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JAMES A MEADOR FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2019–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $654K · expenses $628K · assets $9.0M

EIN
54-0795438
Address
305 ROANOKE BLVD, SALEM, VA 24153-5009
NTEE code
-
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1966
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Cathie M Thomas PRESIDENT/TREASURER2019-2024 $53,243$217,831 2
Susan Tinsley VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY2019-2024 $53,243$217,831 2

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $106K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $53,243-$0 $53,2432
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $53,243-$0 $53,2432
2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $97K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $48,692-$0 $48,6922
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $48,692-$0 $48,6922
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $26,915-$0 $26,9152
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $26,915-$0 $26,9152
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $70K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $35,136-$0 $35,1362
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $35,136-$0 $35,1362
2020 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $27,030-$0 $27,0302
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $27,030-$0 $27,0302
2019 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $54K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHIE M THOMAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER5 $26,815-$0 $26,8152
SUSAN TINSLEY VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY5 $26,815-$0 $26,8152

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 19 grants to organizations · $422K · 1 returned · -$1K
2023 · 21 grants to organizations · $578K
2022 · 26 grants to organizations · $571K
2021 · 25 grants to organizations · $593K
2020 · 20 grants to organizations · $418K
2019 · 19 grants to organizations · $582K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

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 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$654,298$627,879 $9,045,005$9,044,525 -- $106,486--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,675$760,974 $9,018,586$9,018,106 -- $97,384--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,607$734,170 $9,654,885$9,654,405 -- $53,830--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$391,314$840,892 $10,314,448$10,313,968 -- $70,272--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,744,304$550,972 $10,764,026$10,763,546 -- $54,060--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$494,082$699,535 $6,570,694$6,570,214 -- $53,630--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
JAMES R MEADOWS JR FOUNDATIONTNNot reported $1,299,475$1,488,065 DIRECTOR$760 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES M COX FOUNDATIONMNNot reported $349,238$160,059 TRUSTEE$34,593 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MES FOUNDATIONMEB82 $443,675$327,562 President/Executive Director$59,415 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MEAD FOUNDATIONOHT20 $862,941$415,038 TRUSTEE$54,365 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES F BELL FOUNDATIONMNNot reported $575,871$686,237 TRUSTEE$15,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES BAIRD FOUNDATIONMDP20 $522,414$500 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES L KIM FOUNDATIONCAT20 $426,012$383,746 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES KEENE FOUNDATIONNYNot reported $353,882$609,289 DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES C ACHESON FOUNDATIONMIT22 $1,174,061$802,143 TRUSTEE/DIRE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES & MELITA A MCDONOUGH FOUNDATIONIAT20 $766,197$518,962 President$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
J A FOUNDATIONPAP99 $745,313$50,251 PRESIDENT / TREASURER$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
ADAMES FOUNDATIONMDT20 $551,653$757,249 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & SECRETARY$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMESTOWN FOUNDATIONDCQ30 $619,825$1,610,066 PRESIDENT/CEO - FORMER$404,526 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES F BYRNES FOUNDATIONSCNot reported $683,369$405,297 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES NISLAR FOUNDATIONTXT22 $798,614$1,168,054 TRUSTEE$56,572 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES W EATON FOUNDATIONCAP20 $437,671$341,270 CFO$10,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES S HERR FOUNDATIONPANot reported $1,034,870$601,271 DIRECTOR$2,000 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES G HART FOUNDATIONILT22 $1,088,099$978,908 PRES & TREAS/DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES MEGELLAS FOUNDATION INCWVB12 $362,756$343,927 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES MERRILL HOUSE FOUNDATIONCTA80 $624,556$199,786 Chairman$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MESA FOUNDATIONFLT20 $782,763$198,761 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES A KIDD FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSCAA6E $513,520$0 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES AND GAIL MANZ FOUNDATIONILT20 $477,274$81,471 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
MEADOWLARK FOUNDATIONNYT20 $928,064$4,704,398 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
JAMES M FORD FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT12 $950,747$1,300,000 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x

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
THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$1,351,4283 12023–2024 JAMES FOUNDATION
SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,282,7079 12020–2024 JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION
SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,276,96414 12020–2024 JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$825,0003 12022–2024 MESA FOUNDATION
HELLEN INGRAM PLUMMER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$790,0002 12023–2024 JAMES MERRILL HOUSE FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$666,75014 42018–2024 MESA FOUNDATION; JAMES L QUINT FOUNDATION; JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION; JAMES127 FOUNDATION
MERRILL FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$320,0003 12022–2024 JAMES MERRILL HOUSE FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$247,05015 32016–2024 JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION; JAMES MERRILL HOUSE FOUNDATION; MESA FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$151,0005 12020–2024 JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$120,0005 12021–2024 JAMES127 FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO DAF sponsor$110,0252 12022–2023 MESA FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,9938 22012–2022 JAMES127 FOUNDATION; JAMES F BYRNES FOUNDATION
COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS Private foundation$100,0005 12020–2024 AMES FOUNDATION
LUIS VON AHN FOUNDATION Private foundation$95,0002 12023–2024 MESO FOUNDATION
EDEN BRIDGE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$75,0005 12019–2024 MEAT 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.

2024 · Form 990PF · $627,879 spent · pay $106,486 · grants $421,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $421,250 67.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $106,486 17.0%
Fees: other professional $82,454 13.1%
Fees: accounting $16,245 2.6%
Fees: legal $1,020 0.2%
Taxes $412 0.1%
Other expenses $12 0.0%
Total$627,879100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $760,974 spent · pay $97,384 · grants $577,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $577,700 75.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $97,384 12.8%
Fees: other professional $72,911 9.6%
Fees: accounting $11,872 1.6%
Taxes $856 0.1%
Other expenses $251 0.0%
Total$760,974100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $734,170 spent · pay $53,830 · grants $571,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $571,000 77.8%
Fees: other professional $78,282 10.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $53,830 7.3%
Fees: accounting $19,622 2.7%
Taxes $10,970 1.5%
Fees: legal $452 0.1%
Other expenses $14 0.0%
Total$734,170100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $840,892 spent · pay $70,272 · grants $593,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $593,000 70.5%
Fees: other professional $83,846 10.0%
Taxes $70,702 8.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $70,272 8.4%
Fees: accounting $21,776 2.6%
Other expenses $1,296 0.2%
Total$840,892100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $550,972 spent · pay $54,060 · grants $417,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $417,500 75.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $54,060 9.8%
Fees: other professional $45,184 8.2%
Fees: accounting $21,498 3.9%
Taxes $12,511 2.3%
Other expenses $219 0.0%
Total$550,972100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $699,535 spent · pay $53,630 · grants $581,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $581,500 83.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $53,630 7.7%
Fees: other professional $30,198 4.3%
Fees: accounting $26,410 3.8%
Taxes $7,189 1.0%
Other expenses $608 0.1%
Total$699,535100%

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