Funding search · EIN 256019484 · Pittsburgh, PA

John E & Sue M Jackson Irr

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

106
grants reported
$1.9M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “mercatus · $30,000

  • $5,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Adam smith fellowships

  • $15,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Adam smith fellowships

  • $10,000

    George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022

    Mercatus center

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pit1 grant · $100,000
  • Urban Impact Foundation3 grants · $75,000
  • The Frick Pittsburgh1 grant · $50,000
  • Brother'S Brother Foundation1 grant · $50,000
  • Citywide Development Corporation1 grant · $50,000
  • Tickets for Kids Foundation2 grants · $47,295
  • Light of Life Ministries3 grants · $46,075
  • American Heart Association2 grants · $44,261
  • Pittsburgh Hardball Academy1 grant · $43,634
  • National Aquarium2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$320,491
2022
$652,223
2023
$526,134
2024
$413,483
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 106 grants.

  • $100,000

    Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pit · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Citywide Development Corporation · Dayton, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Brother'S Brother Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Ada restroom and ed program

  • $45,000

    Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    Summer block parties

  • $43,634

    Pittsburgh Hardball Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    15 passenger van

  • $35,000

    Vitalant Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Regional blood challenge

  • $30,000

    Tickets for Kids Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Cultural access program

  • $27,500

    Shepherds Heart Fellowship · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Shuttle bus ministry

  • $25,000

    Communities in Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    Site coordinator - arsenal

  • $25,000

    The Neighborhood Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Blood pressure screening

  • $25,000

    Common Ground Project · Dover, PA · 2024

    Conversations in courage

  • $25,000

    Light of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Onsite care

  • $25,000

    Persad Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Persad owls/senior services

  • $25,000

    Pittsburgh Scholar House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Wayfinders university

  • $25,000

    Three Rivers Mothers Milk Bank · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    United Methodist Church Union · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Kids meal network

  • $25,000

    Baltimore Childrens Choir · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    School programs

  • $25,000

    Central Union Mission · Washington, DC · 2023

    Self sufficient

  • $25,000

    Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship · Lexington, KY · 2023

    Student congresses

  • $25,000

    Imani Christian Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Imani guilds

  • $25,000

    Pennsylvania Humanities Council · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Teen lounge youth program

  • $25,000

    STEM Coding Lab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Cs creatorspace

  • $25,000

    The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Ocean literacy initiative

  • $20,000

    Adagio Health · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Baltimore Museum of Industry · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh · Dallas, TX · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Coleman Professional Svcs · Youngstown, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Fox Families Care · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    Storytime dinner

  • $20,000

    National Aquarium · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    National aquarium edu

  • $20,000

    Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Weirton Christian Center · Weirton, WV · 2025

    General support

  • $20,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Chase Brexton Health Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Somerset County Mobile Food Bank · Somerset, PA · 2024

    Food to feed our low-income

  • $20,000

    Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Summer block parties

  • $20,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Global Links · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Community partners program

  • $20,000

    Midwife Center for Birth and Womens Heal · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Expanded access to care

  • $20,000

    National Aquarium · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    National aquarium edu

  • $20,000

    Pittsburgh National Youth Boxing · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Youth boxing program

  • $20,000

    South Hills Interfaith Ministries · Bethel Park, PA · 2023

    Basic needs in south hills

  • $20,000

    The Maryland Zoological Society · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Zoo teens

  • $20,000

    Wilkinsburg Community Ministry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    We share food

  • $20,000

    Abq Faithworks Collaborative · Albuquerque, NM · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    United Way of Sw Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    211; connecting people in

  • $19,261

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Blood pressure screening

  • $17,500

    New Century Careers · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    Manufacturing training

  • $17,500

    North Side Christian Health · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Interpretaton service

  • $17,295

    Tickets for Kids Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Cultural access program

  • $15,193

    Latino Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Carnegie Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Pittsburgh Contingency · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Bringing Hope Home · Malvern, PA · 2024

    The light of hope family

  • $15,000

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Orchkids

  • $15,000

    Foundation for Economic Education · Irvington, NY · 2023

    Personal finance challenge

  • $15,000

    Fox Families Care · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Storytime dinner

  • $15,000

    H H H Heroes Helping Heroes · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Out of school time

  • $15,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Adam smith fellowships

  • $15,000

    New Century Careers · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    M2k training

  • $15,000

    Pioneer Institute for Public Pol · Boston, MA · 2022

    Broad support

  • $15,000

    Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Books for childrens

  • $15,000

    Thompson Island Outward Bound · Boston, MA · 2022

    Need based scholarships

  • $13,096

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $12,500

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Youth leadership workshop

  • $12,500

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Youth leadership workshop

  • $11,075

    Light of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Onsite care

  • $10,410

    Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $10,011

    American Red Cross of Swpa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    Disaster cycle services

  • $10,000

    City of Steubenville · Steubenville, OH · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Vincent De Paul · Otsego, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Building Hope Impact Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Facilities build handbook

  • $10,000

    Chesapeake Shakespeare Company · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Free shakespeare for kids

  • $10,000

    Junior Achievement of Wa Pa · Bridgeville, PA · 2024

    Free shakespeare for kids

  • $10,000

    Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Literacy tutoring

  • $10,000

    Trustees of the Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024

    Engineering scholarship

  • $10,000

    Friends of Peoples Prep · Newark, NJ · 2023

    Assisting student

  • $10,000

    Homefree USA · Riverdale, MD · 2023

    Handup fund

  • $10,000

    Junior Achievement of Wa Pa · Bridgeville, PA · 2023

    Ja achieving together

  • $10,000

    Kingdom Kare · Odenton, MD · 2023

    Family support center

  • $10,000

    412 Food Rescue · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Food recovery and

  • $10,000

    Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Summer reading

  • $10,000

    Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2022

    Advancing the power of work

  • $10,000

    George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022

    Mercatus center

  • $10,000

    Good Sheperd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2022

    Broad support

  • $10,000

    Greater Pittsburgh Comm Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2022

    Direct food distributions

  • $10,000

    Light of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Day centers at voeghtly

  • $10,000

    Pittsburgh Theological Seminary · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Student aid

  • $10,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022

    State solutions

  • $10,000

    The Childrens Institute of · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Eliminating barriers

  • $10,000

    Trustees of the Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2022

    Engineering scholarship

  • $10,000

    Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Performing arts program

  • $10,000

    Veterans Leadership Progrm of W Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    Career development

  • $9,387

    Pittsburgh Theological Seminary · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Student aid

  • $7,500

    Institute for Equity Centered · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Hear up

  • $7,500

    Pittsburgh Youth Leadership · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    2021 trips

  • $5,369

    Safe Families for Children Alliance · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Adam smith fellowships

  • $5,000

    Our Joyful Noise Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Curbside concerts

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.