The Jam Family Foundation concentrates its modest grantmaking on local, faith-oriented education and youth recreational programming. Most dollars go to a small number of repeat beneficiaries—notably a regional swimming association and nearby Christian/Catholic schools—indicating a preference for direct operational support to community institutions in smaller towns.
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with repeats to the same organizations. Majority of dollars directed to one flagship grantee (swimming association) and two faith-based schools/parish programs.
Jam Family Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of recurring support for a small group of education and youth-serving organizations, especially a regional swimming association and several faith-based schools and churches. Its largest recent award went to Blossburg Area Swimming Association, which received $32,690 in 2025 after a $31,206 grant in 2024, making that program one of the foundation’s most visible ongoing commitments. The foundation also backed Bethany Christian School with grants of $10,450 in 2024 and $10,362 in 2025, alongside earlier support of $9,500 in 2023, showing sustained attention to Christian K–12 education. Another repeated recipient, St Henry Catholic Church, received $12,500 in 2023, $5,000 in 2024, and $10,000 in 2025 for educational purposes. The pattern suggests a funder that favors direct support for community institutions rather than a broad portfolio of many unrelated awards. Smaller grants extend that same approach to local recreation, parish-based education, and nearby community organizations.
In youth swimming, Jam Family Foundation Inc. gave $32,690 in 2025 to Blossburg Area Swimming Association and $2,000 in 2023 to Blossburg Swimming Pool Foundation. In Christian education, Bethany Christian School received $10,362 in 2025 and $10,450 in 2024, continuing a prior $9,500 grant in 2023. Parish-linked education is another thread: St Henry Catholic Church was funded at $10,000 in 2025, $5,000 in 2024, and $12,500 in 2023, all marked educational. The foundation also makes smaller community grants tied to recreation and local services, including $3,000 to Blue Ridge Junior Golf Tour in 2023, $2,500 to Princeton Health & Fitness Center in 2025, and $1,500 to Mercer Co Animal Shelter in 2024.
Typical grant size is small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. The recent record also shows a handful of larger operating-style awards above that range, concentrated in repeated beneficiaries across multiple years. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Bethany Christian School, St Henry Catholic Church, and Dickinson College, which points to recurring rather than one-off support. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. Grants are made regionally, with a strong in-state emphasis in West Virginia.
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Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 30% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Notable grantees: Blossburg Area Swimming Association, Bethany Christian School, St. Henry Catholic Church
Grantmaking is regionally focused and centered on West Virginia, which accounts for 30% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recipient locations also cluster in nearby places such as Bluefield and Princeton in West Virginia, plus Bluefield, Virginia. Other recurring recipient cities include Blossburg and Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and Nashville, Tennessee. The distribution is entirely domestic in the dataset, with all recorded grants going to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to education and youth recreation. Repeated recipients include a swimming association, Christian schools, a Catholic church with educational awards, and local recreation or community organizations such as a fitness center, junior golf tour, and animal shelters.
Recurring. Bethany Christian School appears with grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Henry Catholic Church also appears in all three years; and Dickinson College received awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,000. Larger awards do occur, but most grants in the recent record sit near or below that $2,000 level.
