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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4187111

Jacobs Family Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $2.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Selena Ellis-Vizcarra Senior VP of
404 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114
(619) 527-6161
Form and materials
Written requests only, including: application form, proposal, project budget, list of officers and board of directors, list of staff and key personnel, most recent audited/year end financial statements, confirmation of exempt status.
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
Restrictions or limitations are determined based on the facts and circumstances of each grant.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,550,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $84,354,682
  • Tax year 2023

    $58,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $86,891,293
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,153,024

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $86,976,385
  • Tax year 2021

    $579,210

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $89,383,783
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,085,761

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $89,777,740

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jacobs Center for Neighborhood InnovationSan Diego, CA

    During the year, the foundation made a charitable grant to the jacobs center for neighborhood innovation ("jcni"), a california nonprofit public benefit corporation recognized as a public charity under 501(c)(3). The foundation indirectly controls jcni through its wholly owned disregarded entity, the joe & vi jacobs family legacy LLC, which is the sole member of jcni. The grant was made to support jcni's charitable programs in community development and education. The funds were used exclusively for charitable purposes consistent with 501(c)(3) and 4941(d)-2(a)(5).the transaction is reported under 512(b)(13) as a payment to a controlled entity. The grant did not result in any unrelated business taxable income and does not constitute self-dealing under 4941.

    $2,550,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $2,550,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $2,550,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew HapkeBOARD CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Valerie Jacobs HapkeSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Norman HapkeTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Claire HapkeMEMBER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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