The Joy Fund

BOULDER, CO EIN: 86-2886210

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.3M

+20.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$112K

+53.4% YoY

Grant Count

16

+220.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-52.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$301K$602K$903K$1M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,299,257$1,913,080$1,953,152
Revenue$510,685$48,879$1,043,753
Expenses$124,507$88,951$133,322
Qualifying Distributions$113,575$76,284$101,892
Net Investment Income$325,961$20,824$287,391
Distributable Amount$91,079$86,004$77,493

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$28K$56K$84K$112K4 grants20219 grants20225 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SER…$10KDENVER URBAN GARDENS$10KDRYLANDS AGROECOLOGY RES…$10KECDYSIS FOUNDATION$10KGLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND …$10KCLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AME…$8KCOMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR T…$8KTIDES FOUNDATIONTRANS JU…$7KCAMFED$5KCOLORADO AGRIVOLTAIC LEA…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMY J DIVINETRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

BerkeleyBostonBoulderDenverEstellineLakewoodLongmontLos AngelesMoabNew YorkNorthamptonRidgwaySalinaSan FranciscoSeattle

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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