The Jacarlene Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Jacarlene Foundation funds across Florida, supporting the arts, the environment and education, with additional interests in animal and wildlife welfare, homeless relief, community assistance, historical and social preservation, and medical services, so your work should sit within one of these areas and align with its mission.
- Most grants to organisations fall between $12,500 and $200,000, with the median grant around $50,500, so a modest, clearly costed request in that range is realistic; the Foundation itself encourages applicants to ask only for what is needed.
- The process is rolling: you submit a Letter of Inquiry first, and only selected applicants are then invited by email to complete a full online application, so be prepared for a staged approach rather than a single submission.
- A majority of grant dollars continue to go to organisations already funded in recent filings, suggesting the Foundation leans towards ongoing relationships, though this should not deter a new applicant from approaching if the fit is right.
- Churches or religious organisations should not apply unless their request is for a secular project aligning with the Foundation's interests, and community foundations, individuals seeking direct funding, requests for budgetary shortfalls or debt reduction, political or lobbying activity, discriminatory programmes, and Type III functionally integrated supporting organisations should not apply either.
Overview
The Jacarlene Foundation is a US private foundation based in Winter Park, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Jacarlene Foundation aims to strengthen Florida through the arts, the environment and education, and focuses its philanthropy in Florida. It funds scholarships, educational programmes, educational awareness and access to academic opportunities that provide community enrichment and quality learning. Its stated interests also include animal care, protection and habitat preservation; artistic programmes and community engagement; and programmes feeding, housing and supporting homeless people. It supports community assistance, historical and social preservation, research, medical services, equipment and construction projects. Grants are made to eligible Florida public charities whose programmes align with its mission and an area of interest; applicants must show that their goals are measurable and sustainable.
Themes
- Scholarships & Education
- Animal/Wildlife Welfare
- The Arts
- Homeless Relief
- Community Assistance
- Historical and Social Preservation
- Medical Services
Geographic Focus
Florida.
What They Don't Fund
- Requests from any church or religious organization, unless the request is for a secular project that aligns with one or more of the Foundation's areas of interest
- Requests from any organization for political purpose, including lobbying, on behalf or in opposition to any candidate for political office, for voter education or voter registration, or for the carrying on of propaganda
- Community foundations
- Individuals for direct funding
- Budgetary shortfalls or debt reduction
- Programs that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or disability
- Political causes, lobbying, or political campaigns
- Type III functionally integrated supporting organizations (as classified by the IRS form 990, Schedule A, Part 1)
How to apply
Organisations submit a Letter of Inquiry first; selected applicants are then invited by email to submit a full online application.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 134 grants to organisations were about $50,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The applicant’s organisational programmes and services must align with the Foundation’s mission.
- The applicant’s organisational programmes and services must fulfil at least one of the Foundation’s areas of interest.
- Applicants must demonstrate that the goals of their request are measurable and sustainable.
- The Foundation encourages applicants to request only the amount needed for a successful project.
- Grantees are expected to accommodate a site visit if the trustees request one.
- Grantees must provide expenditure and grant evaluation reports at least every 12 months.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations The Jacarlene Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rollins College · Jacqueline preis scholarship fund - holt$1,000,0002025 tax year
- Feeding Florida · 2025 grant award fbo fresh access and general food distribution$450,0002025 tax year
- Conservation Florida · 2025 grant award fbo safeguarding florida s future land protection, nature center, and rapid response fund$450,0002025 tax year
- Metropolitan Ministries · 2025 grant award fbo food distribution and pinellas family shelter$425,0002025 tax year
- Second Harvest of the Big Bend · Installment 2 of 2 fbo nourishing opportunities and growth campaign - closing the gap$300,0002025 tax year
- Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation · 1 of 3 installments 2025 grant award fbo general operations of the organization$250,0002025 tax year
- Florida LitFest · 1 of 3 installments 2025 grant award fbo word of south sustainability and diversity$200,0002025 tax year
- National Geographic Society · 2025 grant award fbo wildpath project$200,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ian Ombres — VP / Trustee
- Jacquelyn Rogow — President / Trustee
- Tim Center — President / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $3,512,159 | $2,738,706 | $104,502,777 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,714,158 | $4,888,213 | $117,920,484 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $6,327,101 | $5,510,075 | $128,607,719 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to The Jacarlene Foundation?
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- (321) 527-7835
- Winter Park, FL
- jacarlene.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (321) 527-7835
- Winter Park, FL
- jacarlene.org