Funding search · EIN 366080570 · Chicago, IL
Lee Ann and Melvin H Jacobs Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 221
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Zion Grove Baptist Church4 grants · $74,000
- Berea College4 grants · $72,500
- La Rabida Childrens Hospital4 grants · $63,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation4 grants · $55,000
- West Valley Food Panty4 grants · $50,000
- Painted Turtle Camp4 grants · $50,000
- Supplies Over Seas4 grants · $42,500
- Paterson Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $40,000
- Save the Children4 grants · $37,500
- United Negro College Fund3 grants · $35,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 221 grants.
- $27,000
Zion Grove Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
La Rabida Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
Zion Grove Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
La Rabida Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $20,000
Zion Grove Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $17,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $17,500
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $17,500
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
Painted Turtle Camp · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
La Rabida Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
West Valley Food Panty · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
Berea College · Berea, KY · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
Painted Turtle Camp · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $15,000
West Valley Food Panty · Woodland Hills, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Supplies Over Seas · Louisville, KY · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Supplies Over Seas · Louisville, KY · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $12,500
Supplies Over Seas · Louisville, KY · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Dublin, OH · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Harper College Educational Foundation · Palatine, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Paterson Habitat for Humanity · Paterson, NJ · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
United Negro College Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
West Valley Food Panty · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Medshare · Decatur, GA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Painted Turtle Camp · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Paterson Habitat for Humanity · Paterson, NJ · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
West Valley Food Panty · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Lurie Children'S Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Medshare · Decatur, GA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Painted Turtle Camp · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Paterson Habitat for Humanity · Paterson, NJ · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Good Shepard Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Lurie Childrens Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Paterson Habitat for Humanity · Paterson, NY · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
St Johns Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
United Negro College · Washington Dc, DC · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $10,000
Westside Food Bank · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $9,500
Children'S Dental Health Clinic · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $8,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $8,000
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $8,000
La Rabida Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Medshare · Decatur, GA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Children'S Dental Health Clinic · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Children'S Dental Health Clinic · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Saint Johns Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
World Central Kitchen Donor Services · Washington, DC · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $7,500
Partners in Health · Boston, MA · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $7,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $7,000
Zion Grove Baptist Church · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $6,500
North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry · Studio City, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $6,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $6,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2022
Irs approved charity
- $6,000
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls · Chicago, IL · 2021
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
California Nurses Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Los Angeles Jewish Home · Reseda, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Mpn Research Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
National Association of Charitable & Free Clinics · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Paws Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Providence House · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Saint Johns Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Second Chance Humane Society · Ridgway, CO · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
St Rita School for the Deaf · Cincinatti, OH · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Supplies Over Seas · Louisville, KY · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
World Central Kitchen Donor Services · Washington, DC · 2024
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
- $5,000
Los Angeles Jewish Home · Reseda, CA · 2023
Irs approved charity
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