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Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2025
29
Organizations funded FY2024
52%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 35
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$23M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 52% of the organizations Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $445k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationOther
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 arriving31$1.2M26%
FY202429$1.2M52%
FY202327$1.2M11%
FY202228$1.3M14%
FY202135$1.4M51%
FY202025$900k64%
FY201911$1.1M9%
FY201814$1.1M14%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.6MEnvironment$1.4MHuman Services$1.3MArts & Culture$1.2MEducation$740kRecreation & Sports$735kHousing & Shelter$720kEmployment$660kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$1,375,00091%
Levine Music Inc$965,00091%
Downtown Cluster of Congregations Inc$840,000948%
Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Inc$600,000917%
Alexandria Seaport Foundation$445,000910%
Higher Achievement Program Inc$420,00091%
Bread for the City Inc$325,00060%
Byte Back$310,00062%
Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria$260,000611%
Partners in Care Maryland Inc$195,00063%
Hope and a Home$155,00082%
The Light House Inc$135,00021%
Johns Hopkins University$100,00010%
Warrior Canine Connection Inc$85,00021%
Thrive DC$75,00021%
Greater DC Diaper Bank$75,00060%
Camp Attaway Inc$65,000139%
Insight Memory Care Center$65,00060%
La Cocina Va$60,00023%
Broadfutures Inc$60,00022%
Zenith Community Arts Foundation$60,000213%
Negotiation Works$55,000410%
Keen Greater DC LLC$50,00052%
A Wider Circle Inc$40,00010%
Right Beginnings Inc$40,000321%
Carpenter's Shelter Inc$35,00020%
Bcauseican Inc$35,000213%
The Theatre Lab Inc$30,00021%
Integrated Living Opportunities$30,00025%
Fenwick Foundation$30,00023%
Best Kids Inc$30,00032%
Langton Green Inc$30,00020%
NOVA ScriptsCentral$25,00020%
Life Pieces to Masterpieces$25,00010%
Young Playwrights Theater$25,00021%
Beacon House Community Ministry Inc$25,0001n/a
My Sister's Place Inc$25,00011%
Our Minds Matter$25,00021%
Haleys Helping Hands of Maryland Inc$25,0001n/a
The Howard University$20,00010%
Mary House Inc$20,00012%
One World Education$15,00011%
Excel Automotive Institute$15,00014%
Iona Senior Services$15,00010%
Let's Go Boys and Girls Inc$15,00011%
Northern Virginia Veterans Association$15,00015%
The Brendan Corporation$10,00015%
Good News Community Kitchen$10,00013%
Senior Services of Alexandria$10,00011%
Citydance Ensemble Inc$10,00011%
Robs Barbershop Community Foundation$10,00019%
The Father McKenna Center Inc$10,00011%
Horton's Kids Inc$10,00010%
DC Affordable Law Firm$10,00011%
Black Student Fund$10,00012%
Community Forklift$10,00010%
Arlington Free Clinic Inc$10,00010%
Everybody Wins DC Inc$10,00011%
Rebuilding Together Montgomery County Inc$10,00011%
Wreaths Across America$2,19630%
Washington Office on Latin America$2,00020%
Just Tryan It Inc$1,00010%
National Arbor Day Foundation$54710%
Historic Dupont Circle Main Street Inc$5001n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $1,375,000 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetLevine Music Inc: $965,000 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetDowntown Cluster of Congregations Inc: $840,000 over 9y, 48% of budgetFriends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena Inc: $600,000 over 9y, 17% of budgetAlexandria Seaport Foundation: $445,000 over 9y, 9.8% of budgetHigher Achievement Program Inc: $420,000 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetBread for the City Inc: $325,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetByte Back: $310,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetRebuilding Together DC Alexandria: $260,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetPartners in Care Maryland Inc: $195,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetHope and a Home: $155,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetThe Light House Inc: $135,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWarrior Canine Connection Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThrive DC: $75,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGreater DC Diaper Bank: $75,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCamp Attaway Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetInsight Memory Care Center: $65,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetLa Cocina Va: $60,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetBroadfutures Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetZenith Community Arts Foundation: $60,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetNegotiation Works: $55,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetKeen Greater DC LLC: $50,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetA Wider Circle Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRight Beginnings Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetCarpenter's Shelter Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBcauseican Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetThe Theatre Lab Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetIntegrated Living Opportunities: $30,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetFenwick Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetBest Kids Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetLangton Green Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNOVA ScriptsCentral: $25,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLife Pieces to Masterpieces: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Playwrights Theater: $25,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetMy Sister's Place Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOur Minds Matter: $25,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThe Howard University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMary House Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetOne World Education: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetExcel Automotive Institute: $15,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetIona Senior Services: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLet's Go Boys and Girls Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNorthern Virginia Veterans Association: $15,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetThe Brendan Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetGood News Community Kitchen: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSenior Services of Alexandria: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCitydance Ensemble Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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 62.

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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.

John Edward Fowler Memorial FoundationMD57.4× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · United Way of the National Capital Area · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Inc · Corina Higginson Trust Co Laura Ford Trustee · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Venable Foundation Inc · Nora Roberts Foundation

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 Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation

How much does Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation give?
Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation reported 31 grants totaling $1,200,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (25%), Environment (13%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc ($1.4M), Levine Music Inc ($965k), Downtown Cluster of Congregations Inc ($840k).
Does Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation.
Where is Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation based?
Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation is based in MD.

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 82 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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