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B C Jones Trust

Preselected recipients only Wellsboro, Pennsylvania · EIN 237960049

B C Jones Trust is a private foundation in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $47,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $5,250 and the largest $7,500. 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 the same as $47,000 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$48,50010$509,355
2024$47,00010$533,828
2025$47,00010$559,515

How to apply

B C Jones 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 B C Jones Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$31,500
Pennsylvania5$15,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brevard Zoo
Melbourne, FL
Further Programs$7,500
Suntree United Methodist Church
Melbourne, FL
Funding to support thechurch with their vaiousphysical requirements$6,500
The Haven for Children
Melbourne, FL
Funding to provide needypeople with necessary food,clothing and or shelter$6,500
Friends of Serene Harbor Inc
Indian Harbor, FL
Funding to supportthe womens shelter$6,000
Hope Enterprises Inc
Williamsport, PA
Futhering the work ofthe organization in theirvarious programs$5,500
Brevard Alzheimer's Foundation
Melbourne, FL
Funding to support researchconducted by the foundation$5,000
Geisinger Foundation
Danville, PA
Funding to support theChildrens MircaleNetwork$4,500
Susquehanna Health Foundation
Williamsport, PA
Hospice Care$4,000
First United Methodist Church
Williamsport, PA
Funding to support the churchwith their vaious physicalrequirements$1,000
Wildwood Cemetery Co
Williamsport, PA
For their Purposes$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does B C Jones Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does B C Jones Trust give?

$47,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $5,250.

Who runs B C Jones Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas M Owlett (Trustee) and Louise W Jones (Trustee).

What does B C Jones Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, health and faith communities.

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