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Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 136264329

Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $381,310 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $70,810. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $345,000 the year before.

63% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$373,10012$8.3 million
2024$345,0008$9.0 million
2025$381,3108$10.0 million

How to apply

ContactJP Morgan Chase Bank N A
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submitwww.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
DeadlinesNone grants are given for education, health & welfare
RestrictionsPrimarily in the southeast united states.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia2$80,000
Tennessee1$70,810
South Carolina1$55,500
District of Columbia1$50,000
Kentucky1$50,000
Minnesota1$50,000
Georgia1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ducks Unlimited Inc
Memphis, TN
General$70,810
South Carolina Environmental Law
Georgetown, SC
General support$55,500
Environmental Working Group
Washington, DC
General$50,000
World Savvy Inc
Minneapolis, MN
General$50,000
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Berea, KY
General$50,000
Appalachian Community Capital
Christiansburg, VA
General support$40,000
Center for Nonprofit Excellence
Charlottesville, VA
General$40,000
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
General$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None grants are given for education, health & welfare.

How much does Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn give?

$381,310 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn?

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

What does Charles M and Mary D Grant Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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