Private foundation · Huntingdon
The Jones Hertiage Foundation Inc.
The IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on Nov 15, 2021, because it didn't file a required return three years in a row. Gifts made to it after that may not be tax-deductible. Ask about its status before you apply. Source: IRS automatic revocation list, checked Oct 8, 2026.
Invitation only: it picks who to fund. Don't send a proposal. Look for a connection through its board. See its board and officers below: do you or your board know any of them?
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 16 totaling $1.1 million · 1 in Humphreys County
- Typical grant
- $10,000 to $37,131 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $11,525, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County, Houston County, Marion County, Rutherford County, Humphreys County, Montgomery County · plus 3 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- 1 of its Tennessee grants went to buildings, renovations or equipment, e.g. “Building families through adoption and foster care”
- Total giving that year
- $1.2 million
How to apply
The foundation's filing doesn't describe how to apply. Look for a website, or send a short letter asking whether it accepts requests.
Board and officers
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- Dr Edward H WhittingtonPresident
- Daniel M HatfieldVice president
- James Malcolm AultSecretary/treasurer
- Mary Frances RudyDirector
- Christopher HareDirector
- Ronald JonesCeo/chairman of the board
- Brandon JonesChief financial officer
- Tyler JonesChief operating officer
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Religious purposes
- Helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be
- To nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in Tennessee.
- Residential and therapeutic christian community for women and children
- Curating experiences that activate transformation of self, community, and planet
- Child literacy
- Franklin road academy provides a challenging educational experience in an inclusive christian community...
- Building families through adoption and foster care
Tennessee organizations it funded
Humphreys County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Church of the Nazarene | Waverly, Humphreys County | Wcn is a sent community embodying chris-like transformation throughout... | $10K |
| Midsouth District Church of the Nazarene | Nashville, Davidson County | General fund | $500K |
| Tcc | Nashville, Davidson County | Religious purposes | $450K |
| Ekids | Nashville, Houston County | Helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be | $40K |
| Ancora TN | Nashville, Davidson County | To nurture survivor healing and strategically combat human trafficking in Tennessee. | $37K |
| Blue Monarch | Monteagle, Marion County | Residential and therapeutic christian community for women and children | $20K |
| Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, Davidson County | Providing education for leadership and service | $20K |
| The Adoption Project | Eagleville, Rutherford County | Building families through adoption and foster care | $13K |
| Franklin Road Academy | Nashville, Davidson County | Franklin road academy provides a challenging educational experience in an... | $12K |
| Crossbridge | Nashville, Davidson County | Religious purposes | $11K |
| Erin Church of the Nazarene | Erin, Houston County | Helping people believe, belong, trust, and come to be who god called them to be | $10K |
| Deep Culture | Nashville, Davidson County | Curating experiences that activate transformation of self, community, and planet | $10K |
| Phoenix Club of Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | To support programmatic services that provide sober peer support,... | $8,500 |
| Aerial Recovery | Nashville, Davidson County | To support humanitarian relief and emergency response efforts for vulnerable... | $5,000 |
| Montgomery Co Cattleman's Association | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Montgomery co. Cattleman's association pays for and facilitates our county... | $1,200 |
| Erin Rotary Foundation | Erin, Houston County | Child literacy | $835 |