California · Nonprofit
JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION
JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,500 to it, the largest being THE OSI GROUP FOUNDATION ($13,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.8M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What Jack in the Box Foundation does
Mission
The Jack in the Box Foundation's mission is to help people access and explore life outside the box. The foundation champions the success of others, with a focus on feeding, educating, and empowering kids and families. Our primary community partner is share our strength/no kid hungry, along with 100+ local, youth-serving nonprofits across jack in the box restaurant communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Jack in the Box Foundation ("foundation") contributes money and volunteer time to 501(c)(3) organizations that feed, educate, and empower youth. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the foundation contributed $1,477,975 worth of grants.
$1,477,975 spentof which $1,477,975 as grants46% of program spendingJack in the Box Foundation ("foundation") has a national partnership with share our strength / no kid hungry which is a 501(c)(3) organizations that aligns with the foundation's purpose to feed, educate, and empower youth. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the foundation raised and contributed $1,300,450 to share our strength / no kid hungry.
$1,300,450 spentof which $1,300,450 as grants41% of program spendingJack in the Box Foundation ("foundation") partnered with the american red cross and america's charities (501(c)(3) organizations) to aid communities impacted by crises. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2025, the foundation raised and contributed $230,000 to the american red cross and $100,000 to america's charities.
$350,000 spentof which $330,000 as grants11% of program spendingJack in the Box Foundation ("foundation") provides short-term financial assistance up to $2,000 to employees of its related affiliate, jack in the box inc. Or its subsidiaries or franchisees, who are impacted by unanticipated and unavoidable emergencies that cause financial hardship and are not otherwise covered by insurance, governmental or private agencies or through their own personal financial resources.
$75,174 spentof which $75,174 as grants2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,203,599.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.5M to $4.1M (+175%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
118% of JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Ryan Ostrom
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $6k → $8k.
From the IRS filings of JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Jack in the Box Inc · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION?
- JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $24,500 to it, the largest being THE OSI GROUP FOUNDATION ($13,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $24,500 in grants to JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION?
- THE OSI GROUP FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $13,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing