The Edward L and Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Damariscotta, ME · EIN 31-1608996 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Edward L & Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation
20grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$176Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 20 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $85K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chop Point School | Woolwich, ME | $25,000 |
| Phillipian Fellowship | Bremen, ME | $20,000 |
| Evangelical Institute UNRESTICTED | Greenville, SC | $20,000 |
| College Baptist Church | Hillsdale, MI | $15,000 |
| Cornerstone Baptist Church | Topsham, ME | $10,000 |
| Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center NEW VAN | Damariscotta, ME | $10,000 |
| Arrive | Richfield, MN | $10,000 |
| Life House Maine | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 |
| Care Net of Midcoast Maine | Bruwnsick, ME | $10,000 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Holy Church of the C&ma | Avon, IN | $5,000 |
| Cities Church | St Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Calvary Road Baptist Church | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 |
| Redeemer Presbyterian Church | Greenville, SC | $5,000 |
| Damariscotta Baptist Church | Damariscotta, ME | $5,000 |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship | Livermore Falls, ME | $5,000 |
| Maine Marine Ministry | Whitefield, ME | $5,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $3,000 |
| University of the Cumberlands WORSHIP PROGRAM | Williamsburg, KY | $1,500 |
| Joseph & Alice McKeen Study Center UNRESTIRCTED | Damariscotta, ME | $1,000 |
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