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Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 823380217

Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.0 million in 7 grants; the typical grant was $252,000 and the largest $1.1 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.6 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.6 million8$36.5 million
2024$3.0 million7$36.2 million

How to apply

Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 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 Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona6$2.9 million
California1$78,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Arizona State University Foundation
Tempe, AZ
General support$1.1 million
Lowell Observatory Native American
Flagstaff, AZ
General support$780,000
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, AZ
General support$568,557
Gila County Provisional Community Colleg
Globe, AZ
General support$252,000
Payson Unified School District
Payson, AZ
General support$199,000
Elevate Tutoring
Mountain View, CA
General support$78,000
Southern Arizona Research Science & Engineering Foundation
Tucson, AZ
General support$40,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 give?

$3.0 million in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $252,000.

Who runs Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004?

Its 2024 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Trustee), Catherine Ann Caris (Director) and Sherry Cowan (Director).

What does Caris Charitable Trust II DTD 09162004 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research and education.

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