Janet Upjohn Stearns Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 13-6035045 · reported 2023–2025
47grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$156Ktotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 47 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K 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
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111
Chicago, IL 60603-2300
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,191 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alsac DISCRETIONARY USES OF THE | Memphis, TN | $18,400 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $10,000 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $10,000 |
| Thorncroft Equestrian Center | Malvern, PA | $8,400 |
| Apollo Middle School | Tucson, AZ | $8,000 |
| Apollo Middle School | Tucson, AZ | $7,000 |
| Buxton School | Williamstown, MT | $6,200 |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Apollo Middle School | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran | Burnsville, MN | $5,000 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran | Burnsville, MN | $4,500 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa FE, NM | $4,000 |
| Greater Arizona Bicycling Association KIDS BIKE REPAIR FUND | Tucson, AZ | $4,000 |
| Buxton School | Williamstown, MT | $3,500 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran | Burnsville, MN | $3,500 |
| Buxton School | Williamstown, MT | $3,500 |
| The Family Pantry of Cape Cod | Harwich, MA | $3,000 |
| Santa FE Animal Shelter and Humane | Santa FE, NM | $3,000 |
| The Family Pantry of Cape Cod | Harwich, MA | $2,800 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation - Wgby | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Tlc of South Jersey | Marlton, NJ | $2,000 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa FE, NM | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| The Family Pantry of Cape Cod | Harwich, MA | $2,000 |
| Hearts of Surfing | Egg Hbr Twp, NJ | $1,500 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran Church | Marlton, NJ | $1,500 |
| Marlton Recreation Council | Marlton, NJ | $1,500 |
| Hearts of Surfing | Egg Hbr Twp, NJ | $1,500 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Marlton Recreation Council | Marlton, NJ | $1,000 |
| Hearts of Surfing | Egg Hbr Twp, NJ | $1,000 |
| Hope Lutheran Church | West Des Moines, IA | $1,000 |
| ACLU | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Living Faith United Methodist Church | Putnam, CT | $1,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Marlton Recreation Council | Marlton, NJ | $1,000 |
| Living Faith United Methodist Church | Putnam, CT | $1,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $500 |
| Friends of the Clark Sterling& Francine | Williamstown, MA | $500 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $500 |
| Friends of the Clark Sterling& Francine | Williamstown, MA | $500 |
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