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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0097675

The Ruth J Jones Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Damariscotta, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $296,500 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

    $296,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,361,919

  • Tax year 2024

    $254,650

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,210,070

  • Tax year 2023

    $265,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,295,955

  • Tax year 2022

    $307,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,526,362

  • Tax year 2021

    $239,268

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,283,974

  • Tax year 2020

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,196,599

  • Tax year 2019

    $224,691

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,236,956

  • Tax year 2018

    $127,458

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,319,703

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Evangelical InstituteGreenville, SC

    Unrestricted

    $52,000
  2. Scripture Union USAValley Forge, PA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Christian Publication Resourch FoundationWest Linn, OR

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. McKeen Study CenterDamariscotta, ME

    New van

    $20,000
  5. Joni & Friends New EnglandAgoura Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Goodwill Northern New EnglandGorham, ME

    Unrstricted

    $20,000
  7. Trinity Cambridge ChurchCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Chop PointWoolwich, ME

    Unrestricted

    $17,500
  9. Care Net of Midcoast MaineBrunswick, ME

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. Life House MaineBrunswick, ME

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. Bethlehem College & SeminaryMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Lincoln County Assembly of GodDamariscotta, ME

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Richmond Corner Baptist ChurchRichmond, ME

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  14. New Canaan Church of GodMatapan, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Twin Villages ChurchDamariscotta, ME

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Living Waters Church of God in ChristMattapan, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  17. Mission to the WorldAtlanta, GA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $17,50041% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $15,00035% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine8 grants $108,500
  2. South Carolina1 grant $52,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $30,000
  5. Oregon1 grant $25,000
  6. California1 grant $20,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  8. Georgia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Robert B GregoryTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $31,596

The return

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