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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-2988287

Janet Stone Jones Foundation

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 70 grants and $205,220 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $205,220

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $33,062

  • Tax year 2024

    $284,500

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $13,820

  • Tax year 2023

    $245,800

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $25,667

  • Tax year 2022

    $245,000

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $63,965

  • Tax year 2021

    $269,950

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $119,814

  • Tax year 2020

    $207,766

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $30,142

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,800

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $95,367

  • Tax year 2018

    $238,050

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $17,432

Grants paid in 2025

70 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wendell Gilley MuseumSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General support

    $46,000
  2. Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME

    General support

    $20,000
  3. Montpelier Foundation (board)Montpelier Station, VA

    General support

    $13,120
  4. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    General support

    $10,500
  5. Nature Conservancy - MaineBrunswick, ME

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Nature Conservancy - VirginiaArlington, VA

    General support

    $7,500
  7. Thomas Jefferson FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $6,500
  8. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  9. UVA Transplant DepartmentCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $4,000
  10. FDR Hyde Park FoundationHyde Park, NY

    General support

    $3,500
  11. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  12. Fountain FundCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $3,000
  13. Paramount TheaterCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $2,500
  14. St Luke ChurchSmithfield, VA

    General support

    $2,500
  15. The Author Guild FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  16. Town of Mount Desert Community Development CorporationNe Harbor, ME

    General support

    $2,500
  17. Trudeau InstituteSaranac Lake, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  18. WHTJ- Charlottesville PBSCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $2,500
  19. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  20. Island Housing TrustMount Desert, ME

    General support

    $2,000
  21. Martha Jefferson Hospital FoundatioCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  22. OceanaWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  23. Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  24. Sewanee Annual FundSewanee, TN

    General support

    $2,000
  25. The Elephant SanctuaryHohenwald, TN

    General support

    $2,000
  26. The Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  27. Virginia Foundation for the HumanitCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $2,000
  28. Waterkeeper AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  29. Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD

    General support

    $1,500
  30. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  31. Lighthouse StudioCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $1,500
  32. Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,500
  33. Neighborhood HouseNortheast Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,500
  34. VPM (virginia NPR & PBS)Richmond, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  35. Wmra RadioHarrisonburg, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  36. Wren RadioCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  37. Wtju-FmCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  38. WVTF Public RadioCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $1,200
  39. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Harbor HouseSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  41. Mdi Biological LaboratorySalisbury Cove, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  42. Middle East Children's InstituteLocust Valley, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  43. Mount Desert Festival of Chamber MusicNortheast Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  44. Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyMount Desert, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  45. Mount Sinai - Dept of Emergency MedNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  46. National Audobon SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  47. Northeast Harbor LibraryNe Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  48. Parish of St Mary and St JudeNortheast Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  49. Shenandoah National Park TrustCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  50. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  51. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  52. South Kent SchoolSouth Kent, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  53. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  54. Beatrix Farrand SocietyMount Desert, ME

    General support

    $750
  55. Botanical Garden of the PiedmontCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $750
  56. Focused Ultrasound FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $750
  57. The Virginia ConsortCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $750
  58. Veterinary Initiative for Endangered WildlifeBozeman, MT

    General support

    $750
  59. Ducks UnlimitedMemphis, TN

    General support

    $600
  60. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $600
  61. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    General support

    $600
  62. Wildlife Center of VirginiaWaynesboro, VA

    General support

    $600
  63. Charlotte Rhoades Park & Butterfly GardenSouthwest Harbor, ME

    General support

    $500
  64. Miller Center FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $500
  65. Rivanna Conservation SocietyCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $500
  66. Schoodic InstituteWinter Harbor, ME

    General support

    $500
  67. Sewanee CrewSewanee, TN

    General support

    $500
  68. UVA Men's RowingCharlottesville, VA

    General support

    $500
  69. Delta Waterfowl FoundationBismarck, ND

    General support

    $250
  70. Service Dogs of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment10 grants $23,25031% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $22,25030% of the total
  3. Arts and culture5 grants $11,50015% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $9,70013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine17 grants $101,750
  2. Virginia28 grants $63,270
  3. New York11 grants $23,000
  4. District of Columbia5 grants $7,600
  5. Tennessee4 grants $5,100
  6. Maryland1 grant $1,500
  7. California1 grant $1,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  9. Montana1 grant $750
  10. North Dakota1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Benjamin BrewsterPRES & DIR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Janet B YorkVP & DIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Antoinette BrewsterSEC & DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • G David Phelps Hamar JD CPATREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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