Jacob Family Foundation Corporation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bloomfield, MI EIN: 31-1214668

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation is a private foundation, based in Bloomfield, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $254K. Net investment income was $88K.

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation at a glance

In short: Jacob Family Foundation Corporation gave $254K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$253,500
+91.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$63,375
+91.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$57,500
Total assets
$1,257,718
-13.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Jacob Family Foundation Corporation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit: $136KJewish Federation ofMetropolitan Detroit$136KMichigan Medicine Office of Development: $100KMichigan Medicine Office ofDevelopment$100KCranbrook Schools: $15KCranbrook Schools$15KCranbrook Horizons Upward Bound: $3KCranbrook Horizons UpwardBound$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit ($136K). Together the top 4 received $254K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 28 (79%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Bloomfield HillsGlenviewSouthfieldBingham FarmsFranklinAnn ArborChicagoInkster

How Jacob Family Foundation Corporation gives

  • Giving grew 154% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 180% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K6 grants2020 8 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $94K (2020) to $254K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $254K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Bloomfield Hills, MIGeneral$136,000
Michigan Medicine Office of Development Ann Arbor, MIGeneral$100,000
Cranbrook Schools Bloomfield Hills, MIGeneral$15,000
Cranbrook Horizons Upward Bound Bloomfield Hills, MIGeneral$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,257,718$62,338$263,621$253,5004$253,500$88,189$140,728
2024$1,459,001$300,296$138,151$132,5004$132,500$232,341$123,430
2023$1,296,856$117,454$109,938$105,5005$106,413$107,177$96,302
2022$1,289,340$77,425$109,885$100,0007$104,682$73,001$95,169
2021$1,321,800$234,131$112,217$104,0008$107,177$222,871$101,017
2020$1,199,886$188,879$102,908$93,7006—$182,526$76,416

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jacob Family Foundation Corporation reported a distributable amount of $141K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation is led by Arnold M. Jacob, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Arnold M. Jacob

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda T. Jacob

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Jacob Family Foundation Corporation

How much does Jacob Family Foundation Corporation give each year?

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation gave $254K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $133K across 4 grants.

What is Jacob Family Foundation Corporation's typical grant size?

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation's median grant in 2025 was $57,500, and its average grant was $63,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Jacob Family Foundation Corporation give grants?

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bloomfield Hills, MI (3 grants).

Does Jacob Family Foundation Corporation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Jacob Family Foundation Corporation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Jacob Family Foundation Corporation?

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $254K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $141K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Jacob Family Foundation Corporation's EIN?

Jacob Family Foundation Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1214668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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