Funding search · EIN 383427946 · Wilmette, IL

The Robert a & Shirley J Jones

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

113
grants reported
$504,000
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Connections for the Homeless2 grants · $40,000
  • Connections for the Homeless2 grants · $35,000
  • First Presbyterian Church2 grants · $33,000
  • First Presbyterian Church2 grants · $30,000
  • Community Sharing Program2 grants · $18,350
  • Community Sharing Program2 grants · $15,850
  • Care House of Oakland County2 grants · $15,000
  • Care House of Oakland County2 grants · $12,000
  • Covenant House of Mi2 grants · $12,000
  • Gleaners Community Food Bank2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$119,000
2021
$135,000
2022
$113,000
2023
$137,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 113 grants.

  • $20,000

    Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Help with Homelessness from Covid 19

  • $20,000

    Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2023

    Help with Homelessness from Covid 19

  • $20,000

    Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Homelessness from covid

  • $18,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Wilmette, IL · 2021

    Stock food shelves for hungry

  • $15,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Wilmette, IL · 2024

    Stock Food Shelves for Hungry

  • $15,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Wilmette, IL · 2023

    Stock Food Shelves for Hungry

  • $15,000

    First Presbyterian Church · Wilmette, IL · 2022

    Stock food shelves for hungry

  • $15,000

    Connections for the Homeless · Evanston, IL · 2021

    Homelessness from covid

  • $13,350

    Community Sharing Program · Lewiston, MI · 2022

    Provide food in johannesburg sch dis

  • $9,000

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Protect Treasured Landscapes in US

  • $8,000

    Community Sharing Program · Lewiston, MI · 2024

    Provide Food in the Jhannesburg MI Schools

  • $7,850

    Community Sharing Program · Lewiston, MI · 2023

    Provide Food in the Jhannesburg MI Schools

  • $7,500

    Care House of Oakland County · Pontiac, MI · 2024

    Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

  • $7,500

    Care House of Oakland County · Pontiac, MI · 2023

    Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect

  • $6,850

    Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

    Relief Aid

  • $6,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2024

    connect with healthy food and solutions

  • $6,000

    The Heat and Warmth Fund Thaw · Detroit, MI · 2023

    help Michigan families keep safe warm and Healthy

  • $6,000

    Care House of Oakland County · Pontiac, MI · 2022

    Prevent child abuse and neglect

  • $6,000

    Covenant House of Mi · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Homeless youth shelter

  • $6,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Food for cook county

  • $6,000

    Care House of Oakland County · Pontiac, MI · 2021

    Prevent child abuse and neglect

  • $6,000

    Covenant House of Mi · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Homeless youth shelter

  • $5,350

    Hope Medical Clinic · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Provide help and healing

  • $5,000

    Direct Relief · Goleta, CA · 2024

    Humanitarian Relief

  • $5,000

    Gleaners Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Donation for Food for Food Bank

  • $5,000

    Naples Zoo · Naples, FL · 2024

    Support for the Zoo and the Zoo animals

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2024

    Making Music assessible to all

  • $5,000

    Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Help Refugees build lives in the Chicago Area

  • $5,000

    Womens Resource Center of Nmi · Petoskey, MI · 2024

    Provide safe housing & counseling to abused famili

  • $5,000

    Gleaners Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Donation for Food for Food Bank

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity Ostego County · Gaylord, MI · 2023

    Build homes and community hope

  • $5,000

    Naples Zoo · Naples, FL · 2023

    Support for the Zoo and the Zoo animals

  • $5,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2023

    Making Music assessible to all

  • $5,000

    Womens Resource Center of Nmi · Petoskey, MI · 2023

    Provide safe housing & counseling to abused famili

  • $5,000

    Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity Ostego Cty · Gaylord, MI · 2022

    Build homes, community hope

  • $5,000

    Naples Zoo · Naples, FL · 2022

    Zoo

  • $5,000

    Ostego Community Foundation · Gaylord, MI · 2022

    Disaster relief efforts in gaylord

  • $5,000

    Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Help refugees build lives in chicago

  • $5,000

    Community Sharing Program · Lewiston, MI · 2021

    Provide food in johannesburg sch dis

  • $5,000

    Gleaners Community Food Bank · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Ericka'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2022

    Making music accesible to all

  • $4,000

    Unite To Face Addiction - Michigan · Ortonville, MI · 2022

    Access to treatment & support preven

  • $4,000

    Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Food for cook county

  • $4,000

    Habitat for Humanity Ostego Cty · Gaylord, MI · 2021

    Build homes, community hope

  • $4,000

    Naples Zoo · Naples, FL · 2021

    Zoo

  • $4,000

    Ravinia Festival · Highland Park, IL · 2021

    Music festival support

  • $3,000

    Association for Frontotemporal Dege · King of Prussia, PA · 2024

    Research for Frontotemporal Degeneration

  • $3,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

    To support the living museum and connect with plan

  • $3,000

    Forest Home Township Glacial Hills · Bellaire, MI · 2024

    Trail Maintenance for public use

  • $3,000

    Inspiration Kitchen · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Poverty and Homelessness

