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David B Jones Foundation

Name: David B Jones Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

75
grants reported: $3.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $36,940
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

paleontology museum david jones internship dinosaur science vertebrate

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

32 grants matching “paleontology” · $1.2M

$145,000
Museum of the Rockies · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Cretaceous Crossroads and Discover Science!: A Paleontological Education Initiative
$39,156
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2024
David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$38,788
North Carolina State University College of Science · Raleigh, NC · 2024
K-12 students doing paleontology in the classroom and the lab
$35,040
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2024
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Wyoming
$27,263
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester College
$27,000
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2024
Cosplay for Science - Paleontology and Pop Culture at San Diego Comic Con STEAM FAIR
$18,750
Friends of Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Leveraging the New 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Paleontology Exhibit to Enhance Paleontology Learning for NC Students Youth from Under Resourced Schools and Communities
$10,000
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology · McLean, VA · 2024
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award
$6,118
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2024
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program
$5,000
The University of Tennessee Foundation · Martin, TN · 2024
Junior Paleontology Program
$76,720
Carthage College · Kenosha, WI · 2023
Carthage Institute of Paleontology's Preparator and Undergraduate Paleo Education Project
$72,925
Burke Museum Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
Partnering Paleontological Research with Public Outreach
$50,000
Dayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of · Dayton, OH · 2023
Dayton's Dinosaur: A Place-Based Paleontology Exhibit
$38,032
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2023
David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$35,078
San Diego Society of Natural History Balboa Park · San Diego, CA · 2023
Paleontology Apprenticeship Program for Undergraduate Students
$35,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2023
David B. Jones Fellows in Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Kansas: Research, Training and Public Educational Outreach
$28,540
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2023
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Wyoming
$25,850
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester College
$10,000
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology · McLean, VA · 2023
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award
$10,000
Washington Academic Middle · Sanger, CA · 2023
Paleontology Club
$5,574
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2023
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program
$130,000
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota · Hot Springs, SD · 2022
Enhancing the Paleontology Internship Scholarship program
$72,925
Burke Museum Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
Partnering Paleontological Research with Public Outreach at the Burke Museum
$54,374
Carthage College · Kenosha, WI · 2022
Carthage Institute of Paleontology's Preparator and Undergraduate Paleo Education Project
$36,940
The Colorado Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2022
Renewed Support for the David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$30,540
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2022
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation
$24,300
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester college
$20,000
Washington Academic Middle · Sanger, CA · 2022
Paleontology Club
$19,500
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Virtual Field Trip Educator and Internships for Field Experience in Vertebrate Paleontology at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
$19,334
The Colorado Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for David B. Jones Interns in Paleontology in the Earth Sciences Internship Program of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Project
$15,000
San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation · Madera, CA · 2022
Prioritizing our Mock Dig
$5,030
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2022
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boy Scouts of America4 grants · $350,000
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota2 grants · $332,500
University of Wisconsin System3 grants · $314,857
Regents of the University of Michigan3 grants · $258,945
Minnesota Childrens Museum3 grants · $184,641
Burke Museum Association2 grants · $145,850
Museum of the Rockies1 grant · $145,000
Carthage College2 grants · $131,094
Raymond M Alf Museum4 grants · $121,120
University of Nebraska Foundation2 grants · $120,549

Giving over time

$1.0M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

All 75 reported grants, largest first.

