The Jackson Family Foundation concentrates its support on medical and neurological research and care, philanthropic programs addressing child welfare and abuse prevention, and cultural institutions and civic causes in Arizona and nationally. Grants also reflect strong interest in Jewish/historical remembrance organizations and animal-welfare projects, with a mix of flagship institutional gifts and smaller community-focused awards. The foundation favors mission-driven nonprofits across health, arts, social services, and conservation rather than a single programmatic niche.
A defining feature of Jackson Family Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for medical and neurological work alongside child welfare, Holocaust remembrance, and Arizona-based civic and cultural organizations. In 2025, the foundation made a $100,000 program-support grant to Mayo Clinic and another $100,000 grant to Simon Wiesenthal Center, showing that its largest awards reach both health research and memory-education institutions. The same year it also backed Barrow Neurological Foundation with $85,000, reinforcing a pattern of support for brain and neurological care. The foundation’s portfolio is broad but recognizable: health systems and research nonprofits sit next to child-abuse prevention groups, arts institutions, animal rescue organizations, and civic event funders. Smaller awards such as those to Childhelp Inc, Tgen Foundation, Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, Phoenix Art Museum, and Friends of Freedom point to a grantmaker that uses program support across multiple missions rather than concentrating on a single niche. Recent grants show a mix of Arizona anchors and national organizations, with several recipients returning across years.
In medical and neurological research, Jackson Family Foundation supported Mayo Clinic with $100,000 for program support in 2025 and gave $85,000 to Barrow Neurological Foundation the same year. It also funded Tgen Foundation with $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024, linking research support to a repeated giving pattern. Child welfare appears as another clear theme. The foundation gave $25,000 to Childhelp Inc in 2025, after earlier grants of $25,000 in 2024 and 2023. It also supported Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona with $15,000 in 2023, a smaller grant tied to patient and family support. Cultural and remembrance organizations are also prominent. Jackson Family Foundation gave $100,000 to Simon Wiesenthal Center in 2025 and $50,000 to Ellis Island Honors Society in 2023. Arts and event-related support includes $35,000 to Phoenix Art Museum in 2025 and $25,000 to Pebble Beach Concours D'elegance in 2025.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median is $17,500, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record shows both one-time gifts and repeat support, including multiple grants to Childhelp Inc, Tgen Foundation, Keep Memory Alive, Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, American Heart Association, and Solid Rock across 2023 to 2025. The foundation appears to use program support as its standard format. It is led by Craig Jackson and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$425K
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$25K
CRAIG JACKSON
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Moderately concentrated: several large institutional gifts ($50k–$110k) to medical and cultural organizations plus numerous mid-to-small grants (~$10k–$50k). The foundation issues repeat grants to select core grantees (e.g., Barrow, ChildHelp, TGen, Lost Our Home) while also funding one-off community and event-driven recipients.
Notable grantees: Barrow Neurological Foundation, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Mayo Clinic, ChildHelp Inc., Lost Our Home Pet Rescue
Jackson Family Foundation gives nationally, and all recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Arizona is especially prominent in the recipient list, with Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Paradise Valley all appearing multiple times; 45% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Outside Arizona, recurring recipient locations include Las Vegas, Dallas, Manchester, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Franklin Square, and Pebble Beach. Connecticut is the top state by grant count, reflecting repeated support for recipients there.
Its recent grants go to medical and neurological research groups, child welfare and abuse-prevention organizations, Jewish heritage and Holocaust remembrance institutions, arts and civic nonprofits, and animal-welfare and conservation groups. Examples in the record include Mayo Clinic, Childhelp Inc, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Phoenix Art Museum, and Lost Our Home Pet Rescue.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-five figures: p25 is $10,000, median is $17,500, and p75 is $25,000. Recent awards also include larger $50,000, $85,000, and $100,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Childhelp Inc, Tgen Foundation, Keep Memory Alive, Lost Our Home Pet Rescue, American Heart Association, and Solid Rock. Childhelp Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation gives nationally, but Arizona recipients are especially prominent: 45% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Arizona recipients include Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Paradise Valley. Connecticut is the top state by grant count.
No. The foundation’s profile shows funds individuals as False and makes program-related investments as False. The recent grants are listed as program support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PHOENIX ART MUSEUM | PHOENIX, AZ | $35,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDHELP INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOST OUR HOME PET RESCUE | TEMPE, AZ | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRENDS CHARITABLE FUNDS | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| POWER OF LOVE FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HANNAH'S HOME OF SOUTH FLORDIA | TEQUESTA, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SCOTTSDALE INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL - PHOENIX | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC | JUPITER, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NOT MY KID INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SCOTTSDALE FIREFIGHTER CHARITIES INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $7,500 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $85,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF FREEDOM | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PHOENIX ART MUSEUM | PHOENIX, AZ | $35,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KEEP MEMORY ALIVE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TGEN FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDHELP INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOST OUR HOME PET RESCUE | TEMPE, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HONOR HEALTH FOUNDATION | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOLID ROCK | MANCHESTER, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NCJW-AZ | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LVPMSA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC | JUPITER, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KEEP MEMORY ALIVE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $35,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY- POLICE RELATIONS FOUNDATION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SOLID ROCK | MANCHESTER, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TGEN FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDHELP INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA WOMENS BOARD | PARADISE VALLEY, AZ | $15,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOST OUR HOME PET RESCUE | TEMPE, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GRANT A GIFT AUTISM FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC | JUPITER, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LVPMSA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ELLIS ISLAND HONORS SOCIETY | FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHILDHELP INC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT FOUNDATION | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRENDS CHARITABLE FUNDS
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
POWER OF LOVE FOUNDATION
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SCOTTSDALE FIREFIGHTER CHARITIES INC
$7,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF FREEDOM
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KEEP MEMORY ALIVE
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOLID ROCK
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NCJW-AZ
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LVPMSA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KEEP MEMORY ALIVE
$35,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SOLID ROCK
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ARIZONA WOMENS BOARD
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LVPMSA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT