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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-3679185

Jackson Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $67,386 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $67,386

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,323,885
  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,389,844
  • Tax year 2022

    $192,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,849,196
  • Tax year 2021

    $179,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,158,169
  • Tax year 2020

    $195,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,000,902
  • Tax year 2019

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,165,745
  • Tax year 2018

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,993,279
  • Tax year 2017

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,866,869

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Black Excellence in BleuWestchester, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  2. Reading is FundamentalWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $6,000
  3. Virginia Athletics FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Rainbow PUSH CoalitionChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $3,636
  5. Adalberto Memorial United Methodist ChurchChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $1,750
  6. Healthy Hood ChicagoChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $11,00092% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $56,386
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $6,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Jacqueline JacksonPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Yusef JacksonTreasurer/Secretary Hours 15Pay $0
  • Jackie JacksonAdvisor Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jesse Jackson JrAdvisor Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jonathan JacksonAdvisor Hours 2Pay $0
  • Reverend Jesse JacksonDirector Hours 5Pay $0
  • Santita JacksonDirector Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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