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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2373932

Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lexington, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,010,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,836,735

  • Tax year 2024

    $667,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $14,201,176

  • Tax year 2023

    $670,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,656,856

  • Tax year 2022

    $545,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $14,348,035

  • Tax year 2021

    $507,429

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $14,804,908

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,091,452

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $15,183,401

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,047,914

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,503,736

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Hope CenterLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $360,000
  2. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $200,000
  3. Uk Markey Cancer FoundationLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $150,000
  4. The Lexington Cancer FoundationLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $100,000
  5. Worldwide Hearts and HandsLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $50,000
  6. One Parent Scholar HouseLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $25,000
  7. Troy Dream Center IncTroy, MO

    Subsidy

    $25,000
  8. Town Branch ParkLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $20,000
  9. Chrysalis HouseLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $15,000
  10. Jubilee Jobs of LexingtonLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $15,000
  11. Child Development Center of the BluegrassLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $10,000
  12. Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass IncLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $10,000
  13. Operalex EncoreLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $10,000
  14. Uniting Voices LexingtonLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $10,000
  15. DV8 Kitchen Vocational TrustLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $2,500
  16. God's Pantry Food BankLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $2,500
  17. Grin Grant IncLexington, KY

    Subsidy

    $2,500
  18. Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc Governor's School for the ArtsLouisville, KY

    Subsidy

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $360,00060% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00017% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $60,00010% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  6. Jobs and employment1 grant $15,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $17,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky17 grants $985,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cathy JacobsPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Doug DeanVICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Karen L WestTREASURER, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $4,000

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