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Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation

Accepts applications New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 720507534

Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.0 million in 52 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $993,000 the year before.

62% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million57$20.5 million
2024$993,00051$19.7 million
2025$1.0 million52$19.1 million

How to apply

ContactMs Dora Luckette co Jones Family Fo
835 Union Street Suite 333, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone or email(504) 584-1511, dluckette@canalbarge.com
What to submitName, address and contact information for the 501(c)(3) Organization making the grant application including their 501(c)(3) number from IRS. A brief description of the purpose for their organization, why they are requesting funds and how much,and what they intend to achieve if the funds are granted to their organization.
DeadlinesThe submission deadline is 15th day of the month before the set meeting date.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Louisiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana50$994,417
Iowa1$15,000
Texas1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 52 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Delta Christian School DBA Tallulah Academy
Tallulah, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$125,000
Louise McGehee School
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$100,000
Audubon Nature Institute
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$62,500
St George's Episcopal School
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$56,250
Trinity Episcopal Church
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$43,334
Raphael Village
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$40,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$40,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$40,000
Bureau of Governmental Research
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$25,000
Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$25,000
New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$25,000
Greater New Orleans Educational Television Foundation
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$20,000
Longue Vue House and Gardens
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$20,000
Pelican Institute for Public Policy
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$20,000
American Cancer Society - Shuck Cancer
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Eden Centers for Hope and Healing
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Henry St Paul Foundation
New Orleans, IA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
KIDsmART
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Houston, TX
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Live Oak Wilderness Camp
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Metropolitan Crime Commission
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Special Olympics
Covington, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
The Bright School
Metairie, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
The St Bernard Project Inc DBA SBP Inc
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$15,000
Bridge House
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Cafe Hope
Gretna, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Community Sailing New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
French Quarter Festivals Inc
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Friends of New Orleans Public Library
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Hermann-GrimaGallier Historic Houses
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Historic BK House & Gardens
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Lighthouse Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Louisiana Museum Foundation
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Magnolia Community Services
Jefferson, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
Metairie Park Country Day School
Metairie, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
New Orleans Ballet DBA New Orleans Ballet Theatre
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000
New Orleans Museum of Art - Art in Bloom
New Orleans, LA
To fulfill exempt purpose$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The submission deadline is 15th day of the month before the set meeting date.

How much does Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2025, across 52 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan J Gundlach (President), Elaine F Jones (Sec / Treas), Sally H Lapeyre (Trustee) and Miriam H Lindner (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and environment and conservation.

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