Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Midvale, UT EIN: 94-3358394

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Midvale, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $303K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $1K.

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$302,739
+38.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Distinguished Young Women: $20KDistinguished Young Women$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Distinguished Young Women ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

MobileSalt Lake CityMidvale

How Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $374K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Distinguished Young Women Mobile, ALGeneral Support$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$302,739$466,773$382,215$20,0001$332,786$1,200
2024$218,805$456,931$346,896$20,0001$305,321$3,572
2023$110,131$467,470$452,923$160,2332$415,840$1,521
2022$98,955$412,969$416,091$373,8453$373,845$611
2021$254,077$361,110$270,473$150,9562$267,902$812
2020$160,865$154,601$257,530$150,0001—$786

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation is led by Ashley Wright, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ashley Wright

    President

    Director → Chairman, 2023

    Chairman → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $22K (2021) → $41K (2025)

  • Brad Wilcox

    Advisory Board

    Director → Advisory Board, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    $900 (2024) → $500 (2025)

  • Sara Allen

    Advisory Board

    Trustee → Advisory Board, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2025)

  • Steven K Hortin

    Treasurer

    Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2021) → $2K (2025)

  • Letha Wendel

    Secretary

    Secretary & Acct → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    $17K (2021) → $18K (2025)

  • David Cathy Young

    Advisory Board

    On filings since 2023

    $1K (2025)

  • James or Andrea Clark

    Advisory Board

    On filings since 2023

    $1K (2025)

  • Mike Deborah Washburn

    Advisory Board

    On filings since 2023

    $500 (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Barbara B Jones

    Honorary Vice President

    President & Chair → President, 2023

    President → Honorary Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Lee LcCullough III (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Letha Grant (2020) — Secretary & Acct

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Ashley Wright — President: $41KAshley WrightPresident$41KLetha Wendel — Secretary: $18KLetha WendelSecretary$18KSteven K Hortin — Treasurer: $2KSteven K HortinTreasurer$2KDavid Cathy Young — Advisory Board: $1KDavid Cathy YoungAdvisory Board$1KJames or Andrea Clark — Advisory Board: $1KJames or Andrea ClarkAdvisory Board$1KMike Deborah Washburn — Advisory Board: $1KMike Deborah WashburnAdvisory Board$1KSara Allen — Advisory Board: $500Sara AllenAdvisory Board$500Brad Wilcox — Advisory Board: $500Brad WilcoxAdvisory Board$500

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $41K, to Ashley Wright (President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation

How much does Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation give each year?

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.

How large is Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation?

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation reported $303K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $467K.

What is Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation?

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Youth Development, based in Midvale, UT. It holds $303K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation operate?

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Utah.

What is Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation's EIN?

Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3358394. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/barbara-barrington-jones-family-foundation-morg_ca2889619a19474f9707fb4a3aba96cc

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