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PD Jackson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Berkeley, California · EIN 822797338

PD Jackson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Berkeley, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $457,000 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $125,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $323,000 the year before.

59% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$323,00025$8.3 million
2024$457,00032$7.9 million

How to apply

ContactPD Jackson Family Foundation
127 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone or email(510) 841-4123, amanda@thirdplateau.com
What to submitThe Foundation accepts applications online. Grant-seeking organizations can submit an application online through the website: https://pdjff.org/connect
DeadlinesAugust 30,2024
RestrictionsThe Foundation evaluates applications in the following focus areas of giving and initiative areas; environmental preservation, Indigenous peoples, local communities in Montana, and self-growth.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What PD Jackson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Montana.

StateGrantsAmount
Montana11$345,000
California11$48,000
Colorado2$20,000
Maryland2$15,000
District of Columbia2$12,500
Virginia3$11,500
Oregon1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Montana Foundation
Missoula, MT
Flathead Lake Bio Station$125,000
Flathead Warming Center
Kalispell, MT
General Operating Support$75,000
Glacier National Park Conservancy
Columbia Falls, MT
General Operating Support$50,000
Center Restorative Youth Justice
Kalispell, MT
General Operating Support$25,000
Five Valleys Land Trust
Missoula, MT
General Operating Support$10,000
Vital Ground Foundation
Missoula, MT
General Operating Support$10,000
American Red Cross
Great Falls, MT
To support American Red Cross of Montana Crisis Response program$10,000
Ecology Project International
Missoula, MT
Yellowstone General Operating Support$10,000
Friends of the Children - Western M
Missoula, MT
General Operating Support$10,000
Home ReSource
Missoula, MT
General Operating Support$10,000
Noah's Arc Foundation
Bethesda, MD
General Operating Support$10,000
The Sarara Foundation
Denver, CO
General Operating Support$10,000
Unreserved
Lewistown, MT
General Operating Support$10,000
WILD Foundation
Boulder, CO
General Operating Support$10,000
Nature Conservancy of Virginia
Arlington, VA
General Operating Support$7,500
Miriam's Kitchen Inc
Washington, DC
General Operating Support$7,500
Homeless Prenatal Program
San Francisco, CA
General Operating Support$5,000
Native Arts and Culture
Portland, OR
General Operating Support$5,000
After-School All-Stars
Los Angeles, CA
General Support$5,000
ExtraFood
Kentfield, CA
General Operating Support$5,000
Heal the Ocean
Santa Barbara, CA
General Operating Support$5,000
People Assisting The Homeless
Los Angeles, CA
General Operating Support$5,000
Players Philanthropy Fund
Towson, MD
Support LOVB Foundation$5,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Founda
Washington, DC
General Operating Support$5,000
Standing Together to End Sexual Ass
Santa Barbara, CA
General Operating Support$5,000
Cragmont PTA
Berkeley, CA
General Operating Support$4,000
Foundation for Santa Barbara Hi
Santa Barbara, CA
General Operating Support$4,000
Piedmont Education Foundation
Piedmont, CA
General Operating Support$4,000
St Matthew's Parish School
Los Angeles, CA
General Operating Support$4,000
Marshall High School PTSA
Falls Church, VA
General Operating Support$3,000
Santa Barbara Middle School
Santa Barbara, CA
General Operating Support$2,000
George C Marshall Band Parents Orga
Falls Church, VA
To Support the Marshall High Band$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does PD Jackson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 30,2024.

How much does PD Jackson Family Foundation give?

$457,000 in tax year 2024, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs PD Jackson Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Philip Jackson (President/Dir.), Elizabeth Jackson-Pettine (Treasurer/Dir.), Chelsea A Sachs (Comm. MGR/Dir.) and Brooke S Sears (Adm. Off./Dir.) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does PD Jackson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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