The Jacobs Family Foundation
Private foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 760451948RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($573,173) as filed with the CRA.
The Jacobs Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $566K in revenue and $573K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $566K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 30 qualified donees totalling $572K in 2024, the largest being $182K to Moral Arc Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $100 in 2021 to $566K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to pay or apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom from time to time to qualified donees under the income tax act
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $566K | $573K | — | — | $572K | $7,742 |
| 2023 | $96K | $265K | — | — | $264K | $115K |
| 2022 | $707K | $523K | — | — | $521K | $184K |
| 2021 | $100 | — | — | — | — | $100 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $572K to 30 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Moral Arc Foundation$182K
- Machzikai Hadath Congregation-Clanton Park Synagogue$42K
- Torath Emeth Jewish Centre$40K
- Paths of Torah School$37K
- Toronto Care Fund$36K
- Jewish Educational Services$36K
- Yeshivat Yesodei Hatora$33K
- Kollel Daf Yomi Institute$30K
- Beis Hatavshil and Hachnosas Orchim of Toronto Charitable Fund$25K
- Kav Shalom KHM$16K
- Beis Hatavshil and Hachnosas Orchim of Toronto Charitable Fund$14K
- Mizrachi Organization Of Canada$12K
- The Village Shul and Learning Center of Toronto$9,000
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Shmayahu$8,600
- Bais Yaakov Elementary School$7,200
- Achim Toronto$7,200
- Ruchama Fraidel Relief Organization$5,000
- Machson Tzvi Hersh Jewish Charity Organization$5,000
- Gemilas Chesed of Clanton Park$5,000
- Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid$3,600
- Torah in Motion$3,600
- Technology Awareness Group Toronto$3,600
- Bais Yaakov of Thornhill$3,600
- Letter of the Law$2,000
- Mosdos Bobov$1,800
Received $566K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Jacobs; Nathalie Jacobs; Andrew Jacobs.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Jacobs Family Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 760451948RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.