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Clark Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 136049032

Clark Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $310,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $267,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$275,0006$6.6 million
2024$267,0005$7.3 million
2025$310,0005$8.1 million

How to apply

ContactJpmorgan Chase Bank NA
10 S Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submit- www.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants the nature of the project includes the org IRC 501c 3 status letter
DeadlinesOctober 31 religious and charitable purposes
RestrictionsContact for details n/a n/a

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$285,000
Arizona1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New York Landmarks Conservancy Inc
New York, NY
General$100,000
Vertex Partnership Academies Inc
Bronx, NY
General$85,000
Bronxworks Inc
New York, NY
General$50,000
Mama Foundation for the Arts Inc
New York, NY
General$50,000
Prescott Area Shelter Services Inc
Prescott, AZ
General$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clark Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 31 religious and charitable purposes.

How much does Clark Charitable Foundation give?

$310,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs Clark Charitable Foundation?

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

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