Accepts applications1,685 grants on file · $26.4M · FY2017–2025IRS 990-PF · FY2025
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $9,589,829 | $3,527,068 | $3,802,538 | $91,680,070 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNA HEALTHSANTA BARBARA, CA | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2025 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer G Jackson | PRESIDENT | 4.00 | $0 |
| Charles A Jackson | VICE PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 |
| James H Jackson | VICE PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 |
| Palmer G Jackson Jr | SECRETARY |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $88,793,402 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,665,089 | $5,002,108 | $3,508,114 | $88,737,372 | $85,220,379 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $4,787,659 | $3,469,736 | $3,876,656 | $74,255,339 | $72,011,109 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $6,099,252 | $3,668,496 | $3,130,655 | $76,644,340 | $73,713,050 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $6,369,437 | $3,399,589 | $2,756,430 | $80,061,973 | $76,989,844 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $2,414,873 | $3,278,654 | $2,498,990 | $62,741,847 | $60,143,361 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $3,399,956 | $2,511,550 | $2,790,450 | $57,768,918 | $55,778,458 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $4,519,577 | $2,765,111 | $2,528,157 | $58,038,489 | $55,590,510 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,348,769 | $2,147,362 | $2,588,248 | $52,812,524 | $50,379,027 |
| GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| $50,000 |
| 2019 |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COMMUNITY AQUATICS FOUNDATIONSANTA YNEZ, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2018 |
| COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| SANTA YNEZ VALLEY COMMUNITY AQUATICS FOUNDATIONSANTA YNEZ, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| PARC FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| BRAILLE INSTITUTE (LOS ANGELES)LOS ANGELES, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| SANSUM DIABETES RESEARCH CENTERSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDENSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2017 |
| YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $50,000 | 2025 |
| THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $50,000 | 2025 |
| CATE SCHOOLCARPINTERIA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2017 |
| CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTSSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2018 |
| SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDENSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| SOLVANG THEATREFESTSOLVANG, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2025 |
| WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITYSALEM, OR | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| CATE SCHOOLCARPINTERIA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2018 |
| LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY AQUATICS FOUNDATION SANTA YNEZ VALLEYLOS OLIVOS, CA | CAPITAL SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2025 |
| ELINGS PARK FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2025 |
| CRANE SCHOOLSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2017 |
| SANTA BARBARA ARTS COLLABORATIVESANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| PROJECT FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIESSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCILSANTA BARBARA, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2024 |
| SANTA BARBARA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSSANTA BARBARA, CA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE | $50,000 | 2025 |
| 20.00 |
| $0 |
| William L Jackson | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 4.00 | $0 |
| Deborah A Jones | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Patricia Jameson | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.