grant
seekers
guidelines
The Jones Family Foundation typically supports efforts that benefit those living in the Red Wing area. Grants can only be provided to qualified 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations which are tax exempt as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation also makes grants to federally recognized public schools and governmental agencies.
Priority Areas
Most of our grant-making will be dedicated towards requests which advance efforts or address critical needs in the following areas:
EDUCATION
ECONOMIC VITALITY
ARTS & CULTURE
grant purposes we will consider
- Special projects of a limited-time nature
- Start-up costs for promising new ideas or programs which align with our mission and priority areas of focus
- Program expansion
- Matching grants – funds to match contributions received from other sources or to provide a challenge to help raise new contributions
- Capital funding on a limited basis
grant purposes we will not consider
- Programs of a religious or political nature
- Direct grants to individuals
- Endowments
- Multi-year grants outside of our priority focus areas of Education, Economic Vitality, and Arts & Culture