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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2734681

The Jim Jacobson Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $55,100 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

    $55,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,114,175

  • Tax year 2024

    $47,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,068,897

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,059,452

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,077,501

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,132,261

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,132

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,595

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Malnati Brain Tumor InstituteChicago, IL

    General Purpose

    $10,100
  2. Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family ServicesBoca Raton, FL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  3. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)Washington, DC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  5. Briarwood Scholarship FoundationDeerfield, IL

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  6. Oregon Health Justice CenterPortland, OR

    General purpose

    $5,000
  7. Jackson Health Foundation IncMiami, FL

    General Purpose

    $5,000
  8. Pap CorpDeerfield Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $2,500
  9. Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY

    General Purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $10,00031% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $10,00031% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $7,50023% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $17,500
  2. Illinois2 grants $15,100
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  4. New York2 grants $7,500
  5. Oregon1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Melinda A JacobsonPRES/TREAS/DIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jonathan E JacobsonVP & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Max W JacobsonSEC & DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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