SHANNON B. JONES PASSION PURSUIT FOUNDATION
To continue Shannon B. Jones’s legacy by supporting creative learning and gifted education—awarding annual grants and providing opportunities that help students discover, pursue, and deepen their individual passions.
About SHANNON B. JONES PASSION PURSUIT FOUNDATION
The Shannon B. Jones Passion Pursuit Foundation is a Colorado-based private foundation established to celebrate and extend the work of educator Shannon B. Jones by funding student-led passion projects and creative learning opportunities.
The foundation operates an annual 'Shannon’s Passion Pursuit' grant program (maximum award $2,500) that is open to students at selected partner institutions; recipients are chosen with the guidance of a mentor and report their learning back to their school community.
In addition to grantmaking, SBJPPF supports community engagement through a speakers bureau, periodic fundraisers, and partnerships with institutions such as the Ricks Center for Gifted Children and Community College of Denver (Phi Theta Kappa).
Notable achievements
Legacy of Shannon B. Jones — Teaching Honors
Shannon B. Jones was a long-time gifted education teacher and received recognitions including Teacher of the Year from the Colorado Association of Gifted and Talented and the Considine Excellence in Teaching Award; the foundation preserves her teaching legacy.
Sustained annual grantmaking (2018–present)
The foundation has maintained an annual award program and published recipient profiles each year (examples across 2018–2025), supporting varied student pursuits from typeface design to ballet and social justice study trips.
IRS-recognized private foundation
Organized as a tax-exempt private foundation with regular IRS filings and an established grantmaking record since its recognition in 2018.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $37K
- Annual revenue
- $7K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 82-4788756
- Location
- Castle Pines, CO
- Website
- www.sbjcreativelearning.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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