Ann Jackson Family Foundation
The Ann Jackson Family Foundation is a private foundation based in an individual recipient, California. Established in 1978 with an initial gift from Ann Gavit Jackson, it primarily considers proposals from nonprofit organizations serving an individual recipient County, especially the South County.
Ann Jackson Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Ann Jackson Family Foundation gave $3.6M across 249 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in California. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,599,600
- +7.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 249
- +29.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,456
- -16.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $91,680,070
- +3.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (74 of 205, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ann Jackson Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Requests are evaluated on a rolling basis during the Foundation’s fiscal year, June 1 through May 31. For requests of $10,000 or more and all capital requests, applicants are encouraged to use the Common Grant Application developed through the Non-Profit Support Center. For requests under $10,000, applicants may instead submit a clear, concise letter of one to two pages. The Foundation may conduct a site visit, but says this is not the norm. Its website says it does not consider unsolicited proposals from organizations providing services outside an individual recipient County, unless a trustee has requested the proposal. The 2023 filing states that applications should be in letter form and accompanied by current federal and state ruling-letter photocopies showing public-charity status under section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3), plus an officer-signed certificate that the applicant’s status has not changed and that receiving a grant will not change it.
- Review Cycle
- The Foundation reports no fixed grant deadlines. Proposals received after April 1 will most likely be considered in the following fiscal year.
- Deadline
- The Foundation reports no fixed grant deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Palmer G Jackson Jr
Mailing address: PO Box 5580, Santa Barbara, CA 93150
Phone: (805) 969-2258
Website: https://annjacksonfamilyfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Who Ann Jackson Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CASA Del Herrero Foundation ($230K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
966 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 864 grants of 966 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation primarily supports organizations serving an individual recipient County, with an emphasis on the South County. It occasionally supports organizations outside the county at trustees’ request. In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in California; the remaining reported shares were 1% to Washington and 0% each to Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 249 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ann Jackson Family Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 74 of 205 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.4M (2020) to $3.7M (2023). In 2025 it made 249 grants totaling $3.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CASA Del Herrero Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Campaign | $200,000 |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Campaign | $200,000 |
| Zoo Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Campaign Pledge | $125,000 |
| Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Campaign | $100,000 |
| Santa Barbara Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation Summerland, CA | Emergency Support | $100,000 |
| Dunn School Los Olivos, CA | Capital Support | $75,000 |
| Solvang Senior Center Solvang, CA | Capital Campaign-Permanent Center | $75,000 |
| Symphony Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Program Support | $75,000 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Support | $62,500 |
| Boy Scouts of America Los Padres Council Santa Barbara, CA | Capital Support | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $91,680,070 | $9,589,829 | $3,527,068 | $3,599,600 | 249 | $3,802,538 | $9,331,135 | $4,311,444 |
| 2024 | $88,737,372 | $4,665,089 | $5,002,108 | $3,344,834 | 193 | $3,508,114 | $4,433,755 | $3,567,366 |
| 2023 | $74,255,339 | $4,787,659 | $3,469,736 | $3,741,209 | 179 | $3,876,656 | $4,545,136 | $3,618,314 |
| 2022 | $76,644,340 | $6,099,252 | $3,668,496 | $3,015,833 | 173 | $3,130,655 | $5,426,192 | $3,765,772 |
| 2021 | $80,061,973 | $6,369,437 | $3,399,589 | $2,654,000 | 172 | — | $6,161,033 | $3,003,576 |
| 2020 | $62,741,847 | $2,414,873 | $3,278,654 | $2,392,500 | 153 | — | $2,232,016 | $2,764,620 |
| 2019 | $57,768,918 | $3,399,956 | $2,511,550 | $2,702,000 | 204 | — | $3,222,831 | $2,819,707 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ann Jackson Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation does not restrict grants to a particular nonprofit sector, and it says it has focused on organizations providing services in an individual recipient over the long term. Examples of grantees illustrate the range of work supported: Ganna Walska Lotusland says it preserves and enhances its botanical gardens and estate and educates visitors about horticulture and plant conservation; the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse describes its work as education, prevention, and treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders; and Dunn School says it prepares students for a rigorous college curriculum through a grades 6–12 boarding and day school.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 249 grants totaling $3,599,600. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest were $200,000 each to Casa del Herrero Foundation and Ganna Walska Lotusland for capital campaigns; $125,000 to an individual recipient for a capital campaign pledge; and $100,000 each to the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse for a capital campaign and the an individual recipient Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation for emergency support. Other grants included $75,000 to Dunn School for capital support and $75,000 to an individual recipient for program support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Palmer G. Jackson as president; Charles A. Jackson and James H. Jackson as vice presidents; Palmer G. Jackson Jr. as secretary; William L. Jackson as chief financial officer; and Deborah A. Jones and Patricia Jameson as directors. The Foundation’s trustee listing names Palmer G. Jackson as president, James H. Jackson and Charles A. Jackson as vice presidents, William L. Jackson as treasurer, Palmer G. Jackson Jr. as secretary, and Deborah B. Jones as trustee. The Foundation says it has no paid staff and relies on family-member trustees to review proposals.
Ann Jackson Family Foundation is led by Palmer G. Jackson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Palmer G. Jackson
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah A. Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Jameson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles A. Jackson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James H. Jackson
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Palmer G. Jackson Jr.
Secretary
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William L. Jackson
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ann Jackson Family Foundation
How much does Ann Jackson Family Foundation give each year?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation gave $3.6M across 249 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.3M across 193 grants.
What is Ann Jackson Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $14,456, across 249 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ann Jackson Family Foundation that year got $19K on average.
Where does Ann Jackson Family Foundation give grants?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (137 grants), Solvang, CA (14 grants), Los Angeles, CA (11 grants) and Carpinteria, CA (10 grants).
Does Ann Jackson Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 46% of Ann Jackson Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (114 of 249) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (81 grants), "Event Support" (21 grants) and "Capital Support" (14 grants).
Who are Ann Jackson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include CASA Del Herrero Foundation ($230,000 across 3 grants), Ganna Walska Lotusland ($230,000 across 4 grants) and Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts ($140,000 across 5 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ann Jackson Family Foundation?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation reported $91.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Ann Jackson Family Foundation fund?
The Foundation does not restrict grants to a particular nonprofit sector, and it says it has focused on organizations providing services in an individual recipient over the long term. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ann Jackson Family Foundation?
Requests are evaluated on a rolling basis during the Foundation’s fiscal year, June 1 through May 31. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ann Jackson Family Foundation's EIN?
Ann Jackson Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3367511. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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