Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Damariscotta, ME · EIN 30-0097675 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation
51grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$817Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 23 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $312K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
C/o Robert B Gregory
Damariscotta, ME 04543-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| College Baptist Church Hillsdale | Hillsdale, MI | $55,000 |
| Evangelical Institute | Greenville, SC | $52,000 |
| Scripture Union USA | Valley Forge, PA | $50,000 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 |
| Stepping Stone Housing | Damariscotta, ME | $30,000 |
| Christian Publication Resourch Foundation | West Linn, OR | $25,000 |
| Coastal Christian School | Waldoboro, ME | $25,000 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | $25,000 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 |
| Care Net of Midcoast Maine | Brunswick, ME | $25,000 |
| Mirus Academy | Ellsworth, ME | $25,000 |
| Scripture Union USA | Valley Forge, PA | $25,000 |
| McKeen Study Center NEW VAN | Damariscotta, ME | $23,000 |
| McKeen Study Center NEW VAN | Damariscotta, ME | $20,000 |
| Joni & Friends New England | Agoura Hills, CA | $20,000 |
| Goodwill Northern New England UNRSTRICTED | Gorham, ME | $20,000 |
| Trinity Cambridge Church | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Trinity Cambridge Church | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 |
| Mirus Academy | Ellsworth, ME | $20,000 |
| Life House Maine | Brunswick, ME | $20,000 |
| Eldercare Network of Lincoln County HODGDON GREEN | Damariscotta, ME | $20,000 |
| Evangelical Institute | Greenville, SC | $20,000 |
| Chop Point | Woolwich, ME | $17,500 |
| Care Net of Midcoast Maine | Brunswick, ME | $15,000 |
| Life House Maine | Brunswick, ME | $15,000 |
| Goodwill Northern New England | Gorham, ME | $15,000 |
| Bethlehem College & Seminary | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 |
| Lincoln County Assembly of God | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 |
| Arrive Ministries | Richfield, MN | $10,000 |
| Together for Good | St Paul, MN | $10,000 |
| Frontiers | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Pen Bay Christian School UNRSTRICTED | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Calvary RD Baptist Church | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Calvary RD Baptist Church COREY BURN FUND | Arlington, VA | $8,000 |
| Richmond Corner Baptist Church | Richmond, ME | $6,000 |
| New Canaan Church of God | Matapan, MA | $5,000 |
| Twin Villages Church | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 |
| Living Waters Church of God in Christ | Mattapan, MA | $5,000 |
| Care Net of Midcoast Maine | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 |
| Damariscotta Baptist Church ECHP | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 |
| Christian Publication Resourch Foundation | West Linn, OR | $5,000 |
| Holy Church of Cma | Avon, IN | $5,000 |
| Living Waters Church | Matapan, MA | $5,000 |
| Cornerstone Baptist Church UNTRESTRICTED | Topsham, ME | $5,000 |
| New Canaan Church of God | Matapan, MA | $5,000 |
| Cities Church STEEPLE FUND | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| The Phillipian Fellowship | Bremen, ME | $5,000 |
| CRU | Orlando, FL | $2,000 |
| McKeen Study Center NEW VAN | Damariscotta, ME | $1,650 |
| Mission to the World | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 |
| Calvary Chapel Bangor | Orrington, ME | $500 |
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