Private foundation · Lexington, KY

Don Jacobs Sr Charitable Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$5K – $10K – $25K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
17
Repeat grantees
9
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Karen L West
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
$4K
Doug Dean
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Cathy Jacobs
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Don L Jacobs Sr
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'14
'15
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
85
Total grants awarded
$8.6M
Total amount
$101K
Average grant
$2.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$668K
16 grants
2023
$670K
12 grants
2022
$545K
11 grants
2021
$507K
10 grants
2020
$2.1M
8 grants
2019
$2.0M
6 grants
2015
$1.1M
8 grants
2014
$675K
10 grants
2013
$236K
4 grants

Top recipients

9 grants · KY · ≈ likely match
$6.6M
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
5 grants · KY
$635K
7 grants · KY · ≈ likely match
$536K
One Parent Scholar House
8 grants · KY
$124K
Cardinal Hill Hospital Foundation
1 grant · KY
$100K
Kentucky Conference United Methodist Church
1 grant · KY
$100K
3 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$60K
6 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$60K
6 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$55K
4 grants · KY · ✓ Exact match
$50K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

University of Kentucky
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$200K
The Hope Center
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$170K
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$160K
One Parent Scholar House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$25K
Town Branch Park
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$20K
Chrysalis House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$20K
Operalex Encore
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Worldwide Hearts and Hands
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Jubilee Jobs of Lexington
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass Inc
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Child Development Center of the Bluegrass
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
The Lexington Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$10K
Uniting Voices Lexington
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$5K
Dv8 Kitchen Vocational Trust
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$3K
Grin Grant Inc
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$3K
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc Governor's School for the Arts
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2024
$3K
The Hope Center
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$210K
University of Kentucky
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$210K
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$160K
One Parent Scholar House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$25K
Town Branch Park
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$20K
Worldwide Hearts and Hands
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$10K
Jubilee Jobs of Lexington
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$10K
The Lexington Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$10K
Operalex Encore
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$5K
Uniting Voices
SUBSIDY
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation Inc Governor's School for the Arts
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$3K
Grin Grant Inc
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2023
$3K
University of Kentucky
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$200K
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$150K
Kentucky Conference United Methodist Church
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$100K
One Parent Scholar House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$25K
Town Branch Park
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$20K
The Lexington Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$10K
Worldwide Hearts and Hands
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$10K
Chrysalis House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$10K
The Hope Center
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$10K
Operalex Encore 2022
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$5K
Jubilee Jobs of Lexington
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2022
$5K
University of Kentucky
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$200K
UK Markey Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$155K
The Hope Center
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$103K
One Parent Scholar House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$10K
The Lexington Cancer Foundation
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$10K
Worldwide Hearts and Hands
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$10K
Chrysalis House
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$10K
God's Pantry Food Bank
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$5K
Dv8 Kitchen Vocational Trust
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$3K
Jubilee Jobs of Lexington
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2021
$3K
University of Kentucky
SUBSIDY
KY · TY 2020
$2.0M

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.