Dutton Jones Foundation
Dutton Jones Foundation is a private foundation based in Eastsound, Washington. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations, most of them in Washington, and its 2024 filing describes donations supporting organizations serving Orcas Island as well as state and national organizations.
Dutton Jones Foundation at a glance
In short: Dutton Jones Foundation gave $42K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Washington. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,500
- -29.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,192
- -45.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $713,400
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Washington (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Dutton Jones Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2019, Eastsound, WA 98245
Phone: (360) 376-4778
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dutton Jones Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Funhouse ($13K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 71 grants of 71 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes donations to organizations serving Orcas Island and to state and national organizations. In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Washington and 2% to recipients in Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Dutton Jones Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 12 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 79% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2018–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2019) to $95K (2018). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $42K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Funhouse Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $8,000 |
| Kaleidoscope Preschool Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $7,000 |
| Orcas Community Resource Center Kindergarten Transition Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $6,000 |
| The Funhouse Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $5,000 |
| Orcas Island Education Foundation Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $3,000 |
| KCTS9 Seattle, WA | Support Organization | $2,500 |
| Kuow Seattle, WA | Support Organization | $2,500 |
| Orcas Community Resource Center Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $2,000 |
| Orcas Senior Center Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $2,000 |
| Orcas Island Food Bank Eastsound, WA | Support Organization | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $713,400 | $53,079 | $44,083 | $41,500 | 13 | $43,110 | $52,503 | $54,721 |
| 2024 | $704,404 | $41,779 | $61,661 | $59,000 | 10 | $60,370 | $41,410 | $49,246 |
| 2023 | $724,286 | $26,534 | $43,736 | $41,000 | 18 | $42,550 | $26,534 | $35,668 |
| 2022 | $741,488 | $37,815 | $38,123 | $36,500 | 15 | $37,130 | $37,815 | $35,914 |
| 2021 | $741,796 | $26,172 | $45,313 | $43,500 | 15 | $44,260 | $44,781 | $51,456 |
| 2020 | $746,724 | $13,466 | $53,116 | $52,163 | 13 | — | $316,371 | $41,906 |
| 2019 | $483,451 | $9,990 | $35,581 | $34,270 | 15 | — | $21,104 | $40,606 |
| 2018 | $498,124 | $9,923 | $95,941 | $95,000 | 10 | — | $31,778 | $42,753 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dutton Jones Foundation reported a distributable amount of $55K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes donations to organizations serving Orcas Island in health, food production, senior services, arts, the environment, and education. It also describes donations to state and national organizations with a major focus on food, sailing, and women’s health issues.
Among its 2025 grantees, the Orcas Community Resource Center says its mission is to ensure that all Orcas Islanders have access to services and support for their well-being. The Orcas Island Food Bank says it works with the community to prevent hunger, and Orcas Center says it fosters access to the arts on Orcas Island.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $41,500 through 13 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $8,000, with a median of $2,500.
Notable 2025 grants included $8,000 to The Funhouse, $7,000 to Kaleidoscope Preschool, and $6,000 to Orcas Community Resource Center Kindergarten Transition. Other grants included $3,000 to Orcas Island Education Foundation, $2,500 each to KCTS9 and KUOW, $2,000 each to Orcas Community Resource Center and Orcas Senior Center, and $1,000 to Orcas Island Food Bank.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Betty Corbett as president, Megan Vock as vice president, and William H. Wulff as treasurer.
Dutton Jones Foundation is led by Betty Corbett, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Betty Corbett
President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Vock
Vice President
On filings since 2018
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H. Wulff
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Dutton Jones Foundation
How much does Dutton Jones Foundation give each year?
Dutton Jones Foundation gave $42K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $59K across 10 grants.
What is Dutton Jones Foundation's typical grant size?
Dutton Jones Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,192, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dutton Jones Foundation give grants?
Dutton Jones Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Eastsound, WA (10 grants) and Seattle, WA (2 grants).
Does Dutton Jones Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Dutton Jones Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Organization" (13 grants).
Who are Dutton Jones Foundation's largest grantees?
Dutton Jones Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Funhouse ($13,000 across 2 grants), Kaleidoscope Preschool ($7,000) and Orcas Community Resource Center Kindergarten Transition ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dutton Jones Foundation?
Dutton Jones Foundation reported $713K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $43K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $55K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Dutton Jones Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes donations to organizations serving Orcas Island in health, food production, senior services, arts, the environment, and education. It also describes donations to state and national organizations with a major focus on food, sailing, and women’s health issues. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dutton Jones Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dutton Jones Foundation's EIN?
Dutton Jones Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3713041. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Does Dutton Jones Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(9)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 14, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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