The Fletcher Jones Foundation
Pasadena, CA · EIN 23-7030155. Reported 212 grants totalling $32.3M to 123 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Fletcher Jones 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $1,900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $1,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loma Linda University | Loma Linda, CA | $1,165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Mary's College of California | Moraga, CA | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whittier College | Whittier, CA | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $1,032,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery | San Marino, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keck Graduate Institute | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simpson University | Redding, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael, CA | $515,133 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $501,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mount St Mary's | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Stage Theatre | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Anthony High School | Long Beach, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Desert Community Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $90,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Montana Foundation | Missoula, MT | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | Sun Valley, ID | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Huntington Library | San Marino, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Monterey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naval Postgraduate School Foundation | Monterey, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Stage Theater | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Anthony's High School | Long Beach, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | $35,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Francis High School | La Canada Flintridge, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Abilityfirst | Pasadena, CA | $26,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Aventine Hill Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Philip the Apostle School | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Ana College Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eisenhower Health Foundation | Rancho Mirage, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Max S Baucus Institute | Missoula, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocean Institute | Dana Point, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pacific Council on International Policy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sun Valley Summer Symphony | Sun Valley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Word of Honor Fund | Bellevue, ID | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Access Plan | Pasadena, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Orange County | Anaheim, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lulu's Place | El Segundo, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Museum Associates at Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Segerstom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | Palm Desert, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wooden Floor | Santa Ana, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| USC Roski School of Art & Design | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| West Point Association of Graduates | West Point, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Shelter | Laguna Beach, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard-Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Huntington Hospital | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leo High School | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Marymount High School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | Rancho Mirage, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Philip the Apostle School | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Augustine High School | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Matthew's Parish School | Pacific Palisades, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Point School | Culver City, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vnahospice of the Treasure Coast | Vero Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vnahospice of the Treasure Coast | Vero Beach, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Village Girls Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America St Louis Area Council | St Louis, MO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| School on Wheels | Ventura, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ability First | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballet Sun Valley | Sun Valley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| College Access Program | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads School | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Cube Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Discovery Science Center of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laguna Art Museum | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Louis Symphony | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Louis Symphony | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Hall | San Antonio, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Blue Ribbon - the Music Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Colleagues | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USC Iovine and Young Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| USC Jimmy Iovine & Andre Young Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nursehospice Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vnahospice Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends Indeed | Pasadena, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River | Vero Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Village Charter School | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends in Deed | Pasadena, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Ground Sun Valley | Ketchum, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art | Sun Valley, ID | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of Eucharist | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Teaching Economics | Davis, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
49 of 123 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 40%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Pepperdine University
THE FLETCHER JONES PROFESSORSHIP OF DATA SCIENCE - Santa Clara University
TO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES IN ADVANCED COMPUTATION - Thomas Aquinas College
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE REPAIRS - University of Redlands
IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGED LEARNING INITIATIVES - Chapman University
THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN FREE SPEECH - Claremont Mckenna College
THE ROBERT DAY SCIENCES CENTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 138 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57 | $9,940,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $6,841,133 | $8,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $7,425,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $8,075,000 | $15,000 |
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
98% of its giving went to organizations in California. 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 $10,000. 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 California.
- 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 The Fletcher Jones Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 1055 E Colorado Boulevard 5TH Fl, Pasadena, CA, 91106. 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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