Funding search · EIN 010511399 · West Bath, ME

James & Betty Jacobs Family

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

282
grants reported
$1.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
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

scholarship

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Top recipients

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  • St Pauls Apostle Parish4 grants · $68,500
  • Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $56,000
  • Red Cross4 grants · $51,000
  • Brunswick Community Education Foundation4 grants · $50,000
  • Maine Public Broadcasting Network4 grants · $50,000
  • Sarah'S House4 grants · $43,000
  • Maine Coastal Heritage Trust4 grants · $40,500
  • Brewer Area Food Pantry3 grants · $29,000
  • Tree of Life4 grants · $27,500
  • All Saints School4 grants · $26,000

Giving over time

$212,000
2022
$250,000
2023
$325,000
2024
$348,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 282 grants.

  • $25,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $24,000

    St Pauls Apostle Parish · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $17,000

    Red Cross · Portland, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $16,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $16,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $15,000

    Brunswick Community Education Foundation · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $15,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $15,000

    St Pauls Apostle Parish · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $15,000

    Brunswick Community Education Foundation · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $15,000

    Red Cross · Portland, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $15,000

    St Pauls Apostle Parish · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $14,500

    St Pauls Apostle Parish · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $14,000

    Red Cross · Portland, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $13,000

    Brewer Area Food Pantry · Brewer, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $13,000

    Maine Coastal Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $12,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $12,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Salvation Army · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $11,000

    Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary · Brooksville, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Salvation Army - · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $11,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Design Wall Housing · Hermon, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $10,000

    Maine Coastal Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $10,000

    Sarah'S House · Holden, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $10,000

    Tree of Life · Blue Hill, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $10,000

    Brunswick Community Education Foundation · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Casco Bay Hockey · Falmouth, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Friends of Seguin · Bath, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Maine Coastal Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $10,000

    Brunswick Community Education Foundation · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $9,500

    Brewer Food Pantry · Brewer, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $9,000

    An Angel Wing · Lewiston, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $9,000

    Brewer Area Food Pantry · Brewer, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $9,000

    Midcoast Hunger Prevention · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $8,000

    All Saints School · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $7,500

    House in the Woods · Lee, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $7,500

    Tree of Life · Blue Hill, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $7,500

    Maine Coastal Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $7,000

    House in the Woods · Lee, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $7,000

    An Angel Wing · Lewiston, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $7,000

    Brewer Area Food Pantry · Brewer, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $7,000

    Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $6,000

    All Saints School · Bangor, ME · 2025

    For scholarship

  • $6,000

    Brunswick Cares · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $6,000

    All Saints School · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $6,000

    Design Wall Housing · Hermon, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $6,000

    Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $6,000

    All Saints School · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $6,000

    Design Wall Housing · Hermon, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $6,000

    Salvation Army - · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $6,000

    University of Maine Hockey · Orono, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $6,000

    Salvation Army - · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $6,000

    Shepherds Godparent Home · Bangor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $6,000

    University of Maine Hockey · Orono, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    American Cancer Society · Ellsworth, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Coastal Care Team · Bar Harbor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary · Brooksville, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Friends of Seguin · Bath, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Honor Flight of Maine · Portland, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Me Coastal Fisherman'S Association · Port Clyde, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Seniors Plus · Lewiston, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    Shepherds Godparent Home · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    St George Community Center · Tenants Harbor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    United Mid Coast Charities · Camden, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $5,000

    American Cancer Society · Ellsworth, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Assumption University · Worcester, MA · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Coastal Care Team · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Lifeflight Maine · Augusta, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Maine Island Trails Association · Portland, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Midcoast Me Community Action · Bath, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Shepherds Godparent Home · Bangor, ME · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    American Cancer Society · Ellsworth, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Casco Bay Hockey · Falmouth, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Coastal Care Team · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary · Brooksville, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Friends of Seguin · Bath, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    House in the Woods · Lee, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Shepherds Godparent Home · Bangor, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Tree of Life · Blue Hill, ME · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Casco Bay Hockey · Falmouth, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Coastal Care Team · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary · Brooksville, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    House in the Woods · Lee, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Red Cross · Portland, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Tree of Life · Blue Hill, ME · 2022

    Donation

  • $4,500

    Dirigo Reading Program · Bangor, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $4,000

    Assumption University · Worcester, MA · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $4,000

    Healthy Acadia · Ellsworth, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

  • $4,000

    Maine Hospice Council · Augusta, ME · 2025

    Donation to 501(c)(3) programs

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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.