David B Jones Foundation
Official website for the David B. Jones Foundation, a private foundation that funds paleontology research, education, and museum projects. The site contains grant guidelines, lists past recipients and foundation officers, and links for applying (FoundationSource eligibility quiz).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A museum, university research group, or education nonprofit with a clear paleontology, natural history, or related STEM outreach project and capacity to manage six-figure or mid-range program grants.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic focus on paleontology research, collections, exhibits, internships, or K–12 paleontology education.
- • Demonstrated ability to run internships, public exhibits, or field-research programs.
- • Budget requests in the typical observed range (~$25K–$200K) with clear deliverables and outreach.
- • Organizational capacity to be a named fiscal sponsor if not a museum or university.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year reached 19 states with no in-state concentration reported and the largest state accounting for about 18% of dollars, indicating a broadly national footprint.
Recipient Variety
In 2024 the foundation funded 26 distinct recipients spanning museums, universities, children's museums, and research organizations; repeat grantees exist but the portfolio is notably diversified for the funder's size despite some dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of openness includes an online application path and a Foundation Source contact route, and behaviorally 16 of 26 recipients in 2024 were new grantees, so unfamiliar applicants plausibly can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
