The Milton and Barbara Jones Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on postsecondary education in Florida, directing substantial, repeated gifts to university programs that advance teaching, research, and institutional priorities. Most of its funding goes to Nova Southeastern University for programmatic and institutional support, with a smaller gift to Florida A&M University, indicating a focus on strengthening higher-education capacity and student outcomes within the state.
The Milton and Barbara Jones Foundation Inc. shows a clear pattern of repeated, multi-year support for higher education, led by a large series of gifts to Nova Southeastern University. The foundation gave Nova Southeastern University $174,354 in 2025 and $87,177 in 2024, both for innovative programs in a lifelong learning and research environment that emphasizes academic excellence, leadership, and community service. That recurring relationship is the largest thread in the recent record and points to sustained institutional support rather than one-time project funding. Beyond that flagship university relationship, the foundation has also backed Florida A&M University through Famu Foundation, including grants in 2023 and 2025 for advancing educational and strategic goals and strengthening academic appeal. The recent grants list also includes support for Junior Achievement of South Florida, St Anthony Catholic Church, Friends of Aarllc, and Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc., showing that the foundation’s giving reaches into youth preparation, faith-based service, library access, and cancer research while keeping a strong emphasis on educational capacity. Its grants are mostly directed to organizations in Florida, especially South Florida, and the record includes repeated awards across multiple years to the same institutions.
Higher education is the clearest cause area in the recent record. The foundation gave $26,000 to Famu Foundation in 2023 to advance the educational and strategic goals of Florida A&M University, and followed with a $1,000 grant in 2025 to support quality programs that strengthen and broaden the university’s academic appeal. Youth development appears in support for Junior Achievement of South Florida, which received $12,500 in 2023 to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy, plus $5,000 in 2025 to empower youth with the knowledge, ability, and confidence to navigate their futures. The foundation also supports cultural and civic enrichment. Broward Performing Arts Foundation received $5,000 in 2025 and $2,910 in 2024 for Broward Center programs and arts education, while The Sheriff’s Foundation of Broward County received $1,500 in 2025 for crime prevention and civic education programs.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent record also shows a few larger awards, including six-figure support to one university partner, alongside many $5,000 and sub-$5,000 grants. The foundation gives repeatedly to the same organizations across years, especially in higher education and related institutional support. The pattern suggests a grantmaker focused on sustained program and operating-style support rather than one-off, widely dispersed awards. It is not a fund that gives to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$409K
$2.9M
$463K
$233K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 88% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Highly concentrated: few, relatively large grants focused on a small number of repeat university grantees (three grants to a single institution), favoring institutional program and capacity support over broad, diversified giving.
Notable grantees: Nova Southeastern University, FAMU Foundation (Florida A&M University), Florida-based postsecondary institutions (general focus)
Giving is concentrated in Florida, with 88% of grants going to recipients in the state. Fort Lauderdale appears frequently among recipients, along with Coconut Creek, Tallahassee, Plantation, and Miami Shores. Outside Florida, the record includes only one recipient city in the top grants list: Bellevue, Washington. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 25 grants in the United States and none abroad.
The recent grants point most strongly to higher education institutions and education-related nonprofits. Nova Southeastern University, Famu Foundation, and Junior Achievement of South Florida appear in the record, along with organizations tied to arts education, library services, faith-based outreach, cancer research, and public safety.
Yes. Nova Southeastern University appears in 2024 and 2025; Famu Foundation appears in 2023 and 2025; Friends of Aarllc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Royal Dames of Cancer Research Inc. appears in 2024 and 2025; and Broward Performing Arts Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025.
The distribution centers on modest awards: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent list includes several $5,000 grants and a smaller number of larger awards to university partners.
