R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 38-7019668

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $639K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $38K. Net investment income was $46K.

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation at a glance

In short: R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$37,500
+7.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,750
+60.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,750
Total assets
$638,875
+0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (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 R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Saving Hope Foundation: $28KThe Saving Hope Foundation$28KIOG: $10KIOG$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Saving Hope Foundation ($28K). Together the top 2 received $38K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort WorthRichfieldGrandburyWeatherfordArlingtonHillsdaleRockville

How R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$10K$20K$30K$40K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 8 grants2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $40K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Saving Hope Foundation Fort Worth, TXGeneral$27,500
IOG Fort Worth, TXGeneral$10,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$638,875$49,239$44,788$37,5002$40,732$45,500$40,174
2024$634,473$33,807$41,756$35,0003$38,088$30,128$38,331
2023$645,437$25,982$39,937$34,0005$36,782$19,394$34,952
2022$659,429$12,898$47,460$40,0006$42,921$19,003$40,269
2021$690,104$51,465$38,087$30,1898$33,908$47,296$39,419
2020$676,325$81,865$21,573$10,0007—$9,703$34,756
2019$616,398$440,401$12,790$7,9527—$8,825$11,296

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation reported a distributable amount of $40K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gerry Orth

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marley Beasley

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl M. Jones

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Sherri M. Jones (2019) — Co-Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation

How much does R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation give each year?

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation gave $38K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 3 grants.

How large is R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation?

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation reported $639K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $40K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation operate?

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation has awarded grants in Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Utah.

What is R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation's EIN?

R David and Sherri M Jones Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7019668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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