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Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 656393997

Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.7 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2.7 million and the largest $2.7 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 million1$53.7 million
2024$2.7 million1$56.0 million

How to apply

Emily G Plumb Charitable 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 Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$2.7 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California Jules Stein Eye Institute
Los Angeles, CA
General$2.7 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust give?

$2.7 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2.7 million.

Who runs Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Northern Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Emily G Plumb Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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