Jackson Community Foundation
Jackson Community Foundation is a public charity based in Jackson, Michigan, that makes grants and administers charitable funds primarily for the benefit of Jackson County residents. Founded in 1948, it builds permanent endowment funds and uses a portion of annual income to support local organizations and students through grants, special projects, and scholarships.
Jackson Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Jackson Community Foundation gave $1.9M across 46 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Michigan. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,872,494
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 46
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $40,706
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $64,295,814
- +16.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (15 of 46, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jackson Community Foundation
- Review Cycle
- The Community Impact dates listed for 2025 have passed. The website also lists deadlines of October 5 for the Youth Impact Grant and November 20 at 5 p.m. for the You Matter driver’s-training grant, but does not specify a year for those dates.
- Deadline
- The Community Impact dates listed for 2025 have passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 S Jackson St Suite 200, Jackson, MI 49201
Phone: (517) 787-1321
Website: https://jacksoncf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
9 open opportunities from Jackson Community Foundation
Communities in Action Grant Program
Jackson Community Foundation
Amount
Up to US $3,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community Impact Program Grant
Jackson Community Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Community-Building Events
Jackson Community Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Jackson Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was FIRST in Michigan ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
231 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 201 grants of 231 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s grantmaking primarily benefits residents of Jackson County, Michigan. Its website also identifies out-of-county organizations serving Jackson County as eligible for grant opportunities. In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, 5% to New Hampshire, and 1% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 46 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jackson Community Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 46 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $24K; repeat grants $49K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $907K (2019) to $2.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 46 grants totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST in Michigan West Bloomfield, MI | robotics grant | $500,000 |
| Dahlem Conservancy Jackson, MI | designated | $221,241 |
| The Shop Rat Foundation Inc Jackson, MI | robotics grant | $150,000 |
| 228 Michigan Ave LLC Jackson, MI | redevelopment | $105,110 |
| First Manchester, NH | robotics grant | $100,000 |
| College and Career Access Center Jackson, MI | robotics grant | $80,000 |
| Center for Family Health Inc Jackson, MI | designated | $36,687 |
| Jackson Interfaith Shelter Jackson, MI | family shelter, designated | $36,334 |
| Hanover-Horton School District Horton, MI | student services | $35,377 |
| South Michigan Food Bank Battle Creek, MI | food bank, donor advised | $34,297 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $64,295,814 | $8,683,939 | $3,634,742 | $1,872,494 | 46 | $4,236,919 |
| 2024 | $55,101,901 | $6,603,389 | $3,247,048 | $1,692,883 | 51 | $3,658,243 |
| 2023 | $49,567,314 | $5,471,863 | $3,039,294 | $1,748,399 | 50 | $1,283,350 |
| 2022 | $41,945,959 | $5,943,986 | $2,868,157 | $1,764,477 | 44 | $2,223,306 |
| 2021 | $48,220,323 | $9,919,167 | $2,392,031 | $1,453,095 | 40 | $2,175,125 |
| 2020 | $36,649,762 | $4,829,391 | $3,426,663 | $2,460,425 | 30 | $1,738,891 |
| 2019 | $33,164,227 | $2,468,245 | $1,797,409 | $906,625 | 29 | $525,970 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to connect people and resources to causes that strengthen and build the community. Its grantmaking priority is to fund programs, services, and systems-change initiatives that offer opportunities for learning, action, and advocacy aimed at advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Jackson County. Its stated aims include helping residents reach their full potential, be safe and healthy, meet basic needs, and live in a socially just community.
Eligible applicants vary by grant program. The Foundation’s website lists 501(c)(3) nonprofits, governmental agencies, school districts, churches, community groups, and out-of-county organizations serving Jackson County among those eligible for grant opportunities. The 2025 filing also describes acceptable recipients, subject to the purpose and restrictions of particular funds, as including public charities, private operating foundations, units of government, schools, individuals, groups, and businesses or corporations.
