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E Richard Jones Family Foundation

Accepts applications Calistoga, California · EIN 943288860

E Richard Jones Family Foundation is a private foundation in Calistoga, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $540,457 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $396,000 the year before.

30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$396,00037$5.6 million
2024$540,45737$5.6 million

How to apply

ContactStephanie Bailey
PO 352, Calistoga, CA 94515
Phone or email(707) 942-0467
What to submitSubmit for initial review a maximum of two pages describing the organization and the program to be supported.
RestrictionsGrants are limited to 501(c)3 organizations located in the bay area that assist individuals in changing their lives and becoming self sufficient.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What E Richard Jones Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California30$518,957
New Jersey1$5,000
Rhode Island1$5,000
Georgia1$3,000
New York1$3,000
Massachusetts1$2,500
Ohio1$2,000
North Carolina1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ole Health
Napa, CA
Education$125,000
Notre Dame
Belmont, CA
Education$76,750
Boys and Girls Club of St Helena
St Helena, CA
Education$50,000
Our Town St Helena
St Helena, CA
Housing$50,000
Upvalley Family Center
St Helena, CA
Education$34,000
Napa Communities Firewise Foundation
St Helena, CA
Outdoors$25,000
Napa Farm Workers Foundation
Napa, CA
Health$25,000
St Helena Hospital Foundation
St Helena, CA
Health$25,000
Napa Valley Education Foundation
St Helena, CA
Education$15,000
Vinetrail
Napa, CA
Environment$15,000
Notes for Education
Napa, CA
Education$12,000
Collective Napa Valley
Napa, CA
Community$10,000
Land Trust of Napa County
Napa, CA
Land preservation$10,000
Lifemoves
Menlo Park, CA
Human services$8,000
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Hillsborough, CA
Education$7,500
Brown University
Providence, RI
Education$5,000
Enterprise for Youth
San Francisco, CA
Youth$5,000
Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Human services$5,000
National Ms Society
New York, NY
Health$3,000
University of St Andrews American Fund
Atlanta, GA
Education$3,000
Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Youth development$2,500
Burke's School
San Francisco, CA
Education$2,500
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Arts$2,500
Mentis
Napa, CA
Health$2,500
SF Debutante Ball CVNL
San Rafael, CA
Health$2,500
St Helena Farmers Market
St Helena, CA
Health$2,500
Tufts University
Medford, MA
Education$2,500
Urban School
San Francisco, CA
Education$2,250
Denison University
Granville, OH
Education$2,000
Loved Twice
Oakland, CA
Human services$2,000
Dunn School
Los Olivos, CA
Education$1,957
10000 Degrees
Napa, CA
Education$1,000
Cameo Foundation
St Helena, CA
Education$1,000
Kqed
San Jose, CA
News$1,000
Raising A Reader
Milpitas, CA
Education$1,000
Uncc
Charlotte, NC
Education$1,000
St Helena Volunteer Fire Dept
St Helena, CA
Human services$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does E Richard Jones Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does E Richard Jones Family Foundation give?

$540,457 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs E Richard Jones Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists E Richard Jones (Director), Heather Melvin (Vice President) and Stephanie Bailey (Vice President).

What does E Richard Jones Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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