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Fred Jones Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$408k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
105
Grants FY2025
76
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
70 to 76
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$8.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Fred Jones Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving75$397k19%
FY202476$354k29%
FY202375$440k24%
FY202272$381k22%
FY202171$427k54%
FY202070$341kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$556kEducation$416kPhilanthropy$287kHealth$269kHuman Services$168kCommunity Improvement$167kAnimals$152kFood & Nutrition$87kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 110 grantees
All grantees of Fred Jones Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Central Oklahoma Inc$237,50060%
Allied Arts of Oklahoma Inc$120,00061%
Vanderbilt University$113,25060%
Eisenhower Medical Center$93,80050%
City Care Inc$87,60062%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation$84,00040%
University of Detroit Mercy$72,50050%
Heritage Hall School Inc$61,50030%
Oklahoma Zoological Society$55,50060%
University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$49,75060%
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum$40,60030%
Oklahoma City Museum of Art Inc Fka Oklahoma City Art Museum$27,00060%
Paseo Artists Association$25,00015%
Nashville Zoo Inc$24,00030%
Oklahoma Humane Society$23,00060%
Infant Crisis Services Inc$22,20060%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$20,0001n/a
Blaze's Tribute Equine Rescue Inc$18,50061%
Special Care Inc$16,45060%
Crossings Christian School Inc$16,2005n/a
Dallas Childrens Theater Inc$14,50030%
Wes Welker Foundation$14,28652%
Katheryne B Payne Education Center$13,50060%
Rosemary Farm Sanctuary Inc$11,50060%
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc$11,00050%
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County$10,90030%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Oklahoma City$10,50050%
Leadership Oklahoma City Inc$10,00051%
Human Outreach Project$10,00051%
Nexus Equine Inc$10,00051%
Young Womens Christian Association of Oklahoma Ci$9,50040%
City Rescue Mission Inc$9,00010%
Myriad Gardens Foundation$8,50050%
Sunbeam Family Services Inc$8,00050%
Citizens Caring for Children$7,50040%
Oklahoma Hall of Fame$7,50050%
Theater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse$7,00040%
The Anna's House Foundation$6,95040%
Deadcenter Film Festival Inc$6,50041%
Boy Scouts of America 480 Last Frontier Council$6,00030%
Free to Live Inc$5,50050%
Alcuin School$5,50030%
Keystone Adventure School & Farm Inc$5,00010%
Positive Tomorrows Inc$5,00030%
Folds of Honor Oklahoma City Chapter$5,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Oklahoma Inc$5,00030%
A Chance to Change Foundation$5,00010%
The State Chamber Research Foundation$5,0001n/a
Oklahoma City University$5,00010%
Cleats for Kids Foundation$5,00020%
Wayman L Tisdale Foundation$4,750234%
Oklahoma Aids Care Fund Inc$4,70013%
Shiloh Summer Camp Inc$4,59030%
Regional Food Bank Foundation$4,50030%
Hearts for Hearing Foundation$4,50060%
INTEGRIS Health Foundation Inc$4,00030%
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc$4,00030%
American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation Inc$4,00030%
Ravinia Festival Association$4,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County Inc$3,25030%
Casady School$3,0006n/a
Fields & Futures Foundation$3,00020%
United States Fund for Unicef$3,00010%
Rebuilding Together Okc Inc$3,00050%
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalit$3,00030%
Library Endowment Trust$3,00030%
Maret School Inc$3,00050%
Landon School$2,75010%
Arts Council of Oklahoma City$2,50010%
Oklahoma Israel Exchange Inc$2,50020%
Ou Medicine Inc$2,5001n/a
Nichols Hills Parks Inc$2,50011%
Smart Start Central Oklahoma Inc$2,50010%
Nashville Symphony Association$2,25020%
Heartland Lab Rescue Inc$2,05017%
Calm Waters Center for Children & Families Inc$2,00010%
Rainbow Fleet Inc$2,00010%
Southern Plain Productions$2,00012%
Tip of the Spear Foundation$2,00020%
Upward Transitions Inc$2,00020%
Touchdown Club of Oklahoma$2,00010%
American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Inc$2,00011%
Cato Institute$2,00020%
Ralph Ellison Foundation$2,00012%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,60010%
Common Grace$1,50020%
Salesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas Inc$1,5001n/a
Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School Inc$1,5002n/a
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$1,08030%
Ground Zero Emergency Training Center Foundation$1,02010%
Dean McGee Eye Institute$1,00010%
Artsup Inc$1,00021%
Denver Dumb Friends League$1,00010%
Art Center College of Design$1,00010%
The Loveland Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc$1,00010%
Peppers Ranch Inc$1,00020%
Ruskin Group Theatre Company$1,00010%
The Children's Center Inc$1,00010%
Operation Smile Inc$1,00010%
Adult Congenital Heart Association$1,00010%
Texas Tech Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Smile Train Inc$1,00010%
Best Buddies International Inc$80010%
Autismoklahomaorg Inc$75010%
Oklahoma City Community College Foundati$50010%
Remerge Inc$50010%
Southwest Covenant Schools Inc$5001n/a
Cumberland River Compact Inc$50010%