$202,500
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota · Hot Springs, SD · 2024
Mammoth Site Intern Program
$195,000
Boy Scouts of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
David B. Jones Nature Center and Museum
$189,752
University of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2023
Excavation to publication: an undergraduate research journey through North America's oldest dinosauromorph assemblage (Late Triassic [Carnian] Popo Agie Formation, Wyoming)
$145,000
Museum of the Rockies · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Cretaceous Crossroads and Discover Science!: A Paleontological Education Initiative
$130,000
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs South Dakota · Hot Springs, SD · 2022
Enhancing the Paleontology Internship Scholarship program
$105,000
Boy Scouts of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
David B. Jones Nature Center and Museum
$101,049
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$90,717
Normandale Community College Foundation · Eagan, MN · 2022
Supporting Career Exploration in Anthropology and Archaeology
$86,315
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Mammalian evolution in dynamic environments across the K-Pg boundary in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
$86,315
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Mammalian evolution in dynamic environments across the K-Pg boundary in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
$86,315
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Mammalian evolution in dynamic environments across the K-Pg boundary in the Bighorn Basin
$85,207
Board of the University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Training the next generation of curators and collection managers via impactful museum collection activities
$83,403
University of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2023
Paleoecology and Stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic Dinosaur Fauna of Jurassic National Monument, Emery County, Utah
$76,720
Carthage College · Kenosha, WI · 2023
Carthage Institute of Paleontology's Preparator and Undergraduate Paleo Education Project
$75,000
Augustana University Association · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village Archeological Collection Conservation, Archeological Publications, and Public Education Outreach Activities.
$72,925
Burke Museum Association · Seattle, WA · 2023
Partnering Paleontological Research with Public Outreach
$72,925
Burke Museum Association · Seattle, WA · 2022
Partnering Paleontological Research with Public Outreach at the Burke Museum
$70,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Found · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Dinosaur Institute Summer Internship in Fossil Conservation at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
$65,000
Minnesota Childrens Museum · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
$65,000
Minnesota Childrens Museum · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
$62,337
Loyola University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Expanding insights into end-Cretaceous community dynamics from microfossil assemblages of the Lance Formation, Wyoming
$61,455
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Natural Trap Cave 2.0
$60,146
University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Future Fossils on Fans: The Pilcomayo fan, Paraguay, as a model for terrestrial vertebrate fossil preservation
$60,000
Idaho State University Foundation · Pocatello, ID · 2024
Education Everywhere Idaho
$54,641
Minnesota Childrens Museum · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice Exhibit National Tour
$54,374
Carthage College · Kenosha, WI · 2022
Carthage Institute of Paleontology's Preparator and Undergraduate Paleo Education Project
$50,000
Science Kids · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Science Kids Program Support
$50,000
Dayton Society of Natural History Dayton Museum of · Dayton, OH · 2023
Dayton's Dinosaur: A Place-Based Paleontology Exhibit
$50,000
Science Kids · Sheridan, WY · 2022
Science Kids Program Support
$49,156
Regents of the University of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
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
$45,334
Albion College · Albion, MI · 2023
Undergraduate Research on Macro- to Micro-scale Trends in Fossil Accumulation and Preservation during the Permian Period of the Intermountain West
$43,650
Friends of Ndgs Paleo · Mandan, ND · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$41,702
University of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2024
Paleoecology and Stratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic Dinosaur Fauna of Jurassic National Monument, Emery County, Utah
$39,156
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2024
David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$38,788
North Carolina State University College of Science · Raleigh, NC · 2024
K-12 students doing paleontology in the classroom and the lab
$38,032
Denver Museum of Nature and Science · Denver, CO · 2023
David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$37,334
Albion College · Albion, MI · 2024
Undergraduate Research on Macro- to Micro-scale Trends in Fossil Accumulation and Preservation during the Permian Period of the Intermountain West
$36,940
The Colorado Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2022
Renewed Support for the David B. Jones Internship Program in Paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
$35,078
San Diego Society of Natural History Balboa Park · San Diego, CA · 2023
Paleontology Apprenticeship Program for Undergraduate Students
$35,040
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2024
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Wyoming
$35,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2023
David B. Jones Fellows in Vertebrate Paleontology at the University of Kansas: Research, Training and Public Educational Outreach
$30,540
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2022
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation
$28,540
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2023
Vertebrate Paleontology of the Mesaverde Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Wyoming
$27,263
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester College
$27,000
Raymond M Alf Museum · Claremont, CA · 2024
Cosplay for Science - Paleontology and Pop Culture at San Diego Comic Con STEAM FAIR
$25,850
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester College
$25,000
Boy Scouts of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
David B. Jones Legacy Friends of Scouting
$25,000
Friends of the Utah Field House · Vernal, UT · 2023
Installation of New Exhibit: A Ceratosaurus for the Jurassic Hall
$25,000
Boy Scouts of America · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
David B. Jones Legacy Friends of Scouting
$24,300
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Enriching the Paleontology Experience at Macalester college
$21,000
Regents of the University of California - Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Advancing Community College Education and Student Success
$20,060
Wyoming Dinosaur Center · Thermopolis, WY · 2022
Fossils working on Fossils & Teachers' Workshop
$20,000
Washington Academic Middle · Sanger, CA · 2022
Paleontology Club
$19,500
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Virtual Field Trip Educator and Internships for Field Experience in Vertebrate Paleontology at Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
$19,334
The Colorado Museum of Natural History · Denver, CO · 2022
Support for David B. Jones Interns in Paleontology in the Earth Sciences Internship Program of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Project
$18,750
Friends of Nc State Museum of Natural Sciences · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Leveraging the New 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Paleontology Exhibit to Enhance Paleontology Learning for NC Students Youth from Under Resourced Schools and Communities
$17,229
Casper College Rodeo Fund · Casper, WY · 2023
Tate Museum Collections Expansion Project
$17,229
Casper College Rodeo Fund · Casper, WY · 2022
Tate Museum Collections Expansion Project
$15,078
Csusb Philanthropic Foundation · Sn Bernrdno, CA · 2022
Late Jurassic Theropods Of Jemez Pueblo
$15,000
San Joaquin Valley Paleontology Foundation · Madera, CA · 2022
Prioritizing our Mock Dig
$12,500
Washington Pavilion Management · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
T. Rex Documentary at the Washington Pavilion
$11,545
A Man and His Bones · Sioux Falls, SD · 2024
Curation of the Lange/Ferguson Archaeological Site Artifacts and Archive at the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center (ARC)
$10,000
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology · McLean, VA · 2024
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award
$10,000
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology · McLean, VA · 2023
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award
$10,000
Washington Academic Middle · Sanger, CA · 2023
Paleontology Club
$8,749
Friends of Ndgs Paleo · Mandan, ND · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$6,118
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2024
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program
$6,000
Childrens Museum of Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Dinosaur Month at the Children's Museum of Phoenix
$6,000
Childrens Museum of Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Dinosaur Month at the Children's Museum of Phoenix
$6,000
Childrens Museum of Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Dinosaur Month at the Children's Museum of Phoenix
$5,574
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2023
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program
$5,500
Stamford Museum and Nature Center Incorporated · Stamford, CT · 2024
Dinosaur Discoveries at Stamford Museum
$5,030
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute · Willow Grove, PA · 2022
David B. Jones Summer Field Internship Program
$5,000
The University of Tennessee Foundation · Martin, TN · 2024
Junior Paleontology Program
$3,500
Union Museum of History and Art · Farmerville, LA · 2024
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