Eagle Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Eagle Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to religious causes, human services, health, and the arts.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 1995, the Eagle Foundation was founded by the late Raymond and Minerva Mason. Raymond was a Jacksonville, Florida businessman who founded The Charter Company, a diversified Fortune 500 company. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Eagle Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to religious causes, human services, health, and the arts.

The foundation’s religious grantmaking funds the family’s local Riverside Presbyterian Church, as well as other Christian churches. Minerva was long involved with Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, which has received millions from the family.

Grants range from $500 to $25,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $65,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Jacksonville, Florida. Past local grantees include Gateway Community Services, Christian Healing Ministries, United Way of Northeast Florida, and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

The Eagle Foundation does not provide a clear avenue for getting in touch with the family, but below is an address:

Eagle Foundation
2022 Hendricks Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32207