Funding search · EIN 471300745 · Santa Barbara, CA
The Jacks Family 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.
- 123
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $6,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “buffington” · $1,000
- $1,000
Brian Buffington · Orlando, FL · 2022
Youth Ministry Support
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Turning Point USA4 grants · $267,700
- Cru4 grants · $249,600
- The Navigators4 grants · $163,500
- Global School of Sports Ministry4 grants · $143,350
- Sport Outreach Institute4 grants · $133,500
- One Challenge4 grants · $109,800
- Mount Hermon4 grants · $105,400
- American Bethel Mission4 grants · $63,300
- Wild Farmland Foundation1 grant · $55,500
- Young Life4 grants · $52,800
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 123 grants.
- $255,500
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General support
- $114,800
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2022
General support
- $60,600
Sport Outreach Institute · Lynchburg, VA · 2021
General support
- $55,500
Wild Farmland Foundation · Gaviota, CA · 2021
General support
- $52,800
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2023
General support
- $46,300
The Navigators · Orlando, FL · 2022
General support
- $44,500
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2024
General support
- $44,000
Global School of Sports Ministry · Monroe, VA · 2022
General support
- $43,800
Sport Outreach Institute · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
General support
- $39,700
The Navigators · Orlando, FL · 2023
General support
- $39,500
The Navigators · Orlando, FL · 2021
General support
- $38,000
The Navigators · Orlando, FL · 2024
General support
- $37,500
Cru · Orlando, FL · 2021
General support
- $37,000
Mount Hermon · Mount Hermon, CA · 2022
General support
- $36,100
One Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General support
- $36,000
Global School of Sports Ministry · Monroe, VA · 2023
General support
- $33,350
Global School of Sports Ministry · Monroe, VA · 2021
General support
- $30,000
Global School of Sports Ministry · Monroe, VA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Mount Hermon · Mount Hermon, CA · 2023
General support
- $27,600
One Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General support
- $27,400
Mount Hermon · Mount Hermon, CA · 2021
General support
- $25,400
One Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General support
- $25,000
American Bethel Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $24,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
- $20,700
One Challenge · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
- $19,400
Sport Outreach Institute · Lynchburg, VA · 2022
General support
- $17,500
Scott Lively Ministries · Ellenton, FL · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Ets Translators · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
Support
- $14,500
American Bethel Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $14,000
911 at Ease International · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Community outreach
- $13,800
Slavic Gospel Association · Loves Park, IL · 2022
General support
- $12,800
American Bethel Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $12,300
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General support
- $11,000
Mount Hermon · Mount Hermon, CA · 2024
General support
- $11,000
Plur Life Ministries Dba Engage To · Running Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $11,000
Scott Lively Ministries · Ellenton, FL · 2024
General support
- $11,000
Scott Lively Ministries · Ellenton, FL · 2023
General support
- $11,000
American Bethel Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,800
Scott Living Ministries · Ellenton, FL · 2021
General support
- $10,000
Providence Santa Barbara Christian · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
general support
- $9,700
Sport Outreach Institute · Lynchburg, VA · 2024
General support
- $9,500
Slavic Gospel Association · Loves Park, IL · 2021
General support
- $9,000
Engage To Go Ministries · Running Springs, CA · 2023
Ministry outreach
- $8,800
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General support
- $8,700
Students for Life · Fredricksburg, VA · 2022
General support
- $8,400
Nursing Home Ministries · Portland, OR · 2022
General support
- $7,800
Nursing Home Ministries · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
- $7,800
Relationship Resources · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
- $7,800
Slavic Gospel Association · Loves Park, IL · 2023
General support
- $7,700
Nursing Home Ministries · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
- $7,700
Relationship Resources · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General support
- $7,700
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General support
- $7,500
Abbyson Ndimbe · Grimes, IA · 2021
General support
- $7,500
Basikila Makelele · Urbandale, IA · 2021
Eneral support
- $7,500
Wycliffe Bible Translators · Orlando, FL · 2021
General support
- $7,200
Relationship Resources · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General support
- $7,200
Relationship Resources · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
General support
- $7,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $6,700
Plur Life Ministries · Lake Arrowhead, CA · 2021
General support
- $6,200
Nursing Home Ministries · Portland, OR · 2021
General support
- $6,060
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,000
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General support
- $6,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Engage To Go Ministries · Running Springs, CA · 2022
Ministry outreach
- $6,000
Mission Aviation Fellowship · Nampa, ID · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Plur Life Ministries · Running Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $5,900
Students for Life · Fredricksburg, VA · 2021
General support
- $5,500
911 at Ease International · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General Support
- $5,500
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,500
Rebecca Hodson · Chicago, IL · 2024
Ministry Outreach
- $5,500
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,500
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,500
Mission Aviation Fellowship · Nampa, ID · 2021
General support
- $5,000
Bob Hilts · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Ministry Support
- $5,000
Wycliffe Bible Translators · Orlando, FL · 2022
General support
- $4,300
Mission Aviation Fellowship · Nampa, ID · 2023
General support
- $3,800
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General support
- $3,600
Rivendell · Lakewood, CO · 2022
General support
- $3,600
Rivendell · Lakewood, CO · 2021
General support
- $3,500
American Bible Society · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $3,300
Rivendell · Lakewood, CO · 2024
General support
- $3,300
Rivendell · Lakewood, CO · 2023
General support
- $3,250
Wycliffe Bible Translators · Orlando, FL · 2023
General support
- $3,000
Rebecca Hoden Serve Globally · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,815
Lobero Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $2,800
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General support
- $2,800
American Bible Society · New York, NY · 2021
General support
- $2,500
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $2,400
Shoreline Community Church · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,400
Shoreline Community Church · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $2,300
Students for Life · Fredricksburg, VA · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Plur Life Ministries · Running Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $2,000
Gus Suzy Hernes · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $1,800
Students for Life · Fredricksburg, VA · 2024
General support
- $1,700
Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2021
General support
- $1,100
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Ministry outreach
- $1,000
Gus Suzy Hernes · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General Support
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