Children's Tumor Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($761k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Fred Jones Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 100 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Central Oklahoma Inc: $237,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAllied Arts of Oklahoma Inc: $120,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetVanderbilt University: $113,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $93,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCity Care Inc: $87,600 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetOklahoma Medical Research Foundation: $84,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Detroit Mercy: $72,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHeritage Hall School Inc: $61,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOklahoma Zoological Society: $55,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Oklahoma Foundation Inc: $49,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum: $40,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOklahoma City Museum of Art Inc Fka Oklahoma City Art Museum: $27,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPaseo Artists Association: $25,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetNashville Zoo Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOklahoma Humane Society: $23,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetInfant Crisis Services Inc: $22,200 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBlaze's Tribute Equine Rescue Inc: $18,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetSpecial Care Inc: $16,450 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Childrens Theater Inc: $14,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWes Welker Foundation: $14,286 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetKatheryne B Payne Education Center: $13,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetRosemary Farm Sanctuary Inc: $11,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetGirl Scouts Western Oklahoma Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lake County: $10,900 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Oklahoma City: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Oklahoma City Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetHuman Outreach Project: $10,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetNexus Equine Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetYoung Womens Christian Association of Oklahoma Ci: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCity Rescue Mission Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMyriad Gardens Foundation: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSunbeam Family Services Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens Caring for Children: $7,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetOklahoma Hall of Fame: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTheater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Anna's House Foundation: $6,950 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDeadcenter Film Festival Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetBoy Scouts of America 480 Last Frontier Council: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFree to Live Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAlcuin School: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKeystone Adventure School & Farm Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPositive Tomorrows Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Oklahoma Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetA Chance to Change Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOklahoma City University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleats for Kids Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWayman L Tisdale Foundation: $4,750 over 2y, 34% of budgetOklahoma Aids Care Fund Inc: $4,700 over 1y, 2.7% 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 100.

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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.

El and Thelma Gaylord FoundationOK94.7× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation · American Fidelity Foundation · Inasmuch Foundation · Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc · The Merrick Foundation · Cresap Family Foundation · Bowen Foundation · Harris Foundation Inc · Sarkeys Foundation · Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund of Occf 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 Fred Jones Family Foundation

How much does Fred Jones Family Foundation give?
Fred Jones Family Foundation reported 105 grants totaling $407,953 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 70 and 76 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Fred Jones Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (14%), Education (11%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Fred Jones Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: United Way of Central Oklahoma Inc ($238k), Allied Arts of Oklahoma Inc ($120k), Vanderbilt University ($113k).
Does Fred Jones Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Fred Jones Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Fred Jones Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include El and Thelma Gaylord Foundation, American Fidelity Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation.
Where is Fred Jones Family Foundation based?
Fred Jones Family Foundation is based in OK.

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 183 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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