Expanding access and creating opportunity by investing in people, organizations and communities that were important to Jessie Ball duPont
April 2nd, 2012
Up to 100 low-income teens in Jacksonville could have paying jobs thsi summer thanks to a new collaboration of nonprofits and businesses supported by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. More»
December 7th, 2011
Two new briefing papers by the Health Policy Institute at Georgetown University shed light on the dramatic changes that could be coming to Florida’s Medicaid program in 2012. More»
October 27th, 2011
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund explains its decision to make program related investments and offers a primer on PRIs. More»
October 27th, 2011
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund will invest $2 million in efforts to develop and preserve affordable rental housing for low-income individuals and families in Duval County, Florida, through a Program Related Investment. More»
March 24th, 2011
A new report, funded by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, provides rich detail on child well-being by neighborhood in Duval County, showing a “clear spatial division” between eastern and western parts of the county, with opportunities for children higher in the east and lower in the west. More»
February 18th, 2011
During their February meeting, the trustees of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund awarded 22 grants, valued at $2.6 million, to eligible organizations in nine states. More»
February 8th, 2011
One of the few bright spots in the Great Recession may be found in an unusual Jacksonville coalition — the Hunger SWAT Team. This informal group of 14 community-based, emergency service nonprofit organizations has found new ways to work in the community and with each other, for the benefit of their clients and their own organizational health. More»
December 6th, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, December 6, 2010 – Thirteen Jacksonville nonprofits will receive a total of $387,929 in grants from the Community Safety Net More»
October 25th, 2010
October 24th, 2010