Jones established "Jenny's Heroes," a program where during 2008, through The Jenny Jones Foundation, she committed a million dollars of her own money to be given to individuals who use it to improve their communities. In 2009, Jones committed another million dollars for grants to people who submitted the best ideas on how they would use the funds to make a difference in others' lives. Thousands of people continued to apply online and Jones read every application herself, personally selecting the final recipient of each grant.
