Joyce Foundation

Joyce Foundation
Named afterThe Joyce family
Formation1948 (1948)
FounderBeatrice Joyce Kean
TypeNon-operating private foundation
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
FocusEducation, environment, employment, culture, democracy, and gun-violence prevention
Location
Area served
Great Lakes region, U.S.
MethodGrants
Key people
Julie Morita, president
Endowment$1.24 billion
Websitejoycefdn.org

The Joyce Foundation is a non-operating private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2025, it had assets of approximately $1.24 billion.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama served on the foundation's board of directors from 1994 through 2002. The Joyce Foundation is notable for its support of gun control measures.