Ira W. DeCamp Foundation

Guidelines

The DeCamp Foundation was established in 1970 by Elizabeth DeCamp McInery in memory of her late husband Ira W. DeCamp. Over the past 20 years, the DeCamp Foundation’s grantmaking has supported a wide array of organizations within three major program areas: community-based health, workforce development and foster care. Grants exclusively support work in the New York metropolitan area.

Funding Interests:
The foundation’s grantmaking currently focuses on three areas: community-based health care, foster care, workforce development.

Geographic Focus:
New York City

Restrictions:
No grants are made to individuals, private foundations, or for matching gifts or loans. No grants are made to endowments, scholarships, or fellowships.

Eligibility:
Organizations must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as public charities and tax-exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Grant Cycle:
The annual submission deadline for all program areas is July 15. Decisions are made in the fall, with funds awarded by the end of October.

Type of Support:
Capacity-building, project, and capital (see guidelines for each program area).

JPMorgan Chase Relationship:
Sole Trustee

How to Apply:
If after reading the Funding Interest guidelines you find a fit with your organization, please review our application procedures and submit your application online.

Application

Please include the following items in your organization’s request:

1. Proposal (maximum of three pages, 12 pt font, normal margins) which includes:

a. Overview of the organization (i.e., primary goals, needs or problems being addressed, population served)
b. Description of the project for which you are seeking support

i. Statement of purpose and the needs being addressed by the project
ii. Population served and how they will benefit from the project
iii. Project timeline/anticipated project duration

c. Brief biography of the executive director and key project staff

2. Project budget

a. If it is a two-year request, please include a two-year projected budget
b. Include a list of foundation, corporate and other support applied to the budget

3. Current fiscal year organizational budget

a. Also include a projected budget for upcoming year (if available)
b. Indicate if the organization has an endowment

i. Quote the most recent value of the corpus
ii. Indicate if the funds are permanently restricted or board restricted

4. List of foundation and corporate supporters

a. Include a list of funders for the current fiscal year
b. Also provide a list from the most recently completed fiscal year
c. Include foundation and corporation names and amounts

5. Most recently completed audited financial statements.

6. List of board members

a. Include professional affiliations (employer)
b. Include length of board service
 

Please note:
All applications to the
Ira W. DeCamp Foundation
must be submitted online.

Contributions
Total Contributions in 2024: $4,277,500

Contact Information

All application materials must be submitted online.

Grant recipients should address receipts and reports to: The Ira W. DeCamp Foundation, grant.reports@jpmorgan.com.

Contacts for the specific initiative are: