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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-4982573

The Cowls Jones Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $67,893 paid in grants.

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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $67,893

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,226,465
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,283,037

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation IncAmherst, MA

    Ruth Owen Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation IncAmherst, MA

    Paul C. Jones Community Design Build Award

    $25,000
  3. Center for Human Development IncSpringfield, MA

    To Support Amherst Family Outreach

    $5,000
  4. Survival CenterNorth Amherst, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,893
  5. Massachusetts Forest TrustMarlborough, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  6. Amherst Womans Club IncAmherst, MA

    For their Building Fund

    $2,500
  7. Twice as Smart IncGreenfield, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $50,00083% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $7,50012% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $3,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $67,893

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Cinda H JonesDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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