Childrens Jubilee Fund
Childrens Jubilee Fund is a small public charity based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provided need-based scholarships to help low-income urban K–12 students attend Christian schools. The organization’s 2024 IRS filing states that its board approved dissolution on August 5, 2025; from that date, it ceased new scholarship activity and fundraising, with remaining activity limited to winding down and distributing assets under its final plan of dissolution.
Childrens Jubilee Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $126,973
- -68.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $171,829
- -68.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $449,861
- -17.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Childrens Jubilee Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 5500 Tabor Ave, Philadlephia, PA 19120
Phone: (215) 233-9866
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Childrens Jubilee Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 19 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing describes scholarships for low-income urban K–12 youth attending the organization’s network of Christian schools. The listed 2021 grantees were based in Philadelphia and Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Childrens Jubilee Fund gives
- 100% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $470K (2021) to $549K (2020). In 2021 it made 19 grants totaling $470K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The City School Phildelphia, PA | Scholarships | $98,348 |
| Fredrick Douglass Christian Chester, PA | Scholarships | $92,924 |
| Intl Christian High School Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $54,527 |
| Hunting Park Christian Acad Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $27,097 |
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $59,047 |
| The Christian Academy Brookhaven, PA | Scholarships | $22,076 |
| Phil-mont Christian Academy Erdenheim, PA | Scholarships | $16,225 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $14,496 |
| Logan Hope School Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $14,018 |
| Olney Christian School Philadelphia, PA | Scholarships | $13,568 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $126,973 | $171,829 | $449,861 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $408,921 | $539,472 | $548,104 | — | — | $7,043 |
| 2023 | $412,163 | $513,547 | $629,060 | — | — | $4,846 |
| 2022 | $518,652 | $713,902 | $736,289 | — | — | $158 |
| 2021 | $585,815 | $754,532 | $664,835 | $470,346 | 19 | $140 |
| 2020 | $451,834 | $754,867 | $687,818 | $548,544 | 23 | $1,566 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization stated its mission as “to provide need based scholarships.” Its 2024 filing says it raised and distributed scholarship funds to help children in households earning under $44,000 attend one of its 25 network Christian schools.
The 2021 grantees included Christian schools. The City School described its mission as training students’ minds, discipling their hearts, and bringing light to the city. An individual recipient Christian Academy described its mission as providing independent Christian education emphasizing biblical values. Other grantees’ stated missions included Christian education for students from kindergarten through grade 12, Christ-centered education, and affordable education in underserved urban areas.
Grantmaking
The available filing data reports no grants for 2023, 2024, or 2025. The 2021 grants listed below are specific awards; no total number of grants or typical grant size is stated for that year.
Notable 2021 grants included:
The filing describes scholarships paid to students’ families as partial assistance for attending network schools. The organization ceased new scholarship endeavors on August 5, 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing:
- Milton Velez — Chairman
- Randolph Richardson — Vice Chair
- Dorothy Boersma — Secretary
- Donald Spooner — Treasurer
- Joyce Johnson — Board member
- Olga Velez — Board member
- Lisa Nelson — Board member
- Rob Radcliff — Board member
- Cheryle Radcliff — Board member
- Linda Ruth Paskell — Board member
Childrens Jubilee Fund is led by Milton Velez, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Milton Velez
Chairman
Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryle Radcliff
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Spooner
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Boersma
Secretary
Secretary → Board Member, 2021
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olga Velez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randolph E Richardson
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce Johnson
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Ruth Paskell
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Nelson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Radcliff
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Timothy Geiger (2020–2024) — Fmr Exc Directr
- Former: Brooke A McDowell (2020–2023) — Fmr. Board Member
- Former: Gordon Pfeil (2020–2023) — Fmr. Board Member
- Former: Robin Radcliff (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Drew Skinner (2020) — Fmr Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Childrens Jubilee Fund
How large is Childrens Jubilee Fund?
Childrens Jubilee Fund reported $127K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $172K.
What does Childrens Jubilee Fund fund?
The organization stated its mission as “to provide need based scholarships.” Its 2024 filing says it raised and distributed scholarship funds to help children in households earning under $44,000 attend one of its 25 network Christian schools. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Childrens Jubilee Fund?
Childrens Jubilee Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Childrens Jubilee Fund make grants?
The filing describes scholarships for low-income urban K–12 youth attending the organization’s network of Christian schools. The listed 2021 grantees were based in Philadelphia and Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.
What is Childrens Jubilee Fund's EIN?
Childrens Jubilee Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1540887. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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