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Robert L Jones Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Robert L Jones Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$7k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$11kEducation$11kEnvironment$5kHuman Services$5kHealth$5kAnimals$4kPublic Benefit$3kYouth Development$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,300
Median grant
1
States reached
$33k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SHIP OF ZION$3,300
TRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES$3,300
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 (FY23–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 38% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%MASONIC HOME FOR CHILDREN: $600 → 11%METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 8%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
NY
IN
OH
VA
TN
NC
DC
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

43%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$21k · 6 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
24

Total granted

$21k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+43%

Still filing today

50%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPublic BenefitHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsCrime & LegalOther
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

  • WAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
    2× · 2018–2019 · $7k · revenue +141%
  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $600 · revenue +40%
  • THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $500 · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • PO
    PEOPLE OF COLOR IN CONSERVATION
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • RC
    RALEIGH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +24%
  • HO
    HOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +36%
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
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
4
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

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5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

—
7
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
8
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
9
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
10
Hopehealth

Our purpose is to offer our skills and hearts to help patients and families live each day with hope and dignity.

Human Services
11
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
12
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Wake Education Partnership. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 31 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SHIP OF ZION: $5,814 · OtherTHE SHIP OF ZIONPEOPLE OF COLOR IN CONSERVATION (POCIC): $5,000 · OtherPEOPLE OF COLOR IN CONSERVATION (POCIC)CHRISTIAN VETERINARIAN MISSION: $4,000 · OtherCHRISTIAN VETERINARIAN MISSIONTRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES INC: $3,300 · OtherTRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES INCBURNING BUSH MINISTRIES: $3,000 · OtherBURNING BUSH MINISTRIESHOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $2,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY INCWHITE MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $1,500 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR GOOD BUSINESS: $1,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $1,000 · OtherHAYES BARTON BAPTIST CHURCH: $1,000 · OtherFOUNDATION OF HOPE FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS: $1,000 · Other+6 more: $1,150 · OtherWAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: $7,000 · EducationWAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSH…RALEIGH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL INC: $2,000 · EducationRALEIGH CHARTER HIGH SCH…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO…SIGMA NU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $500 · EducationWreaths Across America: $1,500 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $600 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $500 · Public BenefitHOPE REINS: $1,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $150 · HealthThe Methodist Home for Children Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE MASONIC HOME FOR CHILDREN AT OXFORD INC: $600 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE NC STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$29,764Education$10,500Public Benefit$2,600Health$1,650Human Services$1,600Arts & Culture$1,000Youth Development$1,000

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 budgetWAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: $7,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES INC: $3,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRALEIGH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWreaths Across America: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR GOOD BUSINESS: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Methodist Home for Children Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE NC STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION OF HOPE FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE REINS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MASONIC HOME FOR CHILDREN AT OXFORD INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIGMA NU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESCUED ANIMALS DBA TIGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVision Charitable Trust: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Seby B Jones Family F…Duke Energy FoundationTriangle Community Fo…Bell Koonce Burnette …North Carolina Commun…Raymond James Charita…John William Pope Fou…Maynard Family Founda…Childtrust FoundationBell Cook Family Foun…Carolina Hurricanes F…United Way of the Gre…
Seby B Jones Family FoundationNC22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seby B Jones Family Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Bell Koonce Burnette Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · John William Pope Foundation · Maynard Family Foundation · Childtrust Foundation · Bell Cook Family Foundation · Carolina Hurricanes Foundation · United Way of the Greater Triangle 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.

    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 31 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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