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JOYJ INITIATIVE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $75K · expenses $45K · assets $163K

EIN
47-2008133
Address
152 W 71ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10023-4005
Website
joyj.org
NTEE code
K30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

Our mission statement is: In a world where connections are increasingly superficial, we aim to foster meaningful human connections by offering unique programs for groups and individuals to provide aid and comfort to those experiencing

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Nick Loury Treasurer2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michele Marotta President2019-2024 21 $0 reported 1
Leila Araiche Director2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Davina Faust Director2019-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Louise Ulman Director2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brian Kelly Secretary2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Andrew Birnbaum (former) Director2019-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0-$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director3 $0-$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0-$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $0-$0 $01
Brian Kelly Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0-$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director3 $0-$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0-$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $0-$0 $01
Brian Kelly Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0-$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director3 $0-$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0-$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $0-$0 $01
Brian Kelly Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer4 $0-$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0-$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director3 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Birnbaum Director0 $0-$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0-$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $0-$0 $01
Brian Kelly Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4,739 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0$0$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Birnbaum Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Brian Kelly Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nick Loury Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
Michele Marotta President21 $0-$0 $01
Leila Araiche Director1 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Birnbaum Director0 $0-$0 $01
Davina Faust Director3 $0-$0 $01
Louise Ulman Director0 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,708$45,239 $162,805$162,805 $69,843$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,148$71,313 $142,001$131,937 $94,670$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,335$129,639 $118,820$106,102 $49,668$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,069$192,753 $191,388$185,406 $156,533$0 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$866,626$734,902 $222,745$221,090 $866,626$0 $004,739
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,612$72,953 $93,076$84,366 $133,652$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,612$72,953 $93,076$84,366 $133,652$0 ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $309,647 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. 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
PEPSICO FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2020 1$200,000 2020$200,000
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ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2020-2021 2$50,000 2021$25,000
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BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JoyJ Initiative” 2019 1$20,000 2019$20,000
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GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$18,000 2019$18,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$15,253 2022$5,049
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MERRITT CHARITABLE FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2020-2021 2$5,129 2021$2,500
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KATE SPADE NEW YORK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2020 1$900 2020$900
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VAN PELTBASS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2019 1$250 2019$250
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2020-2023 4$65 2023$24
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ARCUS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JOYJ INITIATIVE” 2020 1$50 2020$50
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $45,239 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,868 97.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,371 3.0%
Total$45,239100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $71,313 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $68,012 95.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,301 4.6%
Total$71,313100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $129,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $127,764 98.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,838 1.4%
Benefits paid to members $37 0.0%
Total$129,639100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $192,753 spent · pay $65,727 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $124,451 64.6%
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Total$192,753100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $734,902 spent · pay $0 · grants $675,282 · events $0
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Grants to US organizations and governments $675,282$675,282-- 91.9%
Other (as described)Costs of care packages for homeless outreaches $47,887$47,887$0$0 6.5%
Fees: professional fundraisers $6,538--$6,538 0.9%
Fees: other services $2,222-$2,222- 0.3%
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Insurance $835-$835- 0.1%
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2019 · Form 990EZ · $72,953 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10,341
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $72,178 98.9%
Fees to independent contractors $750 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $25 0.0%
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Total$72,953100%

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