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James Jackson Trust

Accepts applications Brooklyn, Ohio · EIN 016128257

James Jackson Trust is a private foundation in Brooklyn, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $76,832 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $13,314 and the largest $21,345. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $88,941 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$88,9416$1.9 million
2024$76,8326$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactSuperintendent of Oxford County Sch
1570 Main Street 11, Oxford, ME 04270-3390
Phone or email(207) 743-8972
What to submitWritten application
RestrictionsOne graduating hs boy and girl, resident of west paris, me to be used for bach of arts degree

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James Jackson Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Maine.

StateGrantsAmount
Maine5$63,295
Utah1$13,537

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
Scholarships$21,345
Thomas College
Waterville, ME
Scholarships$17,997
University of Utah
Salt Lake Cty, UT
Scholarships$13,537
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Scholarships$13,090
University of Maine
Orono, ME
Scholarships$9,539
Husson University
Bangor, ME
Scholarships$1,324

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James Jackson Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James Jackson Trust give?

$76,832 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $13,314.

Who runs James Jackson Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Keybank N A (Trustee).

What does James Jackson Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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