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Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 396474920

Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,924 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $2,044 and the largest $2,044. 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 $37,620 the year before.

100% 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$38,95218$969,301
2024$37,62018$1.1 million
2025$42,92421$1.2 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
DeadlinesFebruary 15
RestrictionsHigh school seniors at neenah or menasha joint school districts

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin14$28,616
Michigan2$4,088
Minnesota2$4,088
Georgia1$2,044
Oklahoma1$2,044
South Carolina1$2,044

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,044
Izabel Schmidt University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
GA
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
OK
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
MN
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
MI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
MI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
SC
Scholarship$2,044
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,044

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 15.

How much does Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust give?

$42,924 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $2,044.

Who runs Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust?

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

What does Frances Sawyer Hefti Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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