· Private foundation
Jacobus Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
68% of Jacobus Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 12 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Jacobus Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $83k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OPEN ARMS (FINDLAY) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & RAPE CRISIS | $7,500 |
| MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE | $7,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $7,500 |
| HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA OF HANCOCK COUNTY | $7,500 |
| SHEI-SUNSET HILL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE | $7,500 |
| HOPE HOUSE (FINDLAY) | $7,500 |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL | $5,500 |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | $5,000 |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD YOUTH | $5,000 |
| LEARNING PROJECT | $4,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $3,000 |
| RED STOCKING FUND | $2,500 |
| BUNCOMBE COUNTY SPECIAL OLYMPICS | $2,500 |
| EDGARTOWN FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION | $2,000 |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S SCHOOL | $2,000 |
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 (FY20–22, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
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 +17% for those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2022, 4 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
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 FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MSMEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE4× · 2020–2023 · $24k · revenue +24%
- HSHUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA OF HANCOCK COUNTY3× · 2020–2022 · $18k · revenue +166%
- TCTHE CITY MISSION OF FINDLAY OHIO2× · 2020–2023 · $11k · revenue +33%
Funded once
- AMAWAKENING MINDSone grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +17%
- CCCHARLIE CARESone grant, 2020 · $3k
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.
Meeting street massachusetts, inc. is an independent, community-based provider of educational and developmental services to children and young adults with and without special needs.
To provide day and residential treatment programs for adults diagnosed with autism or behavioral disorders.
To operate a hockey program for school age children.
The edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate is dedicated to educating the public about the important role of the united states senate in our system of government, encouraging participatory democracy, invigorating civil…
Massachusetts advocates for children, inc. ("mac") is a non-profit organization dedicated to removing barriers to educational and life opportunities for children and youth. we do so by advocating for and partnering with students and…
New england law/boston dedicates itself to preparing students to be successful lawyers and leaders in the public and private sectors through integrated practical, theoretical and ethical education of the highest caliber and to contributing…
To educate, encourage and empower individuals with intellectual disabilities so they may achieve their full potential to lead high-quality lives and participate meaningfully in the community.
Collaborates to improve the quality and impact of early education and care, enhancing the development of young children and strengthening families in central massachusetts.
Beaverbrook step, inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization which provides residential, day and support services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities in eastern massachusetts. the organization assists with the…
Develop and execute programs with respect to the health, education, employment, recreation, and welfare needs of the citizens of charlestown, massachusetts.
North suffolk community services supports individuals and families across the lifespan in their pursuit of independence and stability by providing a comprehensive array of treatment and recovery services. our approach is to intervene as…
Minds matter connects driven and determined students from low-income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their future, and change the world.
How this is measured
18 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. 18 of the 34 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 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ↗
- Who funds MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE ↗
- Who funds Sunset Hill Educational Institute Inc ↗
- Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA OF HANCOCK COUNTY ↗
- Who funds THE CITY MISSION OF FINDLAY OHIO ↗
- Who funds RED STOCKING FUND INC ↗
- Who funds THE LEARNING PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds THE EDGARTOWN FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATIONINC ↗
- Who funds Hope House Christian Counseling Center ↗
- Who funds THE NVLD PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds AWAKENING MINDS ↗
- Who funds Friends of Ryan Duce Morrissey Scholarship Fund ↗
- Who funds THE BOSTON CHILDREN'S SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON INC ↗
- Who funds CHARLESTOWN YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOC INC ↗
- Who funds The Soup Kitchen Inc ↗
- Who funds GAVIN FOUNDATION 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: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Jacobus Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jacobus Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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