The Jones Foundation Inc
The Jones Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Greenwich, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $524 in total assets. Net investment income was $21.
The Jones Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $524
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $21
- -97.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $21
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Jones Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Jones Foundation Inc gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above 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
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $30K (2022). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Hall New York City, NY | To Support Programs of Carnegie Hall | $20,000 |
| Marlboro School of Music Philadelphia, PA | To support programs of the marlboro school of music | $10,000 |
| Harvard Glee Club Foundation Cambridge, MA | To support programs of the harvard glee club foundation | $325 |
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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 | $524 | $21 | — | — | — | — | $21 | $25 |
| 2024 | $503 | $917 | $893 | — | — | $893 | $24 | $24 |
| 2023 | $479 | $870 | $850 | — | — | $638 | — | $23 |
| 2022 | $459 | $881 | $31,175 | $30,325 | 3 | $30,963 | — | $1,249 |
| 2021 | $30,753 | $851 | $10,850 | $10,000 | 1 | — | — | $1,945 |
| 2020 | $40,752 | $922 | $1,850 | $1,000 | 1 | — | — | $2,036 |
| 2019 | $41,680 | $1,074 | $850 | — | — | — | $12 | $2,047 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Jones Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $25 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Jones Foundation Inc is led by Robert Jones, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Jones
President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 The Jones Foundation Inc
How large is The Jones Foundation Inc?
The Jones Foundation Inc reported $524 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $21.
What is The Jones Foundation Inc?
The Jones Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Greenwich, CT. It holds $524 in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Jones Foundation Inc operate?
The Jones Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.
How much is The Jones Foundation Inc required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Jones Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $25 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Jones Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Jones Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-1440413. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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