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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6638422

The Jake Foundation

A private foundation in Haverford, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $93,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $147,512

  • Tax year 2024

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $163,163

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $176,549

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $192,665

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $207,939

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $197,775

  • Tax year 2019

    $248,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $183,148

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $357,498

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Human services

    $50,000
  2. Bryn Mawr Rehab FoundationRadnor, PA

    Human services

    $7,500
  3. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    Human services

    $7,500
  4. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    Human services

    $7,500
  5. Squash SmartsPhiladelphia, PA

    General charity

    $7,500
  6. VNA FoundationChicago, IL

    Human services

    $7,500
  7. Baker IndustriesMalvern, PA

    Human services

    $6,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00077% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $7,50012% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $7,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $86,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Leo W Pierce JrMANAGING TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bruce BuckleyMANAGING TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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