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The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc

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.

$156k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
73
Grants FY2025
71
Organizations funded FY2024
46%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$9,000
Organizations funded a year
58 to 71
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$2.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 46% of the organizations The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k 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
EducationAnimalsCivil RightsFood & NutritionInternationalReligionOther
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 arriving69$148k46%
FY202471$161k46%
FY202358$134k38%
FY202263$138k43%
FY202161$99k43%
FY202065$107k51%
FY201965$104k43%
FY201859$106k44%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$482kHealth$207kAnimals$153kPhilanthropy$104kHuman Services$47kArts & Culture$40kFood & Nutrition$31kRecreation & Sports$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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CO
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OK
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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 70 grantees
All grantees of The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Autism Tree Project Inc$58,80092%
Carlsbad Educational Foundation$53,49390%
La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Foundation$38,75083%
Denver Dumb Friends League$32,39490%
Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation$30,02390%
Sage Creek Foundation$26,73457%
United Through Reading$26,08990%
Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation$25,34680%
Foresight Ski Guides Inc$24,46591%
Angel Faces$23,4373n/a
Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest$23,00090%
Voices for Children$21,12940%
String of Pearls Inc$20,06576%
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$19,09390%
Zoological Society of San Diego$18,72090%
The Comfort Cub Program Inc$18,50092%
Monarch School Project$15,91870%
Classics for Kids Inc$15,35281%
The Friends of La Jolla Branch Library$15,20893%
Rancho Coastal Humane Society$14,92390%
Food Bank of the Rockies$14,11130%
Parent Connect Foundation$13,8003n/a
Kids First at Sunset View$13,55252%
Humane World for Animals Inc$12,12090%
Humane World for Animals International$10,62080%
Friends of Humane Services in Tijuana$10,34334%
Miracle House Inc$10,00063%
San Diego Oasis$9,55870%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$9,10060%
Lightbridge Hospice Community Foundation$8,95771%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Inc$8,49490%
San Diego Center for Children$8,45090%
Recreational Music Center$8,40030%
Helen Woodward Animal Center$8,17560%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$7,84330%
St Vincent de Paul Village Inc$7,00060%
San Diego Historical Society$6,44260%
Magic Horse Therapeutic Riding Center$6,34483%
Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary Inc$5,90670%
San Diego Public Library Foundation$5,18250%
Fresh Start Caring for Kids Foundation$5,00020%
The Carlsbad Christmas Bureau$4,249311%
Soul Dog Rescue$4,2491n/a
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc$4,05090%
Project Street Vet$4,00030%
Feeding San Diego$4,00010%
Guitars in the Classroom$3,77531%
The Northeastern State University Foundation Inc$3,00030%
Love on a Leash Inc$3,00050%
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts$2,50010%
Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation$2,06441%
California State Parks Foundation$2,02220%
Lions Tigers and Bears$2,00020%
Claremont McKenna College$2,00010%
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$2,0001n/a
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$2,0001n/a
Trevor Project Inc$1,50010%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$1,50010%
Y Africa$1,20010%
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc$1,09440%
University of Evansville$1,00010%
Illinois Wesleyan University$1,00010%
California Baptist University$1,00010%
Harvey Mudd College$1,00010%
Cornell University$1,00010%
Sonoma State University$1,0001n/a
Miracosta College Foundation$1,00010%
William Marsh Rice University$1,00010%
University of la Verne$1,00010%
National Park Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 215 recipients with no EIN on record ($332k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAutism Tree Project Inc: $58,800 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetCarlsbad Educational Foundation: $53,493 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetLa Jolla Sunrise Rotary Foundation: $38,750 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetDenver Dumb Friends League: $32,394 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation: $30,023 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSage Creek Foundation: $26,734 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetUnited Through Reading: $26,089 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetDenver Health and Hospitals Foundation: $25,346 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetForesight Ski Guides Inc: $24,465 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest: $23,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetVoices for Children: $21,129 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetString of Pearls Inc: $20,065 over 7y, 5.9% of budgetSan Diego Humane Society and Spca: $19,093 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $18,720 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Comfort Cub Program Inc: $18,500 over 9y, 1.5% of budgetMonarch School Project: $15,918 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetClassics for Kids Inc: $15,352 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetThe Friends of La Jolla Branch Library: $15,208 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetRancho Coastal Humane Society: $14,923 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $14,111 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKids First at Sunset View: $13,552 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $12,120 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $10,620 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Humane Services in Tijuana: $10,343 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetMiracle House Inc: $10,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetSan Diego Oasis: $9,558 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $9,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLightbridge Hospice Community Foundation: $8,957 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Inc: $8,494 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Center for Children: $8,450 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRecreational Music Center: $8,400 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHelen Woodward Animal Center: $8,175 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $7,843 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Village Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Historical Society: $6,442 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMagic Horse Therapeutic Riding Center: $6,344 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetBlind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary Inc: $5,906 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego Public Library Foundation: $5,182 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Start Caring for Kids Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Carlsbad Christmas Bureau: $4,249 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: $4,050 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetProject Street Vet: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding San Diego: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuitars in the Classroom: $3,775 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Northeastern State University Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLove on a Leash Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetFresh Start Surgical Gifts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation: $2,064 over 4y, 1.0% 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 64.

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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.

The San Diego FoundationCA33.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Cushman Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Pratt Memorial Fund · David C Copley Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · The Intuit Foundation · French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua

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 The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc give?
The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc reported 73 grants totaling $155,925 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 58 and 71 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (41%), Health (18%), Animals (13%).
Who are The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Autism Tree Project Inc ($59k), Carlsbad Educational Foundation ($53k), La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Foundation ($39k).
Does The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, The Cushman Foundation.
Where is The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc based?
The Paula B and Oliver W Jones Family Foundation Inc 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 286 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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