As the president of the Yob Family Foundation, Jonathan “Jon” Yob leads the philanthropic fund in contributing to a variety of social-service, medical, and educational organizations and programs in Tampa, Florida, and beyond. An award-winning entrepreneur who heads the JAY Management Corporation, Jonathan Yob gravitates toward groups that concentrate on improving the lives of young people.
One of the more than 70 nonprofits that his foundation has assisted over the years is the Children’s Cancer Center, which serves families of children with cancer or chronic blood diseases like sickle-cell anemia in the Tampa Bay Area. It works with more than 850 families with a goal of relieving burdens that hinder families from focusing on helping their children get better.