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JS Charitable Trust: 36 grants to organizations, $156,325 (tax year ended December 2025)
JS Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 36 grants to organizations totaling $156,325 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2026. The largest was $79,500 to National Geographic Society in Washington, DC for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 366161278
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $2,268,691
- Grants paid
- $156,325
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202601289349101115. It reported $156,325 in grants paid; 36 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Education | $79,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester, MN | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Francais de Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Now | Malibu, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cofam | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eisenhower Foundation | Abilene, KS | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grafenegg International Council | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 626 Landmark Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ingenuity | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music of the Baroque | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Chrysostom's Church | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norman Rockwell Museum | Stockbridge, MA | Unrestricted | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florence Griswold Museum | Old Lyme, CT | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $125 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 4, 2025, IRS object ID 202511559349100506. It reported $66,375 in grants paid; 33 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Performance Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester, MN | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chapel & York Us Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance Francais de Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ifar | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Singing in Sicily | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 626 Landmark Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music of the Baroque | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Chrysostom's Church | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cofam | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Landmarks Illinois | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | Santa Fe, NM | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Facets Multimedia | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norman Rockwell Museum | Stockbridge, MA | Unrestricted | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florence Griswold Museum | Old Lyme, CT | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $125 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $86,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $64,200 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Human services | $3,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $90,550 |
| District of Columbia | $83,000 |
| New Mexico | $21,250 |
| Minnesota | $12,500 |
| New York | $6,650 |
| California | $5,000 |
| Kansas | $2,000 |
| Maryland | $1,000 |
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Updated May 8, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.