Lee Ann and Melvin H Jacobs Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6080570 · reported 2023–2025
162grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
21states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 162 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $109K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
129 E Bellevue PL Apt 1005
Chicago, IL 60611-5308
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zion Grove Baptist Church IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $27,000 |
| Berea College IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Berea, KY | $20,000 |
| LA Rabida Childrens Hospital IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Zion Grove Baptist Church IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Zion Grove Baptist Church IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Berea College IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Berea, KY | $20,000 |
| LA Rabida Childrens Hospital IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $17,500 |
| Berea College IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Berea, KY | $17,500 |
| Painted Turtle Camp IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 |
| LA Rabida Childrens Hospital IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| West Valley Food Panty IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Woodland Hills, CA | $15,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Supplies Over Seas IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Louisville, KY | $12,500 |
| United Negro College Fund IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Supplies Over Seas IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Louisville, KY | $12,500 |
| United Negro College Fund IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Dublin, OH | $10,000 |
| Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Harper College Educational Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Palatine, IL | $10,000 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Nourishing Hope IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Paterson Habitat for Humanity IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| Save the Children IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 |
| United Negro College Fund IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| West Valley Food Panty IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Lakeview Pantry IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lurie Children's Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Medshare IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Decatur, GA | $10,000 |
| Painted Turtle Camp IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| Paterson Habitat for Humanity IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Medshare IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Decatur, GA | $10,000 |
| Nourishing Hope IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Painted Turtle Camp IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| Paterson Habitat for Humanity IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| Save the Children IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 |
| West Valley Food Panty IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| Children's Dental Health Clinic IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Long Beach, CA | $9,500 |
| Partners in Health IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Partners in Health IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Medshare IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Decatur, GA | $7,500 |
| Mercy Ships IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Garden Valley, TX | $7,500 |
| Children's Dental Health Clinic IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Houston, TX | $7,500 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center IRS APPROVED CHARITY | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Mercy Ships IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Garden Valley, TX | $7,500 |
| Partners in Health IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Boston, MA | $7,500 |
| Saint Johns Health Center Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Santa Monica, CA | $7,500 |
| Save the Children IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $7,500 |
| World Central Kitchen Donor Services IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Children's Dental Health Clinic IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Honolulu, HI | $7,500 |
| Mercy Ships IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Garden Valley, TX | $7,500 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $7,000 |
| North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Studio City, CA | $6,500 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls IRS APPROVED CHARITY | Chicago, IL | $6,000 |
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