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Geography

  • Located in the greater Washington, D

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Basic research
  • Not eligible: Scholarships
  • Not eligible: Publications
  • Not eligible: Films
  • Not eligible: Construction
  • Not eligible: Acquisition of buildings
  • Not eligible: Special events
  • Not eligible: Fund raising
  • Not eligible: Sectarian religious activities
  • Not eligible: Political lobbying
  • Not eligible: Legislative activities
  • Not eligible: We also tend not to support capital improvement and challenge grant requests.

Overview

The Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation is a private philanthropic organization committed to enhancing life quality in the greater Washington, D.C. area. The foundation focuses on human services, healthcare, and educational initiatives, believing in the inherent dignity of all individuals. It supports projects that foster community trust and partnership while avoiding funding for basic research, scholarships, or sectarian activities. The foundation aims to inspire and uplift communities through strategic partnerships.

Jones Foundation is a private, philanthropic institution dedicated to improving the quality of life for all people, particularly those residing in the greater Washington, D.C. region (DC/MD/VA), by funding human services and health care initiatives and furthering the cause of education.
Our Goals
With our financial help, our grant awardees will foster progression of the individual and therefore, the community.

Eligibility

The Foundation principally supports projects and initiatives located in the greater Washington, D.C. region (DC/MD/VA) by funding human services, health care initiatives and furthering the cause of education with measurable and tangible objectives. Grants will only be provided to entities organized and operated exclusively for charitable or educational purposes, which have qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not support:basic research, scholarships, publications, films, construction, acquisition of buildings, special events, fund raising, sectarian religious activities, political lobbying or legislative activities. We also tend not to support capital improvement and challenge grant requests.

What Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
31
Total given
$1.2M
Median grant
$25K
Range
$10K–$150K
  • By dollars: District of Columbia 47%, Maryland 28%, Virginia 25%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Alexandria, VA; Falls Church, VA.
  • 16% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc · Annapolis, MD

    Maryland environmental education pro

    $150K

  • Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Educa · Aldie, VA

    Adaptive riding/driving/vocational c

    $150K

  • Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

    Jones fellowship at the low vision c

    $100K

  • Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena I · Waldorf, MD

    Kids on ice - schools skate for fitn

    $75K

  • Levine Music Inc · Washington, DC

    Music lessons at thearc program

    $75K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Human services

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