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Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Naples, Florida · EIN 263838076

Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $700,000. 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 down from $1.1 million the year before.

18% 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$1.1 million12$19.6 million
2024$1.1 million11$21.7 million

How to apply

Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation 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 Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$700,000
Illinois1$210,000
Florida5$197,000
North Carolina2$11,525
District of Columbia1$5,000
Minnesota1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Tennessee Foundation
Knoxville, TN
General Purposes$700,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General Purposes$210,000
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundati
Miami Beach, FL
General purposes$100,000
St Johns Episcopal Church
Naples, FL
General purposes$57,000
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospit
St Petersburg, FL
General purposes$25,000
The Shelter
Naples, FL
General purposes$10,000
Church of the Good Shepherd
Nags Head, NC
General purposes$9,000
National Air and Space Museum
Washington DC, DC
General Purposes$5,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
General purposes$5,000
Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation
Tampa, FL
General purposes$5,000
Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic
Cashiers, NC
General purposes$2,525

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Clay Jones (President) and Debbie Jones (Vice President).

What does Clay and Debbie Jones Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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