Lee S Jones Educational Trust
Lee S Jones Educational Trust is a private foundation based in Eddyville, Kentucky. Its 2025 filing reports scholarships for individual recipients, with all grant dollars going to recipients in Kentucky.
Lee S Jones Educational Trust at a glance
In short: Lee S Jones Educational Trust gave $27K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,900
- -29.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +1000.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,445
- -93.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $791,711
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Lee S Jones Educational Trust
- How to Apply
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The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Applicants are instructed to contact the superintendent of Lyon County Public Schools for application requirements and materials.
- Review Cycle
- April 1 of each year. The filing lists April 1; the 2026 deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- April 1 of each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Russ Tilford
Mailing address: 217 Jenkins Road, Eddyville, KY 42038
Phone: (270) 625-3080
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lee S Jones Educational Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
106 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 106 grants of 106 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Kentucky. The filing’s eligibility requirements specify graduates and graduating seniors of Lyon County, Kentucky, public schools.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lee S Jones Educational Trust gives
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 75% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2025) to $42K (2023). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $26,900 |
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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 | $791,711 | $31,014 | $31,256 | $26,900 | 11 | $26,900 | $30,532 | $36,057 |
| 2024 | $791,943 | $32,420 | $41,378 | $38,000 | 1 | $38,000 | $32,420 | $36,195 |
| 2023 | $800,663 | $30,983 | $45,546 | $41,825 | 44 | $41,825 | $30,158 | $36,690 |
| 2022 | $815,662 | $10,174 | $44,059 | $39,050 | 29 | $39,050 | $9,449 | $22,697 |
| 2021 | $849,547 | $1,638 | $40,285 | $37,250 | 21 | $37,250 | $1,638 | $52,919 |
| 2020 | $888,194 | $6,627 | $43,256 | $39,850 | 28 | — | $6,627 | $41,892 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee S Jones Educational Trust reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $26,900 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $9,200, with a median of $2,000. All 11 grants were academic scholarships to individual recipients in Kentucky.
The filing states that applicants must be graduates or graduating seniors of Lyon County public schools, have financial need as determined by the superintendent, and be attending or planning to attend one of the following: Harvard, Yale, Oxford, or a top 10 university in the United States, at the undergraduate or graduate level; Western Kentucky University, for undergraduate study only; or the University of Michigan, University of Kentucky, or University of Louisville, for graduate studies in law or medicine.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Quin Sutton, Allen Wilson, Laura Wilson, and Carrie Wiggins-Ovey for scholarship selection, and Russ Tilford as trustee.
Lee S Jones Educational Trust's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Russ Tilford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allen Wilson
Scholarship Selection
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Wiggins-Ovey
Scholarship Selection
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Wilson
Scholarship Selection
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Quin Sutton
Scholarship Selection
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Lee S Jones Educational Trust
How much does Lee S Jones Educational Trust give each year?
Lee S Jones Educational Trust gave $27K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 1 grant.
What is Lee S Jones Educational Trust's typical grant size?
Lee S Jones Educational Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,445, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lee S Jones Educational Trust give grants?
Lee S Jones Educational Trust gives mostly in Kentucky: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Lee S Jones Educational Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Lee S Jones Educational Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Academic Scholarship" (11 grants).
How large is Lee S Jones Educational Trust?
Lee S Jones Educational Trust reported $792K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (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.
How do I apply for a grant from Lee S Jones Educational Trust?
The foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lee S Jones Educational Trust's EIN?
Lee S Jones Educational Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6158486. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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