The Joanne Owen Foundation
The Joanne Owen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $26K.
The Joanne Owen Foundation at a glance
In short: The Joanne Owen Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $50,000
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,948,786
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Joanne Owen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Veteran's Guest House ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Joanne Owen Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 67% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran's Guest House Reno, NV | Veteran's Hospice House | $50,000 |
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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 | $1,948,786 | $60,636 | $107,312 | $50,000 | 1 | $70,307 | $26,138 | $104,426 |
| 2024 | $1,995,462 | $2,000,524 | $5,062 | — | — | $5,062 | $524 | $4,066 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Joanne Owen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $104K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Joanne Owen Foundation is led by Joanne Owen, President on every filing since 2024; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joanne Owen
President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Lensing
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
$25K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $25K, to Brett Lensing (Secretary/Treasurer).
Frequently asked questions about The Joanne Owen Foundation
How much does The Joanne Owen Foundation give each year?
The Joanne Owen Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Joanne Owen Foundation?
The Joanne Owen Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $104K (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.
Where does The Joanne Owen Foundation operate?
The Joanne Owen Foundation has awarded grants in Nevada.
What is The Joanne Owen Foundation's EIN?
The Joanne Owen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-2196179. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2024
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