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Paul L Jones Fund

Preselected recipients only Waterbury, Connecticut · EIN 066222118

Paul L Jones Fund is a private foundation in Waterbury, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $410,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $410,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$400,00015$7.7 million
2023$410,00015$9.3 million
2024$410,00014$10.2 million

How to apply

Paul L Jones Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Paul L Jones Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut14$410,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Vincent's at Sacred Heat University
Fairfield, CT
Scholarships$50,000
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Scholarships$40,000
Manchester Community College Foundation
Manchester, CT
Scholarships$40,000
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
Scholarships$40,000
University of Connecticut Foundation
Storrs, CT
Scholarships$40,000
University of St Joseph
Hartford, CT
Scholarships$40,000
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT
Scholarships$20,000
Ccsu Foundation
New Britain, CT
Scholarships$20,000
Middlesex Community College Foundation
Middletown, CT
Scholarships$20,000
Southern Conn State University Foundation
New Haven, CT
Scholarships$20,000
St Vincent's Medical Center Foundation
Bridgeport, CT
Scholarships$20,000
Three Rivers Community College
Norwich, CT
Scholarships$20,000
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
Scholarships$20,000
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
Scholarships$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Paul L Jones Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Paul L Jones Fund give?

$410,000 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Paul L Jones Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Webster Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Paul L Jones Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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