  • $3,000

    Sarahs Circle · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to end homelessness for women

  • $3,000

    Start Early · Itasca, IL · 2024

    Provide early learning and child care programs

  • $3,000

    Association for Frontotemporal Dege · King of Prussia, PA · 2023

    Research for Frontotemporal Degeneration

  • $3,000

    Erickas Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2023

    Education and awareness of adolescent depression

  • $3,000

    Forest Home Township Glacial Hills · Bellaire, MI · 2023

    Trail Maintenance for public use

  • $3,000

    Inspiration Kitchen · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Poverty and Homelessness

  • $3,000

    Refugee One · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Help Refugees build lives in the Chicago Area

  • $3,000

    University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2023

    support higher education

  • $3,000

    Association for Frontotemporal Dege · King of Prussia, PA · 2022

    Ftd research

  • $3,000

    Forest Home Twp Glacial Hills Trail · Bellaire, MI · 2022

    Fund trail maintenance

  • $3,000

    Inspiration Kitchen · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Poverty and homelessness

  • $3,000

    Kids Making It · Wilmington, NC · 2022

    Keeping kids in school

  • $3,000

    Marianne Cinat Memorial Fund · Orange, CA · 2022

    Marianne cinat memorial lectures

  • $3,000

    Association for Frontotemporal Dege · King of Prussia, PA · 2021

    Ftd research

  • $3,000

    Forest Home Twp Glacial Hills Trail · Bellaire, MI · 2021

    Fund trail maintenance

  • $3,000

    Inspiration Kitchen · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Poverty and homelessness

  • $3,000

    Marianne Cinat Memorial Fund · Orange, CA · 2021

    Marianne cinat memorial lectures

  • $2,500

    Culinary Care · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Provide meals for people suffering with Cancer

  • $2,500

    Special Gifts Theatre · Northbrook, IL · 2024

    Provide performing arts experiences

  • $2,000

    Bobby Jones Open · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    Syringomyelia Research

  • $2,000

    Mudlark Theatre Company · Evanston, IL · 2024

    A theatre company for the arts

  • $2,000

    St Baldricks Foundation · Monrovia, CA · 2024

    Medical Resource

  • $2,000

    Unite To Face Adiction - Michigan · Ortonville, MI · 2024

    Access to Addiction Treatment

  • $2,000

    University of California Irvine · Irvine, CA · 2024

    support higher education

  • $2,000

    Bobby Jones Open · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    Syringomyelia Research

  • $2,000

    Mudlark Theatre Company · Evanston, IL · 2023

    A theatre company for the arts

  • $2,000

    Sarahs Circle · Chicago, IL · 2023

    to end homelessness for women

  • $2,000

    St Baldricks Foundation · Monrovia, CA · 2023

    Medical Resource

  • $2,000

    Start Early · Itasca, IL · 2023

    Provide early learning and child care programs

  • $2,000

    Unite To Face Adiction - Michigan · Ortonville, MI · 2023

    Access to Addiction Treatment

  • $2,000

    Bobby Jones Open · Bloomington, IN · 2022

    Syringomyelia research

  • $2,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022

    Cultivate plants for life

  • $2,000

    Culinary Care · Wilmette, IL · 2022

    Nourish cancer patients and families

  • $2,000

    Mudlark Theatre Company · Evansville, IL · 2022

    Not for profit theatre company

  • $2,000

    Ounce of Prevention · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Healthy development of babies

  • $2,000

    Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Ovarian cancer research

  • $2,000

    St Baldricks Foundation · Monrovia, CA · 2022

    Medical research

  • $2,000

    The Night Ministry · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Housing support & health care

  • $2,000

    A Chance in Life · New York, NY · 2021

    Assisting families of ukranian refug

  • $2,000

    Bobby Jones Open · Bloomington, IN · 2021

    Syringomyelia research

  • $2,000

    Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2021

    Cultivate plants for life

  • $2,000

    Ericka'S Lighthouse · Winnetka, IL · 2021

    Charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Family Promise · Grand Rapids, MI · 2021

    Shelter & basic needs to homeless fa

  • $2,000

    Friends of the Forest Preserve · Chicago, IL · 2021

    To care for forest preserves

  • $2,000

    Mudlark Theatre Company · Evansville, IL · 2021

    Not for profit theatre company

  • $2,000

    Operation Bbq Relief · Kansas City, MO · 2021

    Provide comfort to those in need

  • $2,000

    Ounce of Prevention · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Healthy development of babies

  • $2,000

    Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Ovarian cancer research

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