JDJ Charitable Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The JDJ Charitable Foundation supports education, cancer research and people with disabilities in New York City and the Tri-State Area.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, cancer research, people with disabilities
IP TAKE: Most JDJ grants stay in the Tri-State Area, with a strong focus on NYC nonprofits that assist sick and disadvantaged children.
PROFILE: Established in 2003, the JDJ Charitable Foundation is a philanthropic organization in New York City, New York. The late Joseph and Donna Marie Blauvelt created this foundation to support broad-based charities that help the community in various ways. Joseph Blauvelt was the former CEO of Amherst Pierpont Securities. Donna Marie Blauvelt was a finance manager at AT&T in New York. The foundation provides “financial assistance and support to the sick and underprivileged in our community.” It funds local efforts for education, cancer research and people with disabilities.
The JDJ Charitable Foundation supports many different charitable causes, such as soup kitchens, school playgrounds and athletic-based fundraisers. The funder’s cancer program funds top cancer hospitals and raises money for research purposes. The pediatric wheelchair program provides children with opportunities to participate in adaptive sports using specially designed wheelchairs. JDJ also has a scholarship program that supports high school students who want to pursue their education at a four-year university in the NYC Tri-State Area. To support other types of organizations locally, the funder has a RFP program that provides grants up to $2,000 that will help people who are underprivileged or sick. The foundation typically hosts events throughout the year to raise money for meaningful causes and encourage volunteering.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $25,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on New York City and other regional areas of interest to the family. Past local grantees include City Meals on Wheels, Poly Prep Country Day School and Cycle for Survival.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for its RFP program at certain times of the year. In the past, the application deadline has been at the end of May, and the foundation usually awards funds about two weeks later. Direct general questions to the staff at info@jdjfoundation.org or 646-838-4847.
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