· Private foundation
Jacob Best Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k30 grants · $154k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| STEADFAST LA FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTERIES | $25,000 |
| BRIGHTPOINT | $10,000 |
| UCAN | $10,000 |
| THE BEAUMONT FOUNDATIONROYAL OAK CARDIA REHAB ENHANCEMENT FUND | $10,000 |
| ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF TAMPA | $10,000 |
| BOY'S HOPEGIRL'S HOPE OF CHICAGO | $9,000 |
| ISAIAH 177 (HILLSBOROUGH CHAPTER) | $7,500 |
| MARY LEE'S HOUSE | $7,500 |
| FIGURE 1 FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION | $6,000 |
| LAWRENCE HALL | $6,000 |
| THE CHILDREN'S CENTER | $6,000 |
| MERCY HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS | $6,000 |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | $6,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–26, $361k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 76% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +22% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.
57 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2026, 27 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $62k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC8× · 2019–2026 · $153k · revenue +87%- MLMARY LEES HOUSE INC8× · 2019–2026 · $68k · revenue +4%
- FAFEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC6× · 2021–2026 · $67k · revenue +10%
Funded once
- CHCOREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION SE MICHIGANone grant, 2025 · $9k
- MOMEALS ON WHEELS OF WEST LOS ANGELES INCone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -29%
- BCBARAT CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICESone grant, 2019 · $5k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
To help people with developmental disabilities meet life's challenges and reach their highest potential.
Friends of the children - chicago has a mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors - 12+ years, no matter what. 92% go on to enroll in…
We are the premier childrens mental health agency that reduces the suffering experienced by children who have emotional problems related to depression, anxiety, and behavior like adhd. untreated, these problems can lead to failure in…
Child welfare league of america engages its network of public and private agencies and partners to advance policies, best practices, and collaborative strategies that result in better outcomes for vulnerable children, youth, and families.
To ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are provided with the best options and opportunities to live safely, work productively, explore creatively, learn continuously and play pleasurably throughout their…
Alternatives, inc.'s mission is to facilitate personal development,strengthen family relationships and enhance the community's well being. serving over 3,000 youth and families annually, the organization offers a range of counseling and…
The chicago children's advocacy center unites public, private, and community partners to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of abused children.
The child center of ny strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives.
Cii transforms the lives of children exposed to adversity and poverty in los angeles. by providing early education, behavioral health and family strengthening services, cii reaches 30,000 children and families annually in communities where…
To make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.
At catalyst family, inc., we believe that strong families build strong communities. we are committed to nurturing vibrant communities where children thrive and families succeed, creating lasting change.
Denver children's home restores hope and health to traumatized children and families through a comprehensive array of therapeutic, educational, and community-based services.
How this is measured
47 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 47 of the 76 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds FIGURE 1 FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MARY LEES HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds FEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC ↗
- Who funds ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF TAMPA INC ↗
- Who funds BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GLENWOOD ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds MISERICORDIA HOME ↗
- Who funds JUDSON CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Lawrence Hall ↗
- Who funds DETROIT INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF GOLF INC ↗
- Who funds LIGHTHOUSE OF OAKLAND COUNTY ↗
- Who funds HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA ↗
- Who funds WISE READERS TO LEADERS ↗
- Who funds UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ↗
- Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT ↗
- Who funds JUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds OAKLAND MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
- Who funds AUTISM SPEAKS INC ↗
- Who funds Casa De Amparo ↗
- Who funds GREENHOUSE SCHOLARS ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TROY ↗
- Who funds SOUTH OAKLAND CITIZENS FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
- Who funds THE LAMBS FARM INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: United Way for Southeastern Michigan · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · DTE Energy Foundation · The Carls Foundation · Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation · The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Michigan Health Endowment Fund · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · The Kresge Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Jacob Best Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jacob Best Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Academy Prep Center of Tampa Inc: 3% of income from government
- Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc: 2% of income from government
- Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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