Examples of 2025 grantees illustrate a range of supported work. The Dahlem Conservancy describes its mission as providing environmental education and outdoor experiences in south central Michigan. The Shop Rat Foundation says it works to build young people’s interest in manufacturing and professional trades careers through educational tools, curriculum, and outreach. The College and Career Access Center describes its work as helping Jackson County residents pursue career or post-secondary training. Other grantees describe work in health care, shelter, food assistance, and services for youth.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 46 grants totaling $1,872,494. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $500,000, with a median grant of $20,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $500,000 to FIRST in Michigan for robotics; $221,241 to the Dahlem Conservancy as a designated grant; $150,000 to The Shop Rat Foundation for robotics; $105,110 to 228 Michigan Ave LLC for redevelopment; and $100,000 to FIRST in Manchester, New Hampshire, for robotics. Other notable grants included $80,000 to the College and Career Access Center for robotics, $36,687 to the Center for Family Health as a designated grant, and $36,334 to Jackson Interfaith Shelter for family shelter and designated purposes.
The Foundation describes several grant opportunities on its website. Its Community Impact program offers program grants of up to $20,000 and operational support grants scaled to the applicant nonprofit’s annual budget, up to $20,000. The program guidelines limit applications to one application per applicant in a round. The listed 2025 application rounds had deadlines of March 3 and September 8, 2025; both are past. Other listed opportunities include the Youth Impact Grant, with awards up to $3,000 for youth-related programs and projects, and the You Matter Fund driver’s-training grant, with awards up to $5,000 for eligible programs serving Jackson County students. The Foundation also describes a youth mental-health grant and small grants for community-building events.
For Community Impact applications, the website says applicants must use the separate application and budget form for the grant type requested and upload a completed JCF grant budget form. Its grant page provides sample application and budget materials. The Foundation’s 2025 filing says grant agreements or award letters specify approved purposes and that most grantees must report how funds were used.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rick Mills as Board Chair and the following trustees: Fatima Bashir, Michelle Fowler, Stephanie Belcher, Tobin Dunigan, Jeremy Frew, Marcus Gill, Rajanya Gosh, Jeff Karmol, and Victoria Moore.
Jackson Community Foundation is led by Monica Moser, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 20 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Monica Moser
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $148K (2025)
Rick Mills
Board Chair
Trustee → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Wetherby
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl Spaeth
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Karmol
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Fowler
Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tovah Sheldon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Frew
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Patterson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tobin Dunigan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fatima Bashir
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stuart Smith
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcus Gill
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Reynolds
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajanya Gosh
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geri Phelps
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Belcher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Noble
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Sykes
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Renell Weathers (2019–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Sarah Ermatinger (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Frank Lusebrink Jr. (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Carys Freund (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Addison Richmond (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Anthony Baker (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Brown (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Randy Purvis (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Sarah Richmond (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: John Butterfield (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Buchholz (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Phoebe Vanheyningen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Froedtert (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Megan Sternisha (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Colin Glick (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Cynthia Rider (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Philip Moilanen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marlena Gurnee (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Emmah Bashir (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Serino (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Oxley (2019) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $148K, to Monica Moser (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Jackson Community Foundation
How much does Jackson Community Foundation give each year?
Jackson Community Foundation gave $1.9M across 46 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 51 grants.
What is Jackson Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Jackson Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $40,706, across 46 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jackson Community Foundation that year got $24K on average.
Where does Jackson Community Foundation give grants?
Jackson Community Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Hampshire (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Jackson, MI (38 grants) and Grass Lake, MI (2 grants).
Does Jackson Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 20% of Jackson Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 46) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Designated" (7 grants), "Donor Advised" (5 grants) and "Robotics Grant" (5 grants).
Who are Jackson Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Jackson Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include FIRST in Michigan ($500,000), Dahlem Conservancy ($221,241) and The Shop Rat Foundation Inc ($150,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jackson Community Foundation?
Jackson Community Foundation reported $64.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.7M.
What does Jackson Community Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to connect people and resources to causes that strengthen and build the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jackson Community Foundation?
Jackson Community Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check jacksoncf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Jackson Community Foundation's EIN?
Jackson Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6070739. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
Live grants for the work Jackson Community Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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