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Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 386166831

Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $325,046 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 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 $273,600 the year before.

46% 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$277,1268$6.6 million
2024$273,60010$7.2 million
2025$325,04611$10.3 million

How to apply

ContactJpmorgan Chase Bank NA
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submitwww.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
RestrictionsFunds are to be used for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, preferably in oakland county, Michigan

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan11$325,046

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Forgotten Harvest Inc
Oakpark, MI
General$100,000
Open Door Outreach Center
Waterford Township, MI
General$60,000
Oakland Literacy Council
Bloomfield Hills, MI
General$50,000
Trinity Health-Michigan DBA St Joseph Mercy Oakland
Pontiac, MI
General$30,000
Gildas Club
Royal Oak, MI
General$18,000
New Day Foundation for Families
Rochester Hills, MI
General$15,000
Oakland Family Services
Pontiac, MI
General$15,000
Special Olympics Michigan
Mount Pleasant, MI
General$10,000
Literature Circle Society
Brimingham, MI
General$9,834
Guest House Inc
Lake Orion, MI
General$9,712
Waterford Youth Assistance
Waterford, MI
General$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr give?

$325,046 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr?

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

What does Hess Wm G & Myrtle Charitable Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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