The Jandy Ammons Foundation Grant

The Jandy Ammons Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Jandy Ammons Foundation
Last Updated: November 22, 2025

Summary

The Jandy Ammons Foundation, established in 2012, is committed to enhancing local communities through innovative, project-driven initiatives. Focused on 'shovel ready' projects, it supports wildlife conservation, educational efforts, artistic installations, and Christian mission endeavors. By providing resources to IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) charities, the foundation aims to inspire community engagement and sustainable growth. The foundation reflects the collaborative spirit of its founders, Andy and Jan Ammons, who believe in hard work, integrity, and maximizing available resources.

Overview

Our History Andy has spent a lifetime developing and building sustainable communities. He has expertise in regulatory guidelines, leveraging money, and visionary leadership. His integrity and work ethic have produced communities that continue to thrive on their own beyond his personal or business involvement, both economically and aesthetically. His patience and appreciation for nature come from years of working with recreational athletic teams and hunting in remote areas. Jan has spent a lifetime in community service with a focus on responsible, fiducially sound leadership practices. Her consensus-building leadership style has developed through involvement in educational cultural arts initiatives, public park and environmental endeavors, and church leadership. Her creative vision coupled with her ability to appreciate and empower volunteers has helped reshape the groups and organizations she has been a part of. Together, Andy and Jan have raised three children in the Wake County Public School System, always conscious of building community through consistent involvement in Parent-Teacher Associations, church, youth sports leagues, the local business community, and civic organizations. They are North Carolina natives with a global perspective drawn from extensive travel, both nationally and internationally. Jandy is based on the biblical foundation where two come together to make one. The name is a visual representation of how they have partnered their life for their children and how they would like to partner with groups in the future. They believe in hard work, personal responsibility, integrity to the project and process, avoiding missed opportunities, and doing their absolute best with the resources they’ve been given. They’ve now created a family Foundation, blending their talents together, to build a Foundation that inspires emulation based on the best of Jandy – Andy’s vision to leave lasting community assets and Jan’s creativity in bringing volunteers together. They intend to provide resources for like-minded Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) public charities that will share in their mission and help further creative visionary volunteer groups with their capital projects. Mission and Focus Jan and Andy Ammons established The Jandy Ammons Foundation in November 2012. The foundation’s mission is to improve local communities through innovative, project-driven endeavors that will enhance wildlife habitats, park settings, educational surroundings, artistic installations, or Christian church mission projects. Grant Focus The foundation focuses on specific “shovel ready” standalone projects, including the following: Wildlife/conservation/hunting projects Educational projects Artistic installations Christian church mission endeavors Park settings/community areas Other organizations and projects uniquely within the scope of the Foundation’s mission

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Jandy Ammons Foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) public charities recognized by the IRS.

Ineligibility

Beyond the scope of the foundation’s mission are grant funding requests for the following:ProgramsSalaries/staffing/personnelOperationsScholarshipsGeneral land acquisitionPolitical candidatesPolitical or lobbying interestsEvents, including dinners, balls, and other ticketed galasGeneral fundraising, which could include capital campaignsThe foundation does not make grants, loans, or scholarships to individuals of any kind, international organizations, or other private non-operating foundations or endowments.