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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 41-1909574

David B Jones Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
David B Jones Foundation
Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd
Wilmington, DE 198091377
(800) 839-1754
Form and materials
Www.dbjonesfoundation.org
Deadlines
Www.dbjonesfoundation.org
Restrictions
Www.dbjonesfoundation.org

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,260,857

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $25,201,943

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,297,005

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $25,960,674

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,037,633

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $27,950,502

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,429,655

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $27,593,311

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,132,245

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $27,734,676

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota IncHot Springs, SD

    Mammoth Site Intern Program

    $202,500
  2. Museum of the RockiesBozeman, MT

    Cretaceous Crossroads and Discover Science!: A Paleontological Education Initiative

    $145,000
  3. Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Mammalian evolution in dynamic environments across the K-Pg boundary in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

    $86,315
  4. Board of the University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL

    Training the next generation of curators and collection managers via impactful museum collection activities

    $85,207
  5. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History FoundLos Angeles, CA

    Dinosaur Institute Summer Internship in Fossil Conservation at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    $70,000
  6. Minnesota Childrens MuseumSaint Paul, MN

    Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour

    $65,000
  7. Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Expanding insights into end-Cretaceous community dynamics from microfossil assemblages of the Lance Formation, Wyoming

    $62,337
  8. University of New Mexico Foundation IncorporatedAlbuquerque, NM

    Future Fossils on Fans: The Pilcomayo fan, Paraguay, as a model for terrestrial vertebrate fossil preservation

    $60,146
  9. Idaho State University Foundation IncPocatello, ID

    Education Everywhere Idaho

    $60,000
  10. Science KidsSheridan, WY

    Science Kids Program Support

    $50,000
  11. Regents of the University of ColoradoDenver, CO

    Illuminating the Late Cretaceous (ca. 68 - 74 million-year-old) mammals and other tiny vertebrates of Colorado's Western Slope through discovery and study of microvertebrate sites in the Williams Fork Formation

    $49,156
  12. University of Wisconsin SystemMadison, WI

    Paleoecology and Stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic Dinosaur Fauna of Jurassic National Monument, Emery County, Utah

    $41,702
  13. Denver Museum of Nature and ScienceDenver, CO

    David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    $39,156
  14. North Carolina State University College of ScienceRaleigh, NC

    K-12 students doing paleontology in the classroom and the lab

    $38,788
  15. Albion CollegeAlbion, MI

    Undergraduate Research on Macro- to Micro-scale Trends in Fossil Accumulation and Preservation during the Permian Period of the Intermountain West

    $37,334
  16. Raymond M Alf MuseumClaremont, CA

    Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Wyoming

    $35,040
  17. Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN

    Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester College

    $27,263
  18. Raymond M Alf MuseumClaremont, CA

    Cosplay for Science - Paleontology and Pop Culture at San Diego Comic Con STEAM FAIR

    $27,000
  19. Friends of NC State Museum of Natural SciencesRaleigh, NC

    Leveraging the New 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Paleontology Exhibit to Enhance Paleontology Learning for NC Students Youth from Under Resourced Schools and Communities

    $18,750
  20. Washington Pavilion Management IncSioux Falls, SD

    T. Rex Documentary at the Washington Pavilion

    $12,500
  21. A Man and His BonesSioux Falls, SD

    Curation of the Lange/Ferguson Archaeological Site Artifacts and Archive at the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center (ARC)

    $11,545
  22. Society of Vertebrate PaleontologyMcLean, VA

    Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award

    $10,000
  23. Bighorn Basin Paleontological InstituteWillow Grove, PA

    David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program

    $6,118
  24. Childrens Museum of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ

    Dinosaur Month at the Children's Museum of Phoenix

    $6,000
  25. Stamford Museum and Nature Center IncorporatedStamford, CT

    Dinosaur Discoveries at Stamford Museum

    $5,500
  26. The University of Tennessee Foundation IncMartin, TN

    Junior Paleontology Program

    $5,000
  27. Union Museum of History and ArtFarmerville, LA

    Expedition: Ice Age

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $352,90647% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $307,78141% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $86,31511% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $6,118<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Dakota3 grants $226,545
  2. Montana1 grant $145,000
  3. California3 grants $132,040
  4. Michigan2 grants $123,649
  5. Minnesota2 grants $92,263
  6. Colorado2 grants $88,312
  7. Alabama1 grant $85,207
  8. Illinois1 grant $62,337
  9. New Mexico1 grant $60,146
  10. Idaho1 grant $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Jaelyn EberleDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brad GrossenburgDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Don LofgrenDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cayce B MaloneDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey MalonePres Hours 3Pay $25,000
  • Raymond RogersDir Hours 1Pay $13,000
  • Muriel RunholtDir Hours 1Pay $0

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