Grants awarded
Who does Jacob Best Foundation fund?
Jacob Best Foundation has awarded $1.3 million across 223 grants to 78 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $3,000 and $6,000.
Total awarded
$1.3M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
78
Grants
223
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| I Individual recipient | $130K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boy's Hopegirl's Hope of Chicago | $70K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $67K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $39K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$34K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| G Glenwood Academy | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Children's Center | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Misericordiaheart of Mercy Center | $32K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $29K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Daniel F and Ada L Rice Child and Family Center | $28K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Caddy Relief Fund | $28K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Detroit Institute for Children
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$28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| C Children's Home & Aid | $28K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$28K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| M Ms Foundation | $26K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Judson Center INC
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$26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Steadfast La Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lawrence Hall
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$24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lighthouse of Oakland County INC
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$24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Friends of Golf INC
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
United Friends of the Children
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Wise Readers to Leaders
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Isaiah 177 (hillsborough Chapter) | $15K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan | $14K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit | $14K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Just in Time for Foster Youth
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S South Oakland Citizens for the Homeless | $11K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| W Western Oakland Meals on Wheels | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brightpoint | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital of Michigan Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Ucan | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Greenhouse Scholars
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| A Academy Prep Center of Tampa | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Beaumont Foundationroyal Oak Cardia Rehab Enhancement Fund | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Boys and Girls Club of Troy
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$9K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| O Oliver Gospel Mission (ayers) | $9K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Corewell Health Foundation Se Michigan | $8K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Chrysalis | $8K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Centro Multicultural La Familia INC
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$8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| F Figure 1 Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jacob Jonas - the Company of Performing Arts | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Club of Troy | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Gift of Adoption | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Judson Center | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lighthouse of Oakland County | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness | $6K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Foundation Greatest Need Fund | $6K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of Golf | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boldli | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Trevor Project (liz) | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| C Chicago Hopes for Kids | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Forgotten Harvest INC
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| H Holocaust Museum La | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Erie Family Health Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Erie Family Health Foundation INC | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Allendale Association | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Allendale Association
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$3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Tavangarian Trust (feeding the First) | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| A Axs Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| J Just in Time for Foster Youth | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y Young Life Columbia (ayers) | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Westside Guild of Children's Hospital La | $2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Cayton Children's Museum | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Holocaust Museum Learning Center | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jdrf | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Power My Learning Los Angeles | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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