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J Leo Short Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 756097737

J Leo Short Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $9,443 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,349 and the largest $1,349. 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 $8,760 the year before.

50% 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$12,3967$217,414
2024$8,7606$233,989
2025$9,4437$253,003

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
DeadlinesMarch 31 of each applicant's senior year in high school
RestrictionsGraduating seniors of denison high school denison, tx

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What J Leo Short Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas6$8,094
Arkansas1$1,349

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Joshua Kurtenbach University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
Scholarship$1,349
Sydnee Errico University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AR
Scholarship$1,349
Individual
TX
Scholarship$1,349
Calli Svendsen Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Scholarship$1,349
Crystal Sanchez University of Virginia
Lubbock, TX
Scholarship$1,349
Price Hotalen Texas A and M University
College Station, TX
Scholarship$1,349
Violet Robinson Texas A and M University
College Station, TX
Scholarship$1,349

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Leo Short Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31 of each applicant's senior year in high school.

How much does J Leo Short Scholarship Fund give?

$9,443 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,349.

Who runs J Leo Short Scholarship Fund?

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

What does J Leo Short Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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