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Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 391559892

Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $395,675 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $33,325. 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 $403,900 the year before.

23% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$403,90039$8.0 million
2024$395,67537$8.9 million

How to apply

ContactKarim Missy Macleod
11414 W Park Place Suite 3000, Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone or email(414) 359-0564, foundation@jacobusenergy.com
What to submitAll requests must use the foundation's online application process.
DeadlinesOnline application is open september 15-DECEMBER 1 annually
RestrictionsThe foundation funds programs located and based in the city of milwaukee that focus on encouraging the healthy - phyiscal, emotional, cognitive, and social - development of children. Maximum request is $15,000.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin37$395,675

Grants paid in 2024

All 37 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Support for medical programs$33,325
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to help the disadvantaged$30,000
Kids Forward
Madison, WI
Support to promote child programs and provide opportunity for every family in wisconsin$17,000
Cathedral Center
Milwaukee, WI
Support for homeless women and children$15,000
Children's Hospital Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Support for the community health navigator program$15,000
Coa Youth & Family Centers
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to benefit milwaukee area children, teens and families$15,000
College Possible
Milwaukee, WI
Support to help promising low-income youth prepare for college$15,000
Milwaukee Diaper Mission Inc
Cudahy, WI
Support for families with babies$15,000
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to help the homeless$15,000
Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Suppport for youth of lower income$15,000
Penfield Children's Center
Milwaukee, WI
Support for mental health care services of children$15,000
Red Arrow Foundation
Delafield, WI
Support preservation of red arrow camp$15,000
Ten Chimney's Foundation
Genesee Depot, WI
Support for theatre and arts-related programs$15,000
United Community Center Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Support for education, human services, health, community development and cultural arts$15,000
Arts Large
Milwaukee, WI
Support for education and the arts$10,000
Literacy Services of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Support for adult education$10,000
Milwaukee Parks Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Support for the sustainability of milwaukee county parks$10,000
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
Milwaukee, WI
Supoort for youth development in music$10,000
Wisconsin Preservation Fund
Milwaukee, WI
Support for the preservation of historic structures and the revitalization of urban areas$10,000
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (Wwbic)
Milwaukee, WI
Support to train and fund entrepeurs in milwaukee$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Milwaukee, WI
Support for affordable housing for low income families$7,500
Hope House
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to help the disadvantaged$7,500
I Have A Dream Foundation - Milwaukee Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Support social, emotional, and academics for youth$7,500
Milwaukee Tennis & Education Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Support for youth development in tennis$7,500
Next Door Foundation
Milwaukee, WI
Support for educational, physical, spirital and emotional development of children$7,500
Safe & Sound Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Support for community and uniting residence and law enforcement$7,500
Urban Ecology Center
Milwaukee, WI
Support to connect youth and adults with nature$7,500
City Champs Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Support youth in growing mentally and physically$5,000
La Causa Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Support for families and children in the community$5,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to build communities in struggling milwaukee neighborhood$5,000
Robert Connor Dawes Foundation
Elm Grove, WI
Support for brain cancer research and developement$5,000
Zoological Society
Milwaukee, WI
Support to fund animal ambassador program$4,250
United Performing Arts Fund
Milwaukee, WI
Support for the arts$4,000
Donors Forum of Wisconsin
Brookfield, WI
Support to promote effective philanthropy in wisconsin$3,800
Junior Achievement
Milwaukee, WI
Support for programs to educate youth in business$3,500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,300
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Online application is open september 15-DECEMBER 1 annually.

How much does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation give?

$395,675 in tax year 2024, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Karim Macleod (President), Eugene T Jacobus (Treasurer/Secretary) and Charles D Jacobus Jr (Director).

What does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and human services.

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