West Virginia is the top state by grant count, with 30% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Nearby West Virginia recipients include Bluefield Union Mission, Princeton Community Hospital Foundation, Princeton Health & Fitness Center, Tazewell County Animal Shelter, and Mercer Co Animal Shelter.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOSSBURG AREA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION | BLOSSBURG, PA | $32,690 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,362 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ST HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DICKINSON COLLEGE | CARLISLE, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PRINCETON HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER | PRINCETON, WV | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BLUEFIELD UNION MISSION | BLUEFIELD, WV | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $1,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BLUEFIELD LIONS CLUB | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| BLUEFIELD UNIVERSITY | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MERCER CO ANIMAL SHELTER | PRINCETON, WV | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TAZEWELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MEYERS PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WADE CENTER | BLUEFIELD, WV | $1,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| KIAWAH CONSERVANCY | KIAWAH ISLAND, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL | RICHMOND, VA | $738 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONCORD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | ATHENS, WV | $500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| APPALACHIAN ADULT & TEEN COLLEGE | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SALVATION ARMY | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHILD PROTECT OF MERCER CO INC | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GHS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BLUEFIELD, VA | $400 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | ALBEMARLE, NC | $300 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MARFAN FOUNDATION | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $263 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SMILE TRAIN | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HOPE FROM HARRISON FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $250 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BLOSSBURG AREA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION | BLOSSBURG, PA | $31,206 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,450 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| TOWN OF BLUEFIELD | BLUEFIELD, VA | $7,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ST HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DICKINSON COLLEGE | CARLISLE, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PRINCETON HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER | PRINCETON, WV | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MERCER CO ANIMAL SHELTER | PRINCETON, WV | $1,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TAZEWELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| VCU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY | RICHMOND, VA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| SOUTHEAST GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER RESCUE | MYAKKA CITY, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BLUEFIELD LIONS CLUB | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BLUEFIELD UNIVERSITY | BLUEFIELD, VA | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KIAWAH CONSERVANCY | KIAWAH ISLAND, SC | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL | JOHNS ISLAND, SC | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BLUEFIELD UNION MISSION | BLUEFIELD, WV | $750 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL | RICHMOND, VA | $564 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| PRINCETON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MEDZ4KIDZ FOUNDATION | PLANTATION, FL | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE MARFAN FOUNDATION | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| APPALACHIAN ADULT & TEEN COLLEGE | PRINCETON, WV | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
BLOSSBURG AREA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
$32,690CHARITABLE
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,362EDUCATIONAL
ST HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
DICKINSON COLLEGE
$2,500EDUCATIONAL
PRINCETON HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER
$2,500CHARITABLE
BLUEFIELD UNION MISSION
$2,500CHARITABLE
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
EDUCATIONAL
BLUEFIELD LIONS CLUB
$1,000CHARITABLE
ASPCA
$1,000CHARITABLE
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
$1,000RELIGIOUS
BLUEFIELD UNIVERSITY
$1,000EDUCATIONAL
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$1,000CHARITABLE
MERCER CO ANIMAL SHELTER
$1,000CHARITABLE
TAZEWELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
$1,000CHARITABLE
MEYERS PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$1,000CHARITABLE
WADE CENTER
$1,000EDUCATIONAL
KIAWAH CONSERVANCY
$1,000CHARITABLE
CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL
$738CHARITABLE
CONCORD UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$500EDUCATIONAL
ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$500CHARITABLE
APPALACHIAN ADULT & TEEN COLLEGE
$500CHARITABLE
SALVATION ARMY
$500CHARITABLE
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
$500RELIGIOUS
CHILD PROTECT OF MERCER CO INC
$500CHARITABLE
GHS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$400EDUCATIONAL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$300CHARITABLE
MARFAN FOUNDATION
$263CHARITABLE
SMILE TRAIN
$250CHARITABLE
HOPE FROM HARRISON FOUNDATION
$250CHARITABLE
BLOSSBURG AREA SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
$31,206CHARITABLE
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$10,450EDUCATIONAL
TOWN OF BLUEFIELD
$7,500CHARITABLE
ST HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
DICKINSON COLLEGE
$2,500EDUCATIONAL
PRINCETON HEALTH & FITNESS CENTER
$2,500CHARITABLE
MERCER CO ANIMAL SHELTER
$1,500CHARITABLE
TAZEWELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER
$1,500CHARITABLE
VCU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
$1,000EDUCATIONAL
SOUTHEAST GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER RESCUE
$1,000CHARITABLE
BLUEFIELD LIONS CLUB
$1,000CHARITABLE
BLUEFIELD UNIVERSITY
$1,000EDUCATIONAL
ASPCA
$1,000CHARITABLE
KIAWAH CONSERVANCY
$1,000CHARITABLE
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
$1,000EDUCATIONAL
BLUEFIELD UNION MISSION
$750CHARITABLE
CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL
$564CHARITABLE
PRINCETON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
$500EDUCATIONAL
MEDZ4KIDZ FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE
THE MARFAN FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE
APPALACHIAN ADULT & TEEN COLLEGE
$500CHARITABLE