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The Justice and Education Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 82-4975378 Website

To raise awareness through education and dissemination of information about pressing problems of society and how to effect social change. The organization conducts activities designed to educate and inform the public about issues affecting societies worldwide and their impact on political and economic systems. The organization also provides funding to other charitable organizations and foreign organizations that support the organization's mission, including through issuing grants to support the education, training and mobilization of marginalized communities concerning subjects ranging from sustainable agriculture that enables communities to feed their residents in a more cost-effective and environmentally-protective manner, to improved healthcare and disease-prevention through instruction in making soap and best hygiene practices, to developing self-confidence and leadership skills in youth which encourage their civic engagement.

The Justice and Education Fund Inc at a glance

In short: The Justice and Education Fund Inc gave $4.5M across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $640K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$4,478,784
-38.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+16.7% vs 2023
Average grant
$639,826
-46.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$300,000
Total assets
$278,725
-94.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Wisconsin (52% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Justice and Education Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

People's Welfare Association: $2.3MPeople's Welfare Association$2.3MBreak Through Media: $977KBreak Through Media$977KPeoples Dispatch: $702KPeoples Dispatch$702KIndependent Media Institute: $300KIndependent Media Institute$300KInter-Religious Foundation for Community Organization Inc: $100KInter-Religious Foundation forCommunity Organization Inc$100KUnion De Vecinos De Piso Aliso: $83KUnion De Vecinos De Piso Aliso$83KBlack Agenda Report LLC: $7KBlack Agenda Report LLC$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was People's Welfare Association ($2.3M). Together the top 7 received $4.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K5$50–100K10$100–250K5$250–500K2$500K–1M5$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 10 grants of 36 (28%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkMadisonLos AngelesPlainfieldVeniceTuscon

How The Justice and Education Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2 grants2019 8 grants2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 6 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.0M (2022) to $9.2M (2019). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $4.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
People's Welfare Association Madison, WICharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$2,310,000
Break Through Media New York, NYCharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$977,000
Peoples Dispatch New York, NYCharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$701,659
Independent Media Institute New York, NYCharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$300,000
Inter-Religious Foundation for Community Organization Inc New York, NYCharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$100,000
Union De Vecinos De Piso Aliso Los Angeles, CACharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$83,000
Black Agenda Report LLC Plainfield, NJCharitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes$7,125
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$278,725$5,595,805$10,718,468$4,478,7847$21,516
2023$4,683,536$18,730,725$22,954,332$7,227,3196$42,143
2022$9,617,667$20,693,073$12,714,314$2,047,0148$275
2021$1,438,911$10,471,997$12,086,212$4,847,7217$386
2020$2,456,298$7,724,323$8,946,272$4,298,5508$8,570
2019$3,632,110$15,323,174$12,958,009$9,206,0002$15,939

About The Justice and Education Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Justice and Education Fund Inc is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $279K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $4.5M. Net investment income was $22K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Justice and Education Fund Inc is led by Sung Mo David Chung, Director & Chair on every filing since 2020; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Sung Mo David Chung

    Director & Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manolo De Los Santos

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $80K (2024)

  • Maria Del Pilar Troya Fernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karina Garcia

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Manolo De Los Santos Sch O. (2020–2023) — Director & Secretary
  • Former: Philip Wider Schedule O. (2019–2022) — Director & Treasurer
  • Former: Nancy Taylor (2019) — Secretary & Grant Administrator
  • Former: Olivia Goncalves Janequine (2019) — Board Chair & Director *former
  • Former: Ting Chak (2019) — Board Chair & Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Manolo De Los Santos — Director/Secretary: $80KManolo De Los SantosDirector/Secretary$80K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $80K, to Manolo De Los Santos (Director/Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about The Justice and Education Fund Inc

How much does The Justice and Education Fund Inc give each year?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc gave $4.5M across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $7.2M across 6 grants.

What is The Justice and Education Fund Inc's typical grant size?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc's median grant in 2024 was $300,000, and its average grant was $639,826, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does The Justice and Education Fund Inc give grants?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (46%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants).

Does The Justice and Education Fund Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on The Justice and Education Fund Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable, Religious, Literary or Educational Purposes" (7 grants).

Who are The Justice and Education Fund Inc's largest grantees?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc's largest 2024 grantees include People's Welfare Association ($2,310,000), Break Through Media ($977,000) and Peoples Dispatch ($701,659), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Justice and Education Fund Inc?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc reported $279K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.6M.

What is The Justice and Education Fund Inc's EIN?

The Justice and Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4975378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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