Jeanes Foundation
Negro Rural School Fund | |
| Nickname | Jeanes Fund |
|---|---|
| Named after | Anna T. Jeanes |
| Formation | November 20, 1907 |
| Founder | Anna T. Jeanes |
| Dissolved | 1968 |
| Type | Non-profit foundation |
| Legal status | Defunct |
| Purpose | To improve educational opportunities for rural African Americans |
Professional title | Jeanes Teacher, Supervising Industrial Teacher, Jeanes Agent, Jeanes Supervisor |
Region served | Southern United States |
| Services | Funding for teachers and schools |
| Fields | Education, Philanthropy |
President | James Hardy Dillard |
| William Howard Taft, Andrew Carnegie, Booker T. Washington, Hollis B. Frissell, et al. | |
Key people | Virginia Estelle Randolph |
Publication | The Henrico Plan (authored by Virginia Randolph) |
Parent organization | Southern Education Foundation (after 1937 merger) |
| Endowment | $1,000,000 (initial endowment by Anna T. Jeanes) (1907) |
The Jeanes Foundation, also known as the Negro Rural School Fund or Jeanes Fund, helped support education and vocational programs for African American in rural communities from 1908 to the 1960s. It was founded by Anna T. Jeanes with help from Booker T. Washington in 1907.