Its giving is local and heavily concentrated in Florida. 88% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Florida, and the top state by grant count is Washington because of one recipient city in the recent list, Bellevue.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals. The recent grants are directed to organizations such as universities, foundations, churches, and nonprofit groups.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $174,354 | 2025 | TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. |
| THE LINKS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | ENGAGING IN EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC AND INTER-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE |
| JUNIOR ACHEIVMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWERS OUR YOUTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY AND CONFIDENCE TO NAVIGATE THEIR FUTURES, DRIVE OUR ECONOMY, AND LEAD OUR COMMUNITY. |
| BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD CENTER AND SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION . |
| DELTA EDUCATION AND LIFE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SECURE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS THAT PROMOTE & SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS INITIATED BY THE BROWARD CHAPER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FUND AND SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND GROUND-BREAKING WORK AT THE RUMBAUGH GOODWIN INSTITUTE. |
| FRIENDS OF AARLLC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS. |
| ARCHBIHOPS CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT (ABCD) | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SPREAD GOOD NEWS OF FAITH TO PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHO THEY ARE. |
| THE SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY | PLANTATION, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | TO FUND AND SUPPORT CRIME PREVENTION/CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. |
| MONA BAILEY ACADEMY | BELLEVUE, WA | $1,500 | 2025 | TO DELIVER CUTTING EDGE AND CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP BROADEN AND BUILD THE MINDS OF UNDERPRIVILAGED OR UNDERREPRESENTED ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS |
| FAMU FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN AND BROADEN THE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC APPEAL. |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $87,177 | 2024 | TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. |
| DELTA EDUCATION AND LIFE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SECURE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS THAT PROMOTE & SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS INITIATED BY THE BROWARD CHAPER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. |
| ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FUND AND SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND GROUND-BREAKING WORK AT THE RUMBAUGH GOODWIN INSTITUTE. |
| FRIENDS OF AARLLC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS. |
| BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $2,910 | 2024 | TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD CENTER AND SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION . |
| ARCHBIHOPS CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT (ABCD) | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | TO SPREAD GOOD NEWS OF FAITH TO PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHO THEY ARE. |
| MONA BAILEY ACADEMY | BELLEVUE, WA | $500 | 2024 | TO DELIVER CUTTING EDGE AND CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP BROADEN AND BUILD THE MINDS OF UNDERPRIVILAGED OR UNDERREPRESENTED ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $26,000 | 2023 | TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF. |
| FAMU FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $26,000 | 2023 | TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONAL AND STRATEGIC GOALS OF FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY. |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $12,500 | 2023 | TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. |
| ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $11,000 | 2023 | TO ALWAYS SERVE STUDENTS,PARISHIONERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. |
| SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY | PLANTATION, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | TO FUND AND SUPPORT CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND MANAGE DONATIONS TO MEMORIAL FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SURVIVING FAMILIES OF OFFICERS LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY. |
| FRIENDS OF AARLLC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS. |
| THE PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $500 | 2023 | TO RE-ENGAGE GIRLS WITH LEARNING, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING TRAUMA THAT CONTRIBUTES TO FEMALE DELIQUENCY. |
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$174,354TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
THE LINKS FOUNDATION
$10,000ENGAGING IN EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC AND INTER-CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
JUNIOR ACHEIVMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC
$5,000TO EMPOWERS OUR YOUTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY AND CONFIDENCE TO NAVIGATE THEIR FUTURES, DRIVE OUR ECONOMY, AND LEAD OUR COMMUNITY.
BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION
$5,000TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD CENTER AND SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION .
DELTA EDUCATION AND LIFE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$5,000TO SECURE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS THAT PROMOTE & SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS INITIATED BY THE BROWARD CHAPER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL WELL BEING.
ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC
$5,000TO FUND AND SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND GROUND-BREAKING WORK AT THE RUMBAUGH GOODWIN INSTITUTE.
FRIENDS OF AARLLC
$5,000TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS.
ARCHBIHOPS CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT (ABCD)
$2,000TO SPREAD GOOD NEWS OF FAITH TO PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHO THEY ARE.
THE SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY
$1,500TO FUND AND SUPPORT CRIME PREVENTION/CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
MONA BAILEY ACADEMY
$1,500TO DELIVER CUTTING EDGE AND CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP BROADEN AND BUILD THE MINDS OF UNDERPRIVILAGED OR UNDERREPRESENTED ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS
FAMU FOUNDATION
$1,000TO SUPPORT QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN AND BROADEN THE UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC APPEAL.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$87,177TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
DELTA EDUCATION AND LIFE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC
$5,000TO SECURE AND DISTRIBUTE FUNDS THAT PROMOTE & SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS INITIATED BY THE BROWARD CHAPER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA, INC AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT AND SOCIAL WELL BEING.
ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC
$5,000TO FUND AND SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AND GROUND-BREAKING WORK AT THE RUMBAUGH GOODWIN INSTITUTE.
FRIENDS OF AARLLC
$5,000TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS.
BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION
$2,910TO RECEIVE AND MAINTAIN FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS OF THE BROWARD CENTER AND SUPPORT ARTS EDUCATION .
ARCHBIHOPS CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT (ABCD)
$2,000TO SPREAD GOOD NEWS OF FAITH TO PEOPLE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHO THEY ARE.
MONA BAILEY ACADEMY
$500TO DELIVER CUTTING EDGE AND CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO HELP BROADEN AND BUILD THE MINDS OF UNDERPRIVILAGED OR UNDERREPRESENTED ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$26,000TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN A DYNAMIC, LIFELONG LEARNING AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING INTEGRITY, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH ENGAGED STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
FAMU FOUNDATION
$26,000TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATIONAL AND STRATEGIC GOALS OF FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$12,500TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.
ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH
$11,000TO ALWAYS SERVE STUDENTS,PARISHIONERS AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION OF BROWARD COUNTY
$5,000TO FUND AND SUPPORT CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY AND MANAGE DONATIONS TO MEMORIAL FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SURVIVING FAMILIES OF OFFICERS LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
FRIENDS OF AARLLC
$5,000TO ADVOCATE FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS.
THE PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS
$500TO RE-ENGAGE GIRLS WITH LEARNING, IMPROVE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING TRAUMA THAT CONTRIBUTES TO FEMALE DELIQUENCY.