Seby B Jones Family Foundation
Raleigh, NC · EIN 31-1578859. Reported 405 grants totalling $4,309,000 to 136 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Seby B Jones Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Road Baptist Church | Raleigh, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Easy Does It Ranch and Riding Academy | Virginia Beach, VA | $210,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Joshua Fund | Monument, CO | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| YMCA | Chapel Hill, NC | $155,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Shepherd's Ranch | Creedmoor, NC | $135,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Communities of Grace International | Raleigh, NC | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Methodist Home for Children Inc | Raleigh, NC | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| SPCA of Wake County | Raleigh, NC | $112,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Triangle Family Services Inc | Raleigh, NC | $111,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tammy Lynn Center | Raleigh, NC | $108,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cape Fear Community College Foundation | Wilmington, NC | $106,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg, NC | $99,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Raleigh, NC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs | Raleigh, NC | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Free Will Baptist Children's Home | Middlesex, NC | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| June's Bouquets | Greensboro, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occoneechee Council Boy Scouts | Raleigh, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Honor Guards | Wilmington, NC | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina | Lake Waccamaw, NC | $64,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Home of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| FIVE14 Revolution | Wilmington, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Nc | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Good Business | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Healing Transitions | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Rescue Mission | Raleigh, NC | $48,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Heart of Wilmington | Raleigh, NC | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Honor Flight Network | Arlington, VA | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Transitions Life Care | Raleigh, NC | $41,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ecu Educational Foundation | Greenville, NC | $40,850 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ecu Medical & Health Sciences Foundation | Greenville, NC | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abel Speaks | Richardson, TX | $36,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Watermark Community Church | Dallas, TX | $35,667 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Givewell | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nc Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christian Library International | Raleigh, NC | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Cli Prison Alliance Inc | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Foundation of Hope | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Shepherd's Table | Raleigh, NC | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Church of the Redeemer | Gaithersburg, MD | $28,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest, NC | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wake Education Partnership | Raleigh, NC | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Wakemed Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trinity Christian Academy | Raleigh, NC | $25,283 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina | Thomasville, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cape Fear Baca | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Interact | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Life Camp | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Passage Home | Raleigh, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Southeast North Carolina Veterans Day Parade | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brunswick Sheriff's Charitable Foundation | Southport, NC | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Food Shuttle | Raleigh, NC | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Nc Museum of Natural Sciences | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Raleigh Police Department Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| White Memorial Presbyterian Church | Raleigh, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh, NC | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Gold Star Mothers | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| World Relief Triad | Winstonsalem, NC | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Science Center | Greensboro, NC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ecu Foundation | Greenville, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fed Is Best Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hope Academy | Greensboro, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lower Cape Fear Lifecare | Wilmington, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Provision Bridge | Tallulah Falls, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Mission Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Open Doors USA | Santa Ana, CA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Angus Foundation | St Joseph, MO | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | Raleigh, NC | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ship of Zion Church | Raleigh, NC | $11,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kelly House | Wilmington, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Military Order of the Purple Heart - Chapter 636 | Wilmington, NC | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sigma Nu Educational Foundation Inc | Lexington, VA | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beyond Sports Nc | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Carousel Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Shelter and Services Inc | Wilmington, NC | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gigis Playhouse | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Trinity | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kamp Kanakuk Ministries | Branson, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Right to Work Foundation | Springfield, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step-Up Durham | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Revive Our Hearts | Niles, MI | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Inc | Washington, DC | $7,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nc Hospitality Education Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Thailan Hall | Wilmington, NC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Judes Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unc University Development Office | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haynes-Inman Education Center | Jamestown, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Para Rowing Foundation | Brookline, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Breath Center | Greensboro, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Opera House Theater Company | Wilmington, NC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foster Pantry Inc | Wilmington, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lawndale Baptist Church | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Retail & Lodging Association | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Out of the Garden Project | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raleigh Charter School | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| SPCA of Franklin County | Youngsville, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum | High Point, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Women's Club of Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cape Fear Purple Heart Association | Wilmington, NC | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camden Athletic Bookster Club Inc | Camden, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Husky Athletic Booster Club | Wake Forest, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vietnam Veterans of America #885 | Wilmington, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Charles Simon Trust | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eden Village | Springfield, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway Women's Care | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mercy Hill Church | Greensboro, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Veterinary Mission | Seattle, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Occoneechee Council | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burning Bush Ministries | Dawsonville, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Motorcyclists Association | Hatfield, AR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Shearith Israel | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Fruit Ministries | Wilmington, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Coalition | Frisco, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Safe Family for Children | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Centre of Redemption | Wilmington, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Global River Church | Wilmington, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary | Tyler, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Haw River Assembly | Bynum, NC | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 828 Church | Wilmington, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calabash American Legion | Carolina Shores, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry | Bellmawr, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Memorial Park | Whiteville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yates Mill Associates | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| English Language Institutechina | Fort Collins, CO | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
93 of 136 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 79%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 163 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82 | $682,500 | $5,500 |
| 2021 | 78 | $742,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 78 | $794,500 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 87 | $886,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $1,204,000 | $5,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
80% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Seby B Jones Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 19067, Raleigh, NC, 27619. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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