The Fletcher Jones Foundation
EIN 237030155 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$59.0M
471 grants · $6.6M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $3K–$50K
grant size
44%
supporter · 110/249 multi-year
repeat
$175.8M
Assets (2024)
249
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
MARY J SPELLMAN
Phone
(626) 204-4012
Deadlines
THERE ARE NO DEADLINES FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS AS PROPOSALS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
How to Apply
POTENTIAL GRANTEES SHOULD CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED APPLICATION. ACCESS TO THE ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION VIA A LINK MAY BE PROVIDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPENDING ON THE SUITABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Restrictions
NONE
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $5.4M | $139.2M | $3.8M | 79 |
| 2017 | $7.6M | $152.5M | $5.3M | 67 |
| 2018 | $6.0M | $139.5M | $1.8M | 54 |
| 2019 | N/A | $156.3M | $2.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $7.8M | $171.0M | $2.6M | 59 |
| 2021 | $9.9M | $190.7M | $11.3M | 57 |
| 2022 | $6.8M | $157.5M | $6.2M | 53 |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $166.0M | $6.6M | 51 |
| 2024 | $8.1M | $175.8M | $7.9M | 51 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 471 grants on record
Minimum
$250
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$6K
Average
$125K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$1.2M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.8% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 23 states
$370K across
13 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Bexar
Officers & Directors
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
AA
Ashwin Adarkar
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Siobhan M. Burke
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
WJ
Walter T. Kilmer JRL
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
C1
Christine Sisley Left 122019
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
CS
Christine Sisley
3 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
MS
Mary J. Spellman
8 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
CS
Christine Sisley
3 yrs
Executive Director/Treasurer
Leadership
SB
Samuel P. Bell
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
SS
Stewart R. Smith
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
RS
Rockwell Schnabel
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PB
Peter K. Barker
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
DN
Donald Nickelson
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
DL
Daniel E. Lungren
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PK
Parker S. Kennedy
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
PH
Patrick C. Haden
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee
Leadership
JP
John D. Pettker
9+ yrs
Vice President/Trustee/Secretary
Leadership
CS
Christine Sisley
3 yrs
Executive Director/Treasur
Leadership
Grants Awarded (471 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $1,200,000 | CITIZENSHIP & CIVIC VIRTUE: AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT FACULTY EXCELLENCE; COVID-19 RELATED EXPENSES FOR THE 20-21... | 2020 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $1,150,000 | TO EXPAND & MODERNIZE THE EXISTING FJF COMPUTER LAB TO CREATE THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION CENTER FOR... | 2020 |
| Harvey MUDD College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE CLIMATE CLINIC: PARTNERING FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS | 2022 |
| KECK Graduate Institute | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | SHARED SKILLS LAB FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES | 2022 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES REFUGEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 2022 |
| University of Southern California | LOS Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | AUDITORIUM RENOVATION AT THE ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM BUILDING | 2021 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/CYBERSECURITY | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $1,000,000 | PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $1,000,000 | FRESHMAN SUMMER RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 2021 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | $1,000,000 | MAKERSPACE RENOVATION | 2021 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT A FIVE-YEAR PILOT OF NEW MAJOR IN DATA SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS. | 2021 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES PROFESSORSHIP OF DATA SCIENCE | 2023 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCES IN ADVANCED COMPUTATION | 2023 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $1,000,000 | EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE REPAIRS | 2023 |
| University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $1,000,000 | IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGED LEARNING INITIATIVES | 2023 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN FREE SPEECH | 2024 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | THE ROBERT DAY SCIENCES CENTER | 2024 |
| Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery | San Marino, CA | $1,000,000 | THE "THIS LAND IS" INITIATIVE MARKING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | 2024 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | A GLOBAL LIBERAL ARTS LABORATORY FOR LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD | 2024 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $1,000,000 | CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2016 |
| LOMA Linda University | LOMA Linda, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES CHAIR IN MOLECULAR GENOMICS AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY | 2016 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $1,000,000 | RE-IMAGINING MATHEMATICS AT USD | 2017 |
| Scripps College | Claremont, CA | $1,000,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION SCHOLAR IN COMPUTATION | 2018 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $900,000 | THE FLETCHER JONES FOUNDATION FACULTY FELLOWS IN ENGINEERING | 2022 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $800,000 | THE POMONA COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | 2017 |
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