The Charles Jacob Foundtion
Private foundation · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · EIN 36-4086916 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Charles Jacob Foundation
41grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$179Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
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
17w220 22ND St Ste 500
Oakbrook Ter, IL 60181-4481
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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Fund for UNICEF | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $12,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Providence Englewood Charter UNRESTRITED | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lift - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Providence Englewood Charter UNRESTRITED | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lift - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Providence Englewood Charter UNRESTRITED | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Lift - Chicago CHICAGO EFFECTS | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Women Employed NANCY B. KREITER FUND | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Virginia Center for Creative Arts | Amherst, VA | $5,000 |
| Women Employed NANCY B. KREITER FUND | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Virginia Center for Creative Arts | Amherst, VA | $5,000 |
| Women Employed NANCY B. KREITER FUND | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Virginia Center for Creative Arts | Amherst, VA | $5,000 |
| One Health | Livingston, MT | $4,000 |
| Community Health | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| One Health | Livingston, MT | $4,000 |
| Marwen | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music UNRESTICTED | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Living Traditions | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| Marwen | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Living Traditions JALOPY THEATER | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| Living Traditions | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| Marwen | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Old Town School of Folk Music URBAN OUTREACH | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Living Traditions JALOPY THEATER | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 |
| MY Block MY Hood MY City | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| MY Block MY Hood MY City | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| MY Block MY Hood MY City | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Open Studio Project | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| Crivitz Youth Center | Crivitz, WI | $1,000 |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Taste for the Homeless UNRESTICTED | Riverdale, IL | $1,000 |
| Crivitz Youth Center | Crivitz, WI | $1,000 |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Taste for the Homeless UNRESTICTED | Riverdale, IL | $1,000 |
| Crivitz Youth Center | Crivitz, WI | $1,000 |
| Refugee One | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Taste for the Homeless UNRESTICTED | Riverdale, IL | $1,000 |
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