Jackman Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Jackman Family Foundation broadly awards grants to a variety of organizations across the United States. It does not name specific funding interests.
IP TAKE: As it does not name specific areas of grantmaking focus, the Jackman Family Foundation’s grantmaking appears fairly open for those that overcome its lack of dedicated staff. Fortunately, the foundation does not impose geographic restrictions on its grantmaking. The Jackman Foundation’s grantmaking largely prioritizes small and grassroots organizations. However, it’s not accessible, as it follows the personal interests of its celebrity founder and does not accept unsolicited applications. Though the foundation lacks a funding strategy, contact them by writing to them with a brief outline of your work, but don’t expect much of a response.
PROFILE: Established in 2006, the Jackman Family Foundation was established by actor Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness. The foundation does not operate a website or employ a formal staff. Foundation Source, a Delaware based company specializing in support services for private, family, and corporate foundations nationwide, manages the Jackman Family Foundation. The foundation’s tax filings indicate a wide range of funding interests. Internationally, Jackman’s funding tends to focus on vulnerable and impoverished populations with a particular focus on children.
Grants for Global Development and Global Health
While Jackman’s grantmaking supports a wide variety of concerns, the foundation’s international giving is more pointed. It tends to support organizations that focus their efforts on vulnerable and impoverished populations around the world. Its giving reflects a particular focus on children. In the past, the foundation has awarded grants to organizations that provide surgical, health, and medical care for children living in extreme poverty. It has also supported organizations that provide holistic care for orphans.
Past international grantees include Every Mother Counts, which received funding for its ongoing work helping women around the world access essential maternity care; and the Cambodian Children’s Fund, which received a grant to support its various programs.
Grants for Diseases
The foundation’s tax filings indicate broad support for disease related organizations and research institutions. Disease related organizations receiving funding from Jackman in the past include the American Brain Tumor Association, which received a grant to support a charitable event and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, which received funding for pediatric cancer research.
Important Grant Details:
This funder made over $200,000 in grants in a recent year. Grant amounts typically range between $1,000 and $15,000 and favor smaller, grassroots outfits that have strong plans to make the most of modest funds.
This funder’s low profile makes it difficult approach. It does not appear to accept unsolicited proposals, but reach out with a letter of phone call.
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CONTACT:
Jackman Family Foundation
c/o Foundation Source
501 Silverside Road, Suite 123
Wilmington, Delaware 19809
(800) 839-1754
