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JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION

EIN 33-0776076 SAN DIEGO, CA

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Revenue 2024
$3,623,622
Expenses 2024
$3,203,599

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
T21
Classification
1000
Street
9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS AND EXPLORE LIFE OUTSIDE THE BOX. THE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS, WITH A FOCUS ON FEEDING, EDUCATING, AND EMPOWERING KIDS AND FAMILIES. OUR PRIMARY COMMUNITY PARTNER IS SHARE OUR STRENGTH/NO KID HUNGRY, ALONG WITH 100+ LOCAL, YOUTH-SERVING NONPROFITS ACROSS JACK IN THE BOX RESTAURANT COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS AND EXPLORE LIFE OUTSIDE THE BOX

  • JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") CONTRIBUTES MONEY AND VOLUNTEER TIME TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT FEED, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUTH. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $1,477,975 WORTH OF GRANTS.

    Expenses $1,477,975 · Grants $1,477,975

  • JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") HAS A NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH SHARE OUR STRENGTH / NO KID HUNGRY WHICH IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSE TO FEED, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUTH. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE FOUNDATION RAISED AND CONTRIBUTED $1,300,450 TO SHARE OUR STRENGTH / NO KID HUNGRY.

    Expenses $1,300,450 · Grants $1,300,450

  • JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND AMERICA'S CHARITIES (501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS) TO AID COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY CRISES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE FOUNDATION RAISED AND CONTRIBUTED $230,000 TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND $100,000 TO AMERICA'S CHARITIES.

    Expenses $350,000 · Grants $330,000

  • JACK IN THE BOX FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") PROVIDES SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO $2,000 TO EMPLOYEES OF ITS RELATED AFFILIATE, JACK IN THE BOX INC. OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR FRANCHISEES, WHO ARE IMPACTED BY UNANTICIPATED AND UNAVOIDABLE EMERGENCIES THAT CAUSE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ARE NOT OTHERWISE COVERED BY INSURANCE, GOVERNMENTAL OR PRIVATE AGENCIES OR THROUGH THEIR OWN PERSONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES.

    Expenses $75,174 · Grants $75,174

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Ryan Ostrom

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $1,205,136
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,157,502
    Other
    $47,634
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $654,676 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $502,826 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $29,993 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,641 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,205,136 related

  • Dawn Hooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $888,214
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $845,353
    Other
    $42,861
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $585,998 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $259,355 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,654 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,207 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $888,214 related

  • Peggy Chapman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $364,022
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $344,783
    Other
    $19,239
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $268,422 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $76,361 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,614 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,625 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $364,022 related

  • Mark Madden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $336,466
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $308,765
    Other
    $27,701
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $252,660 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $56,105 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,127 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,574 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $336,466 related

  • Sheena Dougher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $357,506
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $329,582
    Other
    $27,924
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $274,207 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $55,375 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $12,553 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,371 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $357,506 related

  • Matt Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $260,761
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $247,221
    Other
    $13,540
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $202,394 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $44,827 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,441 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,099 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $260,761 related

  • Ulonda Sainz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $489,274
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $455,005
    Other
    $34,269
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $287,331 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $167,674 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,469 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $489,274 related

  • Lance Tucker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,060,154
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,042,549
    Other
    $17,605
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $835,028 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $1,207,521 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,605 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,060,154 related

  • Darin Harris Thru 325

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $339,038
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $271,747
    Other
    $67,291
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $271,747 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $63,958 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $3,333 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $339,038 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $3,623,622
    Expenses
    $3,203,599
    Contributions
    $4,146,212
    Grants paid
    $3,183,599
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,829,109
    Expenses
    $2,748,257
    Contributions
    $4,521,881
    Grants paid
    $2,748,057
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,458,453
    Expenses
    $535,958
    Contributions
    $2,020,570
    Grants paid
    $535,540

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • JACK IN THE BOX INC

    C · FOOD & BEVERAGE AND RELATED FRANCHISING ACTIVITIES · CA · 100% owned · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

  • Exemption revoked 15 February 2023, reinstated 15 February 2023.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.