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Matthew O Jones Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$45k
Granted FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$107kPhilanthropy$54kRecreation & Sports$45kEnvironment$45kYouth Development$35kPublic Benefit$33kEducation$25kHousing & Shelter$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$52M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S FUND$10,000
FRIEND OF SAN PASQUALE ACADEMY$10,000
SAN DIEGUITO RIVER VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY$10,000
SAN DIEGO BOTANICAL GARDENS$10,000
BONSALL WOMAN'S CLUB$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $120k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $5k → 14%FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S FUND: $10k → 7%GENERATE HOPE: $10k → 11%GENERATE HOPE: $5k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $25k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $15k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $15k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $10k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $10k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $7k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $3k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 20% of Matthew O Jones Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 79% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 66%.

Matthew O Jones Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 14% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$228k · 8 repeat orgs$75k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
5

Total granted

$228k
$50k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+50%

Still filing today

100%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’24
Human ServicesInternationalEducationEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • WF
    WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION
    5× · 2018–2022 · $75k · revenue +31%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY INC
    5× · 2018–2024 · $35k · revenue +42%
  • SD
    SAN DIEGUITO RIVER VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY
    4× · 2019–2024 · $35k · revenue +417%

Funded once

  • SD
    SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
    one grant, 2018 · $30k
  • MC
    MAYO CLINIC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • SP
    SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
San Diego Veterans Coalition

The san diego veterans coalition (sdvc) is a catalyst that inspires collaboration and cooperation among service partners to deliver premier support for veterans in the san diego region.during 2023 the san diego veterans coalition (sdvc)…

Public Benefit
2
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

Swords to plowshares' mission is to heal the wounds of war, to restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to significantly reduce homelessness and poverty among veterans.

Public Benefit
3
Lead the Way Fund Inc

Army ranger lead the way fund is an active duty, casualty assistance, recovery, transition and veterans organization that provides financial support to u.s. army rangers and the families of those who have died, have been disabled or who…

Human Services
4
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
5
University of San Diego

The university of san diego is a contemporary catholic university, grounded in the liberal arts and anchored along an international border, advancing academic excellence to create a more inclusive, sustainable and hopeful world.

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6
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
7
Warrior-Scholar Project Foundation

To propel enlisted veterans and service members towards success in higher education and beyond through transformative programming that advances skills, builds confidence, and forges lasting connections.

Education
8
San Diego Police Foundation

We proudly supports Americas finest police department by cultivating positive community engagement and helping fund vital equipment and specialize training that ensures peace and safety for all.

Crime & Legal
9
Special Ops Survivors

Special ops survivors advances the mission "to embrace and empower surviving spouses of fallen special operations heroes to build healthy post-loss futures as they transition and rebuild their new lives." the foundation provides programs…

Human Services
10
Amvets Department of California Service Foundation

Proudly serves veterans and their families in your community through service programs such as service officers, welcome home program to our homeless veterans, and grants used for various other veteran programs.

Public Benefit
11
Coachella Valley Foster Kids

In 2019 the juvenile dependency attorneys in indio formed coachella valley foster kids. we represent on average 1200 to 1500 youths in the foster system. these kids have either been permanently removed from their parents, or are in the…

Youth Development
12
Sdmac Foundation

Promote a general awareness and understanding of the importance of a strong national defense, especially as it relates to the San Diego region, and to support San Diego's active duty and retired military community through programs,…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is PROMISES2KIDS Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Agape Project International Usa. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 18 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
9/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $75,000 · Human ServicesWARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATIONCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesCHALLENGED ATHLETES INCGENERATEHOPE INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesGENERATEHOPE INCFORGOTTEN CHILDRENS FUND: $10,000 · Human ServicesFORGOTTEN CHILDRENS FUNDWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA: $33,000 · OtherVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPAR…SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS: $30,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY DEP…PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $12,000 · OtherPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO BOTANICAL GARDENS: $10,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO BOTANICAL GARDENSMAYO CLINIC: $5,000 · OtherBonsall Womans Club: $5,000 · OtherSAN PASQUAL ACADEMY: $5,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY INC: $35,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF SAN P…THE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationTHE CAMPANILE FO…HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $53,782 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUNITY…SAN DIEGUITO RIVER VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY: $35,000 · EnvironmentSAN DIEGUI…AGAPE PROJECT INTERNATIONAL USA: $8,000 · InternationalGLOBAL VOLUNTEERS: $4,664 · International
Human Services$120,000Other$100,000Education$55,000Philanthropy$53,782Environment$35,000International$12,664

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATION: $75,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $53,782 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY INC: $35,000 over 5y, 3.0% of budgetSAN DIEGUITO RIVER VALLEY LAND CONSERVANCY: $35,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA: $33,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGENERATEHOPE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFORGOTTEN CHILDRENS FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAGAPE PROJECT INTERNATIONAL USA: $8,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBonsall Womans Club: $5,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL VOLUNTEERS: $4,664 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Rancho Santa Fe Found…Sempra FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Rancho Santa Fe FoundationCA13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Matthew O Jones Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Matthew O Jones Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Matthew O Jones Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Matthew O Jones Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 18 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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