- 3.8%
All other expenses $3,347$3,347-- 1.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,270$3,270-- 1.9%
Travel $1,200$1,200-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $350$350-- 0.2%
Total$171,959100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $185,596 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $126,933
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventSCHOLARSHIPS AND GALA EXPS $65,249$30,000$35,249- 35.2%
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING AND GALA EXPS $44,295$29,937$14,358- 23.9%
Fees: management $33,209$33,209-- 17.9%
Other (as described) EventEVENTS GALA $13,273$13,273-- 7.2%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $10,050$10,050-- 5.4%
Office expenses $6,151$6,151-- 3.3%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $6,007-$6,007- 3.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,116$4,116-- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,896$1,896-- 1.0%
Travel $850$850-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $500$500-- 0.3%
Total$185,596100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $54,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $25,714
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING $21,370--- 39.6%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $9,704--- 18.0%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $9,300--- 17.2%
Other (as described)RECONSTRUCTION OFFICE AND DECORATIONS $4,444--- 8.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,344$4,344-- 8.0%
Fees: management $1,615$1,615-- 3.0%
Advertising and promotion $1,279$1,279-- 2.4%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $1,051$1,051-- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $550$550-- 1.0%
Travel $374$374-- 0.7%
Total$54,031100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $15,395 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $12,000$12,000-- 77.9%
Other (as described)OPERATING COSTS $2,845$2,845-- 18.5%
Fees: accounting $550$550-- 3.6%
Total$15,395100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $119,931 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $29,937
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MARRIOT $30,617$30,617-- 25.5%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $30,000$30,000-- 25.0%
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING $29,937$29,937-- 25.0%
All other expenses $24,137$24,137-- 20.1%
Other (as described)DECORATIONS/FLOWERS $5,240$5,240-- 4.4%
Total$119,931100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $98,896 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $20,910
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $26,506$26,506-- 26.8%
Other (as described)MARRIOT $23,480$23,480-- 23.7%
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING $20,910$20,910-- 21.1%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $18,000$18,000-- 18.2%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT $10,000$10,000-- 10.1%
Total$98,896100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $110,115 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $15,147
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MARRIOT $32,915$32,915-- 29.9%
All other expenses $30,053$30,053-- 27.3%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $22,000$22,000-- 20.0%
Other (as described) EventGOLF OUTING $15,147$15,147-- 13.8%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT $10,000$10,000-- 9.1%
Total$110,115100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $62,502 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MARRIOT $20,915$20,915-- 33.5%
All other expenses $17,499$17,499-- 28.0%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $17,020$17,020-- 27.2%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT $3,750$3,750-- 6.0%
Other (as described)PRINTING $3,318$3,318-- 5.3%
Total$62,502100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $57,596 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $25,209
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventDINNER $25,209$25,209-- 43.8%
All other expenses $15,876$15,876-- 27.6%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $6,000$6,000-- 10.4%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $5,536$5,536-- 9.6%
Other (as described)ENTERTAINMENT $4,975$4,975-- 8.6%
Total$57,596100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $80,973 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $25,188
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventDINNER $25,188$25,188-- 31.1%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $24,001$24,001-- 29.6%
All other expenses $19,837$19,837-- 24.5%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE $6,635$6,635-- 8.2%
Other (as described)BUSINESS CONFERENCE $5,312$5,312-- 6.6%
Total$80,973100%

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