Allan Jones Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community initiatives, particularly in education and youth development. Its mission focuses on providing financial assistance to local high schools, wrestling programs, and community service organizations, reflecting a commitment to enhancing educational opportunities and supporting youth activities. The foundation primarily serves the Cleveland, Tennessee area, with a significant portion of its funding directed towards local schools, sports teams, and arts organizations. Through its grants, the foundation aims to foster community engagement and support the development of youth in the region.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid local nonprofits, school programs, youth sports clubs, and community service organizations operating in Tennessee with clearly stated, modest funding needs.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in or serves communities in Tennessee.
- • Requests are for operating support, program costs, memorial funds, or modest capital needs under typical small-grant amounts.
- • Connection to local schools, youth athletics, community arts, or regional service groups.
- • Ability to submit a concise, two-page typed letter of request and provide local references.
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in Tennessee (about 95% of dollars) but included small grants to recipients in four other states in the latest year, indicating a primarily in-state focus with occasional out-of-state awards.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 25 distinct grantees and 22 newly funded recipients, and across three years only three recipients repeated, indicating a broad and changing recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence shows many new grantees in the latest year (22 new recipients), and a clear submission route (typed two-page letter) is provided, so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
