Jaymar Foundation
Jaymar Foundation is a private foundation based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations supporting medical research and patient care, social and educational programs, people with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness.
Jaymar Foundation at a glance
In short: Jaymar Foundation gave $111K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 37% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,500
- +8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -35.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,525
- +68.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $1,662,546
- +3.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 37% first-time grantees (7 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% 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 Jaymar Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 910 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Phone: (610) 279-4000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jaymar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation ($34K). Together the top 10 received $96K.
Grant Size Distribution
129 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 129 grants of 129 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jaymar Foundation open to new grantees?
37%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 19 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 121% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2020) to $111K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $111K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation Wynnewood, PA | To fund medical research, education and patient care activities | $33,500 |
| Epiphany of Our Lord Plymouth Meeting, PA | Fund Social, Educational and Religious Programs | $25,000 |
| Holy Saviour Church Norristown, PA | Fund Social, Educational and Religious Programs | $10,000 |
| Gateway Housing Group Exton, PA | Financial Assistance for the Disabled & Homeless | $5,000 |
| Missionaries of Charity Norristown, PA | To fund educational & religious programs & feed the poor | $5,000 |
| Pillars of Light and Love Trappe, PA | To Fund Social, Educational and Religious Programs | $5,000 |
| Camphill Soltane Glenmore, PA | To Fund Programs for Persons with Disabilities | $5,000 |
| Angel Flight East Blue Bell, PA | To Fly Sick Children | $2,500 |
| Gemma Services (Formerly Silver Springs-Martin Luther School) Plymouth Meeting, PA | To fund orphanage and services for children with special needs | $2,500 |
| Habitat Mont Delco West Norriton, PA | To Serve the Underprivileged | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grant counts were 20 in 2025, 31 in 2024, and 29 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,662,546 | $175,053 | $123,613 | $110,500 | 20 | $110,500 | $160,729 | $91,445 |
| 2024 | $1,611,106 | $144,951 | $114,621 | $101,500 | 31 | $101,500 | $130,208 | $89,384 |
| 2023 | $1,580,776 | $17,430 | $94,911 | $82,500 | 29 | $82,500 | $4,792 | $81,479 |
| 2022 | $1,658,257 | $138,096 | $107,247 | $93,400 | 29 | $93,400 | $100,020 | $80,975 |
| 2021 | $1,627,408 | $185,278 | $104,926 | $86,000 | 20 | $86,000 | $148,440 | $88,200 |
| 2020 | $1,547,056 | $305,584 | $94,091 | $80,000 | 26 | — | $166,142 | $69,777 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jaymar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $91K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, Pillars of Light and Love describes its mission as empowering youth and adults, including people with special needs, to reduce stress and address challenges such as anxiety, depression, and bullying. Camphill Soltane says it provides education, healing, relationship-building, and meaningful work for people with neurological and intellectual differences and their families.
Gateway Housing Group says it provides emergency housing assistance to people experiencing homelessness and financial assistance to families struggling to pay for home heating. Angel Flight East describes its mission as arranging free air transportation for qualified patients and their families, as well as delivering supplies to disaster areas and reuniting families. The Wissahickon Foundation says its mission is to support Wissahickon Charter School.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 20 grants totaling $110,500. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $33,500, with a median grant of $2,500.
The largest reported grants included $33,500 to Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation for medical research, education, and patient care activities; $25,000 to Epiphany of Our Lord for social, educational, and religious programs; and $10,000 to Holy Saviour Church for social, educational, and religious programs. Other grants included $5,000 each to Gateway Housing Group, Missionaries of Charity, Pillars of Light and Love, and Camphill Soltane. Angel Flight East received $2,500. A Babys Breath received $2,000, and CASA Youth Advocates Inc received $1,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Joseph F Tornetta as president, secretary, and director, and Maria T Smith as treasurer and director.
Jaymar Foundation is led by Joseph F. Tornetta, President, Secretary & Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph F. Tornetta
President, Secretary & Director
Secretary & Director → President, Secretary & Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria T. Smith
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Augustus J. Tornetta (2020) — President & 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 Jaymar Foundation
How much does Jaymar Foundation give each year?
Jaymar Foundation gave $111K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $102K across 31 grants.
What is Jaymar Foundation's typical grant size?
Jaymar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,525, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jaymar Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Jaymar Foundation give grants?
Jaymar Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Norristown, PA (3 grants), Philadelphia, PA (3 grants) and Plymouth Meeting, PA (2 grants).
Does Jaymar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Jaymar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Jaymar Foundation's largest grantees?
Jaymar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Marks Colorectal Surgical Foundation ($33,500), Epiphany of Our Lord ($25,000) and Holy Saviour Church ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jaymar Foundation?
Jaymar Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $111K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $91K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Jaymar Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jaymar Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jaymar Foundation's EIN?
Jaymar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0518609. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Jaymar 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Jaymar Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jaymar-foundation-morg_b74e1ffd991f4a54b4e5eb0d92a33f96
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