EIN 33-0683658

The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
11
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
JCNI is an operating foundation committed to the premise that residents must own and drive the change that takes place in their community for it to be meaningful and long lasting.
Total revenues
$5,440,633
2022
Total expenses
$7,592,837
2022
Total assets
$59,473,487
2022
Num. employees
11
2022

Program areas at JCNI

All of jcni's activities contribute to The furtherance of a Neighborhood Innovation district within san diego's diamond neighborhoods. Specific activities include: 1) work related to physical infrastructure and physical assets within The community. (examples include: construction of The trolley park terrace affordable housing complex, securing an active transportation program grant to effect over $4 million in improvements to create complete streets in The Neighborhood surrounding market street and euclid avenue, and completing a river parkway adjoining chollas creek); 2) work related to promoting The arts within The diamond neighborhoods, and using arts as a tool for economic development and community cohesion. (examples include: securing funds from The national endowment for The arts, The city arts commission, as well as funds from private and corporate donors to support an artist in residence, public art projects, and a pop-up art gallery for local artists to display and sell their work); 3) promoting improvements to local education, through activities that support The success of public schools, charter schools, and organizations with an education-serving mission located throughout The diamond neighborhoods. (examples include: supporting The diamond educational excellence partnership; creating curricula which benefit students attending The local public schools; partnership with kipp charter schools to bring additional educational opportunities to families; operating academic enrichment programs on-site in partnership with The local ymca); 4) promotion of an eco-district within jcni's service area. This includes not only jcni's historic commitment to leed principles, but also a project designed to connect low income residents with energy-saving public assistance programs, including utility-run programs, for which they may be eligible; The eco-district will also include a creek stewardship program to support The sustainability of restoration work done on chollas creek through resident volunteerism 5) creation of an urban entrepreneurship park, along with programs designed to provide technical assistance and startup funding for local entrepreneurs. (components will include operation of a local small business resource Center, operation of a business accelerator program, sponsorship of periodic business plan competitions, as well as mentoring activities); 6) contributing to capacity building activities among Neighborhood community based organizations and artists by convening and nurturing cross-sector coalitions to increase investment into The community and to drive community change around a shared vision and agenda.jcni employs a Neighborhood Innovation district (nid) methodology, as described by The brookings institution (see: httpwwwbrookingseduaboutprogramsm... The nid framework promotes inclusive Innovation, and equitable access to community resources, coupled with information sharing and activities that promote citizen engagement, as well as The strengthening of local nonprofits. Nids promote an Innovation ecosystem at The intersection of a region's economic assets, physical assets, and networking assets. To maximize its effectiveness, jcni has forged a public private partnership with The city of san diego, and partners with other entities such as The san diego association of governments, The san diego unified school district, and The metropolitan transit system to achieve its mission.
A. for The past two decades, The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (jcni) has worked to improve The lives of people living within historically disinvested neighborhoods in southeastern san diego. This region is sometimes referred to as The diamond neighborhoods after The region's diamond business improvement district. It includes san diego census tracts: 27.03; 27.11; 27.05; 27.12; 34.01; 34.03; 34.04; 30.01; 30.03; 30.04; 35.01; 33.01; 33.04; 31.11; 31.12; 33.03; 33.05; 31.01; and 31.13. Jcni will continue to serve this same geographic target area, as it transitions to becoming a public charity.b. Community vision & voice: to engage residents across cultures, neigborhoods, generations, and faiths to plan, implement, and own change in their community. See general explanation attachment for continuation

Grants made by JCNI

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Logan Heights Community Development CorporationChase Grant 2020- Q6-Q8 Small Business$40,125
Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society / Delta Delta Phi Southwestern CollegBusiness Financial Fitness Training Program and JPM Chase Project$15,625

Who funds The Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation (JCNI)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Jacobs Family FoundationFund Operations$2,122,024
MUFG Union Bank FoundationCharitable$50,000
The San Diego FoundationTo Go Towards Committed Community Engagement$25,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at JCNI

NameTitleCompensation
Reginald JonesPresident and Chief Executive Officer$643,001
Selena Ellis-VizcarraSenior Vice President of Operations$149,971
Selina CastilloDirector of Development Operations
Carlette LewisDirector of Community Relations and Partnerships
Danea RamosProgram Manager
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for JCNI

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,286,108
Program services$268,893
Investment income and dividends$41,168
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$1,108,003
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$711,960
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$24,501
Total revenues$5,440,633

Form 990s for JCNI

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-11990View PDF
2020-122022-06-29990View PDF
2019-122021-12-09990PFView PDF
2018-122020-01-27990PFView PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $2,122,024 from Jacobs Family Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
July 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
Provides grantsReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
404 Euclid Ave
San Diego, CA 92114
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
County
San Diego County, CA
Website URL
jacobscenter.org/ 
Phone
(619) 527-6161
Facebook page
JacobsCenter 
Twitter profile
@jacobscenter 
IRS details
EIN
33-0683658
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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