Maine · Private foundation
The Ruth J 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.
- $297k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $52,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 23
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 53% of the organizations The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 62% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $158k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 17 | $297k | 18% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $255k | 53% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $266k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $308k | 57% |
| FY2021 | 23 | $234k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $225k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $225k | 83% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $127k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | $175,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Trinity Cambridge Church | $90,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Stepping Stone Housing Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Christian Publication Resource Foundation | $80,000 | 4 | 13% |
| Scripture Union | $75,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Trinity Schools Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Damariscotta Baptist Church | $57,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Arrive Ministries | $50,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Coastal Christian School Inc | $49,958 | 3 | n/a |
| Mirus Academy | $45,000 | 2 | 4% |
Show all 38 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | $175,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Trinity Cambridge Church | $90,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Stepping Stone Housing Inc | $80,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Christian Publication Resource Foundation | $80,000 | 4 | 13% |
| Scripture Union | $75,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Trinity Schools Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Damariscotta Baptist Church | $57,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Arrive Ministries | $50,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Coastal Christian School Inc | $49,958 | 3 | n/a |
| Mirus Academy | $45,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Chop Point Inc | $32,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Lincoln County Assembly of God | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Lincolnhealth | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Anselm House | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eldercare Network of Lincoln County | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mars Hill Audio Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Calvary Road Baptist Church | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joseph and Alice McKeen Study Center | $17,599 | 3 | 18% |
| MIO Frontiers | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hope Haitian Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Together for Good | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bath Area Family YMCA | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Redeemer Presbyterian Church | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Central Maine Bible Conference Fair Haven Camps | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Richmond Corner Baptist Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bridging the World | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Maritime Ministry | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Eurasia | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Philippian Fellowship | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| North Woolwich Methodist Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Voice of the Martyrs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cities Church | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Omf International Inc | $4,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Damariscotta | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joni and Friends | $1,360 | 1 | 0% |
| Calvary Chapel of Bangor | $500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($853k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation · Edward L & Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation · Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation · The First Fruits Foundation · Robert & Jean Burrage Charitable Foundation · The Audrey P Connor Charitable Foundation · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Reny Charitable Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation
- How much does The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation give?
- The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $296,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (44%), Education (22%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Bethlehem College & Seminary ($175k), Trinity Cambridge Church ($90k), Stepping Stone Housing Inc ($80k).
- Does The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation 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 Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Marjorie C Bailey Charitable Foundation, Edward L & Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation, Dorothy G & Stanley E Worden Charitable Foundation.
- Where is The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation based?
- The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation is based in ME.
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