Robert A & Shirley J Jones Foundation
Private foundation · Wilmette, IL · EIN 38-3427946 · reported 2022–2025 · files as The Robert A and Shirley J Jones Foundation
85grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$650smallest grant
$369Ktotal paid
11states reached
2years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 85 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $48K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Where to write
700 Forest Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091-1716
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connections for the Homeless Help with Homelessness from Covid 19 | Evanston, IL | $20,000 |
| Connections for the Homeless Help with Homelessness from Covid 19 | Evanston, IL | $20,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church STOCK FOOD SHELVES FOR HUNGRY | Wilmette, IL | $18,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church Stock Food Shelves for Hungry | Wilmette, IL | $15,000 |
| Connections for the Homeless HOMELESSNESS FROM COVID | Evanston, IL | $15,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church Stock Food Shelves for Hungry | Wilmette, IL | $15,000 |
| National Park Foundation Protect Treasured Landscapes in US | Washington, DC | $9,000 |
| Community Sharing Program Provide Food in the Jhannesburg MI Schools | Lewiston, MI | $8,000 |
| Community Sharing Program Provide Food in the Jhannesburg MI Schools | Lewiston, MI | $7,850 |
| Care House of Oakland County Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect | Pontiac, MI | $7,500 |
| Care House of Oakland County Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect | Pontiac, MI | $7,500 |
| Samaritans Purse Relief Aid | Boone, NC | $6,850 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Connect with healthy food and solutions | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
| Care House of Oakland County PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT | Pontiac, MI | $6,000 |
| Covenant House of MI HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER | Detroit, MI | $6,000 |
| The Heat and Warmth Fund Thaw Help Michigan families keep safe warm and Healthy | Detroit, MI | $6,000 |
| Hope Medical Clinic Inc PROVIDE HELP AND HEALING | Ypsilanti, MI | $5,350 |
| Ravinia Festival Making Music assessible to all | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Gleaners Food Bank Donation for Food for Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $5,000 |
| Refugee One Help Refugees build lives in the Chicago Area | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Naples Zoo Support for the Zoo and the Zoo animals | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Womens Resource Center of Nmi Provide safe housing & counseling to abused famili | Petoskey, MI | $5,000 |
| Direct Relief Humanitarian Relief | Goleta, CA | $5,000 |
| Community Sharing Program PROVIDE FOOD IN JOHANNESBURG SCH DIS | Lewiston, MI | $5,000 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $5,000 |
| Ravinia Festival Making Music assessible to all | Highland Park, IL | $5,000 |
| Gleaners Food Bank Donation for Food for Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Ostego County Build homes and community hope | Gaylord, MI | $5,000 |
| Naples Zoo Support for the Zoo and the Zoo animals | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Womens Resource Center of Nmi Provide safe housing & counseling to abused famili | Petoskey, MI | $5,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository FOOD FOR COOK COUNTY | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Ostego Cty BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITY HOPE | Gaylord, MI | $4,000 |
| Naples Zoo | Naples, FL | $4,000 |
| Ravinia Festival MUSIC FESTIVAL SUPPORT | Highland Park, IL | $4,000 |
| Association for Frontotemporal Dege Research for Frontotemporal Degeneration | King of Prussia, PA | $3,000 |
| Inspiration Kitchen Poverty and Homelessness | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Forest Home Township Glacial Hills Trail Maintenance for public use | Bellaire, MI | $3,000 |
| Start Early Provide early learning and child care programs | Itasca, IL | $3,000 |
| Sarahs Circle To end homelessness for women | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden To support the living museum and connect with plan | Glencoe, IL | $3,000 |
| Association for Frontotemporal Dege FTD RESEARCH | King of Prussia, PA | $3,000 |
| Forest Home Twp Glacial Hills Trail FUND TRAIL MAINTENANCE | Bellaire, MI | $3,000 |
| Inspiration Kitchen POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Marianne Cinat Memorial Fund MARIANNE CINAT MEMORIAL LECTURES | Orange, CA | $3,000 |
| Association for Frontotemporal Dege Research for Frontotemporal Degeneration | King of Prussia, PA | $3,000 |
| Refugee One Help Refugees build lives in the Chicago Area | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Erickas Lighthouse Education and awareness of adolescent depression | Winnetka, IL | $3,000 |
| Inspiration Kitchen Poverty and Homelessness | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Forest Home Township Glacial Hills Trail Maintenance for public use | Bellaire, MI | $3,000 |
| University of California Irvine Support higher education | Irvine, CA | $3,000 |
| Culinary Care Provide meals for people suffering with Cancer | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Special Gifts Theatre Provide performing arts experiences | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 |
| Bobby Jones Open Syringomyelia Research | Bloomington, IN | $2,000 |
| St Baldricks Foundation Medical Resource | Monrovia, CA | $2,000 |
| Mudlark Theatre Company A theatre company for the arts | Evanston, IL | $2,000 |
| Unite to Face Adiction - Michigan Access to Addiction Treatment | Ortonville, MI | $2,000 |
| University of California Irvine Support higher education | Irvine, CA | $2,000 |
| A Chance in Life ASSISTING FAMILIES OF UKRANIAN REFUG | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Bobby Jones Open SYRINGOMYELIA RESEARCH | Bloomington, IN | $2,000 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden CULTIVATE PLANTS FOR LIFE | Glencoe, IL | $2,000 |
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