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Jacobs Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Victoria, Texas · EIN 203975531

Jacobs Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Victoria, Texas. In tax year 2023 it gave $273,788 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $267,788. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $13,000 the year before.

100% of its 2023 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
2021$13,0002$124,364
2023$273,7883$0

How to apply

Jacobs Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jacobs Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$273,788

Grants paid in 2023

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Houston
Victoria, TX
Scholarships & bldg fund$267,788
Bluebonnet Youth Ranch
Yoakum, TX
Support$5,000
Food Bank
Victoria, TX
Support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jacobs Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jacobs Charitable Foundation give?

$273,788 in tax year 2023, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Jacobs Charitable Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Claud B Jacobs (Director), Mary Virginia Jacobs (Director), Patrick Todd Jacobs (Director) and Tonya Ann Jacobs (Director).

What does Jacobs Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and food and hunger.

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