The Brandt Jackson Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 27-3784972. Reported 129 grants totalling $6,197,260 to 76 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Brandt Jackson Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations The Brandt Jackson Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 5 grants totalling $240,000 to them. That is 4% of the $6,195,510 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | grantmaking organization | Colorado | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | federated giving programme | California | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for | grantmaking organization | New York | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $40,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,750,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New | New York, NY | $2,007,500 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $505,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Upper West Side Cinema Center Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $325,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bellevue Literary Press Inc | New York, NY | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| An Claidheamh Soluis Inc | New York, NY | $209,741 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Writers Room Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Center for Independent Documentary Inc | Newton, MA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Entertainment 2 Affect Change | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc | Norfolk, VA | $135,622 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Donor Advised Charitable Giving | Omaha, NE | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | Hartsdale, NY | $102,717 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagine Science Films Corp | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marian and Edward Macdowell Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lilith Publications Inc | New York, NY | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Science Communication Lab Inc | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Equus Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Uniondocs Inc | Ridgewood, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| African Community and Conservation Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Empowers Africa Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | Westport, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nyc First Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| World Science Foundation | New York, NY | $39,400 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Concerned Citizens of Montauk Inc | Montauk, NY | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New York City Ballet Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Theater Labrador Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Settlement Society of New York | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wings World Quest Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The American Ireland Fund | Boston, MA | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mastervoices Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gabrielles Angel Foundation for Cancer Research | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Theatre for a New Audience Inc | New York, NY | $13,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Associates of the National Theatre Inc | New York, NY | $13,310 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse International Film Festival Inc | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Irish Repertory Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $10,870 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Guild Hall of East Hampton Inc | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life Story Club | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Theatre in America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elluminate Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transforma Theatre Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clan Campbell Education Foundation Inc | Wayne, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dupuytren Research Group Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| En Garde Arts Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pound Ridge Lions Ambulance Corps | Pound Ridge, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Amagansett Village Improvement Society | Amagansett, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Luna Stage Co Inc | West Orange, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roundabout Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jacques Pepin Foundation | Barrington, RI | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation - Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Movement Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Plaza Cinema Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hamptons International Film Festival Inc | East Hampton, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pound Ridge Fire Department Inc | Pound Ridge, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Village Ambulance Association Inc | East Hampton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garden Club of East Hampton Inc | East Hampton, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New York STEM Cell Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pound Ridge Community Partnership Inc | Pound Ridge, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Inc | Pound Ridge, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worthless Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amagansett Fire Department | Amagansett, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amagansett Historical Association | Amagansett, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Associati | Jacksonville, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amagansett Free Library | Amagansett, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amagansett Life-Saving and Coast Guard Station Soc | Amagansett, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Healthcare Foundation | East Hampton, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
23 of 76 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 45%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New
Mailman School of Public Health ("MSPH") - Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Pamela B. Jackson and Thomas C. Jackson Charitable Fund - Utah Film Center
Radical Gaslighters LLC | THE LIBRARIANS by Kim A Snyder - An Claidheamh Soluis Inc
Almost Home: The Campaign for the New Irish Arts - Center for Independent Documentary Inc
For the forthcoming documentary film about Diahann Caroll - Entertainment 2 Affect Change
For the forthcoming documentary film "MY NDA"
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 107 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | $51,250 | $8,750 |
| 2022 | 12 | $91,191 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 11 | $68,652 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $2,621,167 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 51 | $3,365,000 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
71% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Brandt Jackson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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