J S Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6161278 · reported 2023–2025 · files as JS Charitable Trust
100grants reported
$1,000median award
$250lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$294Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 100 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,250 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1500 N Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, IL 60610-6686
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $79,500 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Ifar | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester, MN | $10,000 |
| Performance Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 |
| Timeline Theatre | Chicago, IL | $6,500 |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | $5,000 |
| Alliance Francais de Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester, MN | $5,000 |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $3,500 |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | $3,000 |
| Wildlife Now | Malibu, CA | $2,500 |
| The Field Museum | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Nourishment Projects | Oak Brook, IL | $2,500 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochester, MN | $2,500 |
| Cofam | San Francisco, CA | $2,250 |
| Eisenhower Foundation | Abilene, KS | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Grafenegg International Council | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Classical Music Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $1,250 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,200 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,100 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| 626 Landmark Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Ingenuity | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Solti Foundation | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
| Performance Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 |
| Alliance Francais de Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Singing in Sicily | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 |
| Ifar | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Gorton Community Center | Lake Forest, IL | $1,000 |
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