Joseph Robert Shaw Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2017Health CareEIN 82-0765105Revenue $312K in FY2025

On file with the IRSjoeys.foundation5117 52nd St Nw, 20016-4379 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing financial support to individuals, organizations or other entities engaged in research, education, and innovation related to children with brain injuries, their treatment, rehabilitation, recovery and activities of daily living.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $205K a year · 71% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
86 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 86.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$312K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$98K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$312K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$225K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$262K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$312K
Expenses
$98K
FY2025▲ +176%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$110K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$131K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$98K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$610K
FY2022$781K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $68K Management & general 25% · $25K Fundraising 6% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair/President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funding research, education, and innovation for children with brain injuries.

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3 programs · $68K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The BFit Power Exercise Program has been so successful that the management of the National Rehabilitation Hospital has expanded the program to a second location. There are now three 12-week programs: Fall and Spring programs are held at the Northern Virginia site, and the Summer program is held at the National Rehabilitation Hospital in…

$50Kprogram expense
02

Joey's Foundation is committed to support Kennedy Krieger Institute and its life-changing work. The Institute treats children, adolescents and young adults with neurological injuries and conditions that impact how they think, move, speak, learn and interface with the world.

$15Kprogram expense
03

Joey's Foundation supported the 9th Annual Cerebral Palsy Research Network (CPRN) Meeting held April 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendees included leaders in the field of cerebral palsy care and research---clinician researchers from 35 CPRN sites as well as partner organizations, advisors, and community members.

$2Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $238K · 2020–2025
Cerebral Palsy Research NetworkSC · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$312K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$68K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$312K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$686K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$121
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$680K$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$121
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$68K$68K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$250$0$250$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$41$0$41$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$0$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$0$7K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$0$200$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$68K$25K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $312K$98K$214K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$131K$131K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $223K$14K$209K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $411K$57K$354K$781K 990 PDF
FY2021 $225K$110K$116K$610K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $311,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,693$295,472
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,499$16,361
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,072$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,264$311,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$67,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,381$30,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,381$97,794
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $237,883$214,039
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,833 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$295,472
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$295,472
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,361$16,361
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,361$311,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $97,794 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $67,500$67,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $250 · Fundraising $0$250
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $41 · Fundraising $0$41
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,914 · Fundraising $0$5,914
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,274 · Fundraising $1,249$10,523
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,321$2,321
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $6,995 · Fundraising $0$6,995
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,037 · Fundraising $0$2,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $200 · Fundraising $2,013$2,213
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $67,500 · Management $24,711 · Fundraising $5,583$97,794
Part X · Balance sheet $1,979,374 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,790$17,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $648,516$686,396
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $900,937$1,275,509
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,581,243$1,979,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,863$121
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,863$121
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,579,380$1,979,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,579,380$1,979,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,581,243$1,979,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,979,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,833
XI-2 Total expenses$97,794
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$214,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,579,380
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$185,834
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,979,253

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