When she died on September 26, 1970, the bulk of her estimated $42 million estate, one of the largest in Florida history, became the Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund.

[4] Her personal generosity lasted for half a century, during which she provided scholarships for hundreds of college students (mostly in the southeast), made gifts to colleges and universities (numerous libraries were built), assisted hundreds of churches (all denominations), major charities, children's homes, historic buildings and art museums.

Beneficiaries include colleges and universities, churches, religious entities, schools, social service agencies, youth organizations, preservation associations, medical, cultural and civic groups.

"Sandy" Juhan, the Episcopal Bishop's son; and Irvin Golden from Florida National Bank, the corporate executor.

In order to diversify the composition of the board, the trust received judicial permission in 2003 to increase the number of trustees to seven instead of the original four.

[12] A professional staff reviews and evaluates the requests from grantees and makes recommendations to the trustees, who award approximately $10 million in grants each year.