The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation is a private foundation, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $546.
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation at a glance
In short: The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- -95.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- -95.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $42,295
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Federation Housing ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 58% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2019) to $33K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federation Housing Philadelphia, PA | General | $1,000 |
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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 | $42,295 | $2,203 | $3,657 | $1,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $546 | $3,468 |
| 2024 | $43,749 | $8,707 | $24,651 | $19,929 | 1 | $21,879 | $6,174 | $3,834 |
| 2023 | $59,693 | $1,295 | $24,910 | $22,292 | 3 | $23,342 | — | $3,461 |
| 2022 | $83,151 | $66,318 | $1,654 | — | — | $1,092 | $14,141 | $1,751 |
| 2021 | $35,291 | $4,724 | $24,597 | $22,797 | 4 | $23,968 | $440 | $2,859 |
| 2020 | $55,164 | $50,402 | $34,181 | $33,000 | 8 | — | — | $1,647 |
| 2019 | $38,943 | $25,000 | $1,200 | $200 | 1 | — | — | $742 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laurie Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation
How much does The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation give each year?
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.
How large is The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation?
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation reported $42K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (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.
Where does The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation operate?
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation's EIN?
The Robert and Laurie Jacobs Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3062246. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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