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David B Jones Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
24%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$38,788
Largest grant, FY2024
$202,500
Organizations funded a year
13 to 22
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
19
Total assets, FY2024
$25M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 24% of the organizations David B Jones Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $430k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationScience & TechPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving25$1.2M48%
FY202321$1.3M24%
FY202222$1.0M27%
FY202122$1.4M68%
FY202013$1.1Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.5MEducation$1.7MYouth Development$700kScience & Tech$580kHealth$320kEnvironment$192kRecreation & Sports$122kPhilanthropy$69kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
WI
MI
WY
SD
IA
OH
PA
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CA
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CO
NE
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
LA
AL
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 46 grantees
All grantees of David B Jones Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America Inc$699,750413%
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs$562,50048%
Normandale Community College Foundation Inc$358,942313%
Colorado Museum of Natural History$291,00150%
The Raymond M Alf Museum of Paleontology$281,955418%
Minnesota Children's Museum$280,26151%
Washington Pavilion Management Inc$269,10124%
Regents of the University of Michigan$258,9453n/a
University of Nebraska Foundation$220,94940%
Burke Museum Association$211,86234%
Carthage College$205,74030%
Augustana University Association$175,00020%
Science Kids$150,000332%
Museum of the Rockies Inc$145,00012%
Regents of the University of Colorado$129,7232n/a
Friends of the Utah Field House$121,7732n/a
Friends of Ndgs Paleo$101,9023n/a
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$92,2902n/a
Board of the University of Alabama$85,2071n/a
Northern Wyoming Community College Foundation$81,00012%
Macalester College$77,41330%
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation$70,00010%
San Diego Society of Natural History$67,38620%
Loyola University of Chicago$62,33710%
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center$61,45510%
Science Museum of Minnesota$60,63610%
University of New Mexico Foundation Inc$60,14610%
Idaho State University Foundation Inc$60,00010%
Towson University Foundation Inc$48,61710%
North Carolina State University College of Sciences Foundation Inc$38,78811%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$35,00010%
Csusb Philanthropic Foundation$30,15620%
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge$30,00012%
Catawba Science Center Inc$30,00012%
Children's Museum of Phoenix$24,00040%
Western Center Community Foundation$22,00021%
Wyoming Dinosaur Center Inc$20,06012%
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology$20,00021%
Friends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences$18,75010%
Bighorn Basin Paleotological Institute$16,72231%
Science Journal for Kids$16,000120%
A Man and His Bones$11,5451n/a
Stamford Museum & Nature Center Inc$5,50010%
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Union Museum of History and Artinc$3,50014%
Delaware Academy of Science Inc$2,50013%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($454k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

David B Jones Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSioux Council Boy Scouts of America Inc: $699,750 over 4y, 13% of budgetMammoth Site of Hot Springs: $562,500 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetNormandale Community College Foundation Inc: $358,942 over 3y, 13% of budgetColorado Museum of Natural History: $291,001 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Raymond M Alf Museum of Paleontology: $281,955 over 4y, 18% of budgetMinnesota Children's Museum: $280,261 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetWashington Pavilion Management Inc: $269,101 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $220,949 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBurke Museum Association: $211,862 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetCarthage College: $205,740 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAugustana University Association: $175,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetScience Kids: $150,000 over 3y, 32% of budgetMuseum of the Rockies Inc: $145,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetNorthern Wyoming Community College Foundation: $81,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMacalester College: $77,413 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego Society of Natural History: $67,386 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $62,337 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDes Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center: $61,455 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetScience Museum of Minnesota: $60,636 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of New Mexico Foundation Inc: $60,146 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIdaho State University Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTowson University Foundation Inc: $48,617 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorth Carolina State University College of Sciences Foundation Inc: $38,788 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCsusb Philanthropic Foundation: $30,156 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Dinosaur Ridge: $30,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetCatawba Science Center Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetChildren's Museum of Phoenix: $24,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetWestern Center Community Foundation: $22,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWyoming Dinosaur Center Inc: $20,060 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetThe Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFriends of the Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences: $18,750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBighorn Basin Paleotological Institute: $16,722 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetScience Journal for Kids: $16,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetStamford Museum & Nature Center Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Tennessee Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnion Museum of History and Artinc: $3,500 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetDelaware Academy of Science Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Geographic SocietyDC13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Geographic Society · South Dakota Community Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About David B Jones Foundation

How much does David B Jones Foundation give?
David B Jones Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $1,260,857 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 22 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does David B Jones Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (40%), Education (28%), Youth Development (11%).
Who are David B Jones Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Sioux Council Boy Scouts of America Inc ($700k), Mammoth Site of Hot Springs ($563k), Normandale Community College Foundation Inc ($359k).
Does David B Jones Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David B Jones Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as David B Jones Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Geographic Society, South Dakota Community Foundation, Xcel Energy Foundation.
Where is David B Jones Foundation based?
David B Jones Foundation is based in DE.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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