· Private foundation
JohnMary & Bernard Jacobs FoundInc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | $1,750 |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | $1,250 |
| MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE | $1,000 |
| THE CARNEGIE HALL SOCIETY | $900 |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPIT | $750 |
| ASPCA | $750 |
| LAMBDA LEGAL | $750 |
| ADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY | $750 |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | $750 |
| OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME FAMILY SERVICE | $750 |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | $650 |
| NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN | $600 |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | $600 |
| 92ND STREET Y | $500 |
| JEWISH QUEER YOUTH | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-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 +21% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.
26 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (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 FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TPTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC9× · 2017–2025 · $12k · revenue +21%
- TATHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS9× · 2017–2025 · $6k · revenue +80%
- TJTHE JEWISH MUSEUM8× · 2017–2025 · $6k · revenue +99%
Funded once
American Diabetes Associationone grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +4%- LCLINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INCone grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue 0%
- TVTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATERgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $500 · revenue +159%
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.
Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.
The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…
The national september 11 memorial & museum at the world trade center bears solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, and february 26, 1993. located at a site made sacred through loss, the memorial & museum remembers…
The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…
The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.
The philadelphia museum of art - in partnership with the city, the region, and art museums around the globe - seeks to preserve, enhance, interpret, and extend the reach of its great collection in particular, and the visual arts in…
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
Committed to innovation, the solomon r. guggenheim foundation (the "foundation") collects, (continued on schedule o)
Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.
How this is measured
24 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. 24 of the 32 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.
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How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization JohnMary & Bernard Jacobs FoundInc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from JohnMary & Bernard Jacobs FoundInc. Bigger dots raise more.
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