Jade Tree Foundation
Jade Tree Foundation is a private foundation based in Greenville, Delaware. In 2025, it reported 33 grants totaling $312,569 to charitable organizations, including colleges, cultural organizations, and community-service nonprofits.
Jade Tree Foundation at a glance
In short: Jade Tree Foundation gave $313K across 33 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state Arizona. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $312,569
- +32.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 33
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,472
- +24.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $2,995,500
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (3 of 33, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Arizona (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jade Tree Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 3711 Kennett Pike Suite 105, Greenville, DE 19807
Phone: (302) 594-4537
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jade Tree Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UA Med School Gushan Sethi Professorship (Endowment) ($52K). Together the top 10 received $237K.
Grant Size Distribution
176 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 170 grants of 176 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states: Arizona received 43%, Massachusetts 27%, California 9%, Maine 8%, and Ohio 8%. The 2025 grants also included a $10,046 grant to Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 33 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jade Tree Foundation open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 33 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $27K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $236K (2024) to $574K (2022). In 2025 it made 33 grants totaling $313K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UA Med School Gushan Sethi Professorship (Endowment) Tuscon, AZ | Operational | $51,885 |
| Burnside Rowing San Francisco, CA | Operational | $25,220 |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Operational | $25,129 |
| Colby College Waterville, ME | Operational | $24,946 |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | Operational | $24,946 |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Operational | $24,934 |
| Science Summer Program Cambridge, MA | Operational | $24,858 |
| Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson, AZ | Operational | $15,013 |
| Arizona Public Media Tucson, AZ | Operational | $10,046 |
| Hagley Museum Wilmington, DE | Operational | $10,046 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,995,500 | $335,677 | $328,767 | $312,569 | 33 | $313,669 | $301,329 | $332,749 |
| 2024 | $2,832,668 | $321,691 | $245,796 | $236,320 | 31 | $237,355 | $313,250 | $309,240 |
| 2023 | $2,614,521 | $139,005 | $416,101 | $402,009 | 37 | $403,046 | $125,950 | $287,619 |
| 2022 | $2,659,521 | $202,380 | $592,468 | $573,798 | 38 | $574,580 | $184,492 | $317,988 |
| 2021 | $2,673,471 | $297,412 | $318,996 | $296,499 | 37 | $297,194 | $286,695 | $320,629 |
| 2020 | $2,526,710 | $490,849 | $260,859 | $250,523 | 36 | — | $480,813 | $255,742 |
| 2019 | $2,158,019 | $172,640 | $245,776 | $239,000 | 35 | — | $165,496 | $250,549 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jade Tree Foundation reported a distributable amount of $333K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Wellesley College describes its mission as providing an excellent liberal arts education for women, while Oberlin College describes educating students for intellectual, musical, and artistic rigor, creativity, and leadership. Tucson grantees include Casa de los Ninos, whose mission is to promote child well-being and family stability, and Literacy Connects, which connects people of all ages to opportunities through literacy and creative expression.
Other 2025 recipients include organizations whose stated missions address food assistance, substance-use prevention and treatment, reproductive health, and appreciation of the Sonoran Desert.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 33 grants totaling $312,569. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $51,885, with a median of $4,000. Listed grants included $51,885 to UA Med School Gushan Sethi Professorship (Endowment), $25,220 to Burnside Rowing, $25,129 to Wellesley College, $24,946 each to Colby College and Smith College, and $24,934 to Oberlin College. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as operational.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Alice F Roe as president and treasurer, William G Roe as secretary, and Barbara A Madley and Henry G Roe as vice presidents.
Jade Tree Foundation is led by Alice F. Roe, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alice F. Roe
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara A. Madley
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Henry G. Roe
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William G. Roe
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Jade Tree Foundation
How much does Jade Tree Foundation give each year?
Jade Tree Foundation gave $313K across 33 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $236K across 31 grants.
What is Jade Tree Foundation's typical grant size?
Jade Tree Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $9,472, across 33 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jade Tree Foundation that year got $27K on average.
Where does Jade Tree Foundation give grants?
Jade Tree Foundation's top state is Arizona, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (27%) and California (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (15 grants), Tuscon, AZ (3 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Flagstaff, AZ (2 grants).
Does Jade Tree Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Jade Tree Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (33 of 33) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jade Tree Foundation's largest grantees?
Jade Tree Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include UA Med School Gushan Sethi Professorship (Endowment) ($51,885), Burnside Rowing ($25,220) and Wellesley College ($25,129), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jade Tree Foundation?
Jade Tree Foundation reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $314K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $333K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Jade Tree Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jade Tree Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jade Tree Foundation's EIN?
Jade Tree Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0355035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Jade Tree Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Jade Tree Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jade-tree-foundation-morg_b111a2dbfb4449dfa8d8779c13a233ce
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