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Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust

Preselected recipients only Jefferson City, Missouri · EIN 436896459

Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust is a private foundation in Jefferson City, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,600 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $7,800 and the largest $13,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $17,550 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$17,5504$407,622
2024$17,5503$449,039
2025$15,6002$512,054

How to apply

Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust 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 Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri2$15,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
Scholarship for higher$13,000
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship for higher$2,600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust give?

$15,600 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $7,800.

Who runs Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists The Central Trust Bank (Trustee).

What does Corliss & Thelma Jones Educational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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