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Dolores E Graves Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 912044335

Dolores E Graves Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $16,975 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $4,244 and the largest $5,092. 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 $16,859 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$16,8595$437,303
2024$16,9755$466,545

How to apply

Dolores E Graves Foundation 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 Dolores E Graves Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$13,580
Indiana1$2,546
Oklahoma1$849

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
General$5,092
Eastern Star Endowment
Macon, IL
General$4,244
Illinois Masonic Home
Springfield, IL
General$4,244
Bethel United Church of Christ
Evansville, IN
General$2,546
Oral Roberts Evangelistic Assn Inc
Tulsa, OK
General$849

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dolores E Graves Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Dolores E Graves Foundation give?

$16,975 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $4,244.

Who runs Dolores E Graves Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee) and Richard Olson (Co-Trustee).

What does Dolores E Graves Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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