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Jacobsen Family Foundation at a glance

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Jacobsen Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$38k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Human Services$102kReligion$53kYouth Development$46kEducation$31kInternational$27kFood & Nutrition$26kHousing & Shelter$25kCommunity Improvement$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $23k
$4,458
Median grant
3
States reached
$928k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PROJECT REACH (SPPS)$13,019
JACK'S CAREGIVING COALITION$10,000
START SENIOR SOLUTIONS$5,000
TOYS FOR TOTS$4,458
NMDP (FORMERLY BE THE MATCH)$2,500
TIME TO REVIVE$1,000
CHARLESTON FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY$1,000
ARRIVE MINISTIRES$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $41k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 37% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%THE DWELLING PLACE: $26k → 7%PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING: $5k → 11%EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE: $10k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
SD
NJ
CT
CA
AZ
SC
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

45%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$135k · 11 repeat orgs$165k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +45% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
30

Total granted

$135k
$163k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+45%

Still filing today

45%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthInternationalPhilanthropyFood & NutritionReligionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AS
    AMERICA SHARE USA INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $13k · revenue +73%
  • AM
    AMPLIFY MISSION NETWORK
    3× · 2022–2024 · $13k · revenue +48%
  • AM
    ARRIVE MINISTRIES
    5× · 2020–2025 · $11k · revenue +247%

Funded once

  • TD
    The Dwelling Placegraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $26k · revenue +134%
  • EM
    EVERY MEALgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +75%
  • HC
    HOSANNA CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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2
African Development Center

Grow businesses, build wealth and increase reinvestement in the african communities of minnesota

Human Services
3
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The minnesota chamber of commerce proactively leads the business community statewide to: advance pro-business, responsible minnesota public policy that creates jobs and grows the econony; provde member services to address evolving business…

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4
Minnesota Council on Foundations

MCF is a vibrant philanthropic community connecting, strengthening and mobilizing the power of philanthropy to advance prosperity and equity.

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5
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Purpose: we inspire, advocate and invest to advance community visions. continued on sch o

Philanthropy
6
Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce

Creating powerful advocacy to enhance economic vitality in the minneapolis-st. paul region.

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7
Women Winning

To encourage, promote, support, and elect pro-choice women of all political parties to all levels of public office in minnesota.

Public Benefit
8
Opportunity Partners

Mission: together we advance the quality of life for people with disabilities. vision: people of all abilities thrive in the world. values: impact- generate solutions that make a difference. choice - create opportunities for people to lead…

Employment
9
St Paul Transportation Management Organization

Move minnesota leads the movement for an equitable and sustainable transportation system that puts people first. we are passionate about connecting communities, ending the climate crisis, expanding access to jobs and resources, and…

Environment
10
Ecumen

We empower individuals and families to confidently navigate aging so that it is a purposeful journey filled with dignity and support.

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11
Avivo

Avivo increases well-being through recovery and career advancement while working to end homelessness.

Human Services
12
United Way of Ne Minnesota

United way of northeastern minnesota invests in nonprofits, programs, and collaborations that equip and empower, creating opportunities for people to thrive in our communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Minneapolis Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Speranza Theatre Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
15/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PROJECT REACH (SPPS): $33,939 · OtherPROJECT REACH (SPPS)HOSANNA CHURCH: $20,000 · OtherHOSANNA CHURCHTOYS FOR TOTS: $16,238 · OtherTOYS FOR TOTSTANDEM: $15,262 · OtherTANDEMAMERICA SHARE USA INC: $12,750 · OtherAMERICA SHARE USA INCJACK'S CAREGIVING COALITION: $12,000 · OtherJACK'S CAREGIVING COALITIONARRIVE MINISTRIES: $10,683 · OtherARRIVE MINISTRIESGLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH: $10,000 · OtherGLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH+26 more: $56,082 · Other+26 moreThe Dwelling Place: $26,000 · Human ServicesThe Dwelling Pl…EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE: $10,000 · Human ServicesEASTERN CONGO I…PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT FOR PRI…EVERY MEAL: $20,000 · Food & NutritionHOUSING IN ACTION INC: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterAMPLIFY MISSION NETWORK: $12,500 · ReligionTHE NEW IMPACT FUND: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · PhilanthropyLIFT UP: $500 · PhilanthropyFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $5,500 · InternationalWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $4,000 · International
Other$186,954Human Services$41,000Food & Nutrition$20,000Housing & Shelter$20,000Religion$12,500Philanthropy$12,500International$9,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Dwelling Place: $26,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetEVERY MEAL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOUSING IN ACTION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICA SHARE USA INC: $12,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAMPLIFY MISSION NETWORK: $12,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetARRIVE MINISTRIES: $10,683 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE NEW IMPACT FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSTART SENIOR SOLUTIONS: $5,538 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSicangu Community Development Corporation: $5,300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT PURPLE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCaringBridge: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFT UP: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 The Dwelling Place ↗
  • Who funds EVERY MEAL ↗
  • Who funds HOUSING IN ACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA SHARE USA INC ↗
  • Who funds AMPLIFY MISSION NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds ARRIVE MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW IMPACT FUND ↗
  • Who funds START SENIOR SOLUTIONS ↗
  • Who funds FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds Sicangu Community Development Corporation ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds URBAN VENTURES LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT PURPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds CaringBridge ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION ↗

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.

The Minneapolis Found…American Endowment Fo…Natl Christian Charit…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Minneapolis FoundationMN16.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Minneapolis Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jacobsen Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jacobsen Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 45 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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