Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation supports education, health and human services in the Washington, D.C. metro region.
IP TAKE: This is an accessible D.C.-specific funder that supports many different nonprofit causes in the city and has a straightforward application process.
PROFILE: Established in 1987, the Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation is a private foundation based in Annapolis, Maryland. The founders were residents of Washington, D.C. since the mid-1930s and developed a successful insurance agency that served the region for more than 50 years. The foundation aims to "improve the lives of all people, but especially residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.” It funds local efforts for education, health and human services.
Grants for Education, Public Health and Access, and Community Development
The Joseph E. and Marjorie B. Jones Foundation looks to fund efforts within these three broad focus areas that have measurable and tangible objectives. However, it does not provide funding for basic research, films, construction, publications, building acquisitions, special events or political or religious causes. The Jones Foundation also does not typically provide challenge grants or capital improvement grants.
Past local grantees include Higher Achievement, Levine School of Music and Hope and a Home.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $1,000 and $300,000. Grantmaking focuses on the Washington, D.C. metro region.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual deadline for grant applications is May 31. It is required that grantseekers submit applications to the foundation by mail because email and electronic submissions are not accepted. The funder’s grant application form is available on its website. Direct general questions to the staff at info@thejonesfoundation.com or 410-989-7798.
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