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Bula Reese Dobert Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 746192954

Bula Reese Dobert Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,755 in 41 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $14,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,03032$365,476
2024$14,00028$476,186
2025$20,75541$508,382

How to apply

Bula Reese Dobert Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bula Reese Dobert Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas38$19,255
Alabama1$500
Louisiana1$500
Mississippi1$500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 41 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
LA
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
MS
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Grace Hajek Blinn College
Brenham, TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
AL
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500
Individual
TX
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bula Reese Dobert Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bula Reese Dobert Trust give?

$20,755 in tax year 2025, across 41 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Bula Reese Dobert Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Bula Reese Dobert Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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