Funding search · EIN 943124801 · Seattle, WA

The Herbert Jones Foundation

Name: The Herbert Jones Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

50
grants reported: $10.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $129,448
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

entrepreneurship business awards plan award competition venture launch

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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.

Top recipients

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

Nw School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children4 grants · $1.7M
Seattle University4 grants · $1.6M
University of Washington3 grants · $575,000
Pierce College Foundation1 grant · $553,200
Spokane Colleges Foundation1 grant · $529,100
Eastern Washington University3 grants · $498,409
Seattle Colleges Foundation1 grant · $493,000
Washington State University3 grants · $370,000
Pacific Lutheran University2 grants · $323,900
Green River College Foundation1 grant · $288,600

Giving over time

$681,989

2021

$858,808

2022

$742,063

2023

$8.2M

2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$1.5M
Nw School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children · Shoreline, WA · 2024
General purpose grant
$1.5M
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2024
Jones progress awards, business plan competition award, idea challenge awards, innovation & entrepreneurship grant
$553,200
Pierce College Foundation · Puyallup, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$529,100
Spokane Colleges Foundation · Spokane, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$493,000
Seattle Colleges Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$327,500
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Accelerator award, business plan competition, environmental and health challenges
$307,000
Pacific Lutheran University · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Community navigator prgm.; nourish certificate prgm.
$288,600
Green River College Foundation · Auburn, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$276,600
Highline College Foundation · Des Moines, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$276,600
Shoreline Community College Foundation · Shoreline, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$276,600
Walla Walla Community College Foundation · Walla Walla, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$252,500
Edmonds College Foundation · Lynnwood, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$252,500
Grays Harbor College Foundation · Aberdeen, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$252,500
Peninsula College Foundation · Port Angeles, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$252,500
Skagit Valley College Foundation · Mount Vernon, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$240,500
Bellevue College Foundation · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$240,500
Columbia Basin College Foundation · Pasco, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$222,100
Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA · 2023
Center for enterpreneurship
$216,500
South Puget Sound Comm College Fndn · Olympia, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$204,400
Tacoma Community College Foundation · Tacoma, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$204,400
Yakima Valley College Foundation · Yakima, WA · 2024
Grant for entrepreneurship program
$202,500
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2021
Accelerator award, business plan competition, environmental and health challenges
$172,800
Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA · 2022
Center for enterpreneurship
$140,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2021
Business plan award, milestone awards, student venture manager
$138,895
Nw School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children · Shoreline, WA · 2023
Educational programs for deaf and hard of hearing children
$120,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022
Business plan award, milestone awards, student venture manager
$110,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023
Business plan award, milestone awards, student venture manager
$103,509
Eastern Washington University · Cheney, WA · 2021
Center for enterpreneurship
$100,000
Central Washington University Foundation · Ellensburg, WA · 2023
Center for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship major
$53,075
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2024
2024-2025 hbj entrepreneurship program, social venture awards & launch, innovation lab
$52,000
Whitworth University · Spokane, WA · 2022
Business plan competition
$45,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2023
Progress awards and business plan award
$45,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Accelerator award, business plan competition, environmental and health challenges
$45,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2022
Progress awards and business plan award
$35,080
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2021
Campus course development, social venture competition, student launch awards
$35,000
Seattle University · Seattle, WA · 2021
Progress awards and business plan award
$33,068
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2023
Campus course development, social venture competition, student launch awards
$33,000
Whitworth University · Spokane, WA · 2021
Business plan competition
$32,508
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2022
Campus course development, social venture competition, student launch awards
$31,000
Nw School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children · Shoreline, WA · 2022
Educational programs for deaf and hard of hearing children
$31,000
Nw School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children · Shoreline, WA · 2021
Educational programs for deaf and hard of hearing children
$30,000
Washington Business Week · Renton, WA · 2022
Seattle university launch
$30,000
University District Spokane · Spokane, WA · 2021
Business plan awards
$30,000
Washington Business Week · Renton, WA · 2021
Seattle university launch
$25,000
Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2023
Business savers clubs
$25,000
Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2022
Business savers clubs
$25,000
Ventures · Seattle, WA · 2021
Business savers clubs
$23,000
Enterprise for Equity · Olympia, WA · 2023
Low income scholarships and momentum awards
$23,000
Enterprise for Equity · Olympia, WA · 2022
Low income scholarships and momentum awards
$16,900
Pacific Lutheran University · Tacoma, WA · 2021
Business plan award

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