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Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$446k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2025
37
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$33,325
Organizations funded a year
28 to 39
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$3.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $74k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving42$446k12%
FY202437$396k24%
FY202339$404k15%
FY202231$323k6%
FY202136$395k11%
FY202034$347k6%
FY201932$409k28%
FY201828$296k36%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$431kEducation$395kHealth$380kHousing & Shelter$363kArts & Culture$319kYouth Development$291kPhilanthropy$249kHuman Services$219kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$245,00090%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$190,00090%
Kids Forward Inc$153,00091%
Penfield Children's Center Inc$145,00090%
Ten Chimneys Foundation Inc$135,00092%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$135,0009n/a
Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc$105,00070%
Children's Outing Association$90,00060%
Wisconsin Preservation Fund Inc$80,00081%
Arts at Large Inc$80,00081%
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All grantees of Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc$245,00090%
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$190,00090%
Kids Forward Inc$153,00091%
Penfield Children's Center Inc$145,00090%
Ten Chimneys Foundation Inc$135,00092%
Milwaukee Rescue Mission$135,0009n/a
Pathfinders Milwaukee Inc$105,00070%
Children's Outing Association$90,00060%
Wisconsin Preservation Fund Inc$80,00081%
Arts at Large Inc$80,00081%
Habitat for Humanity Northwoods Inc$75,00085%
Cathedral Center Inc$70,00051%
College Possible Inc$67,50060%
Safe & Sound Inc$60,00071%
True Skool Inc$60,00054%
Next Door Foundation Inc$60,00070%
Outreach Community Health Centers Inc$55,00040%
Milwaukee Tennis and Education Foundation$52,50073%
Robert Conner Dawes Fund Ltd$42,50096%
United Performing Arts Fund Inc$36,00090%
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Inc$32,50031%
Nia Imani Family Inc$30,00033%
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation$30,00030%
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$30,00030%
United Community Center Inc$30,00020%
Milwaukee Diaper Mission Inc$30,00021%
Kids Matter Inc$30,00021%
Above the Clouds Inc$25,00024%
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Inc$22,50020%
Acts Community Development Corporation$20,00020%
Literacy Services of Wisconsin Inc$20,00020%
Discovery World Ltd$20,00020%
City on a Hill Inc$20,00021%
Urban Ecology Center Inc$15,00020%
Walnut Way Conservation Corporation$15,00011%
I Have a Dream Foundation - Milwaukee Inc$15,00021%
La Causa Inc$15,00030%
Red Arrow Camp Foundation Inc$15,00012%
Kradwell School Inc$15,00011%
Aurora Health Care Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Curative Care Network Inc$15,0001n/a
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba via CDC$14,00020%
City Champs Foundation Inc$10,00025%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$10,00020%
Malaika Early Learning Center$10,00010%
Victory Garden Initiative Inc$7,50012%
Dance Works Inc$6,50020%
The Uwm Foundation Inc$6,25010%
Riveredge Nature Center Inc$5,00010%
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee Inc$5,0001n/a
Dominican Center for Women Inc$5,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($826k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc: $245,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $190,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetKids Forward Inc: $153,000 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetPenfield Children's Center Inc: $145,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetTen Chimneys Foundation Inc: $135,000 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetPathfinders Milwaukee Inc: $105,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetChildren's Outing Association: $90,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetWisconsin Preservation Fund Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetArts at Large Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Northwoods Inc: $75,000 over 8y, 5.1% of budgetCathedral Center Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCollege Possible Inc: $67,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSafe & Sound Inc: $60,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetTrue Skool Inc: $60,000 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetNext Door Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetOutreach Community Health Centers Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Tennis and Education Foundation: $52,500 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetRobert Conner Dawes Fund Ltd: $42,500 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetUnited Performing Arts Fund Inc: $36,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Parks Foundation Inc: $32,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetNia Imani Family Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetWisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMilwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Community Center Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMilwaukee Diaper Mission Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKids Matter Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetAbove the Clouds Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetSixteenth Street Community Health Centers Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetActs Community Development Corporation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLiteracy Services of Wisconsin Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDiscovery World Ltd: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCity on a Hill Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUrban Ecology Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWalnut Way Conservation Corporation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetI Have a Dream Foundation - Milwaukee Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetLa Causa Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRed Arrow Camp Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetKradwell School Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAurora Health Care Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLayton Boulevard West Neighbors Inc Dba via CDC: $14,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCity Champs Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetLocal Initiatives Support Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMalaika Early Learning Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVictory Garden Initiative Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetDance Works Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Uwm Foundation Inc: $6,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiveredge Nature Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDominican Center for Women Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation IncWI62.9× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Anon Charitable Trust · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Weiss Family Foundation · Brewers Community Foundation Inc · Youth Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation

How much does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation give?
Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation reported 42 grants totaling $446,175 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (15%), Education (14%), Health (13%).
Who are Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc ($245k), The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc ($190k), Kids Forward Inc ($153k).
Does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County Inc.
Where is Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation based?
Charles D Jacobus Family Foundation is based in WI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 74 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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