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Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 686218949

Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $864,674 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $27,788 and the largest $172,150. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $807,087 the year before.

4% of its 2025 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$675,65227$16.0 million
2024$807,08726$17.5 million
2025$864,67426$19.4 million

How to apply

Jacqueline G Archer 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 Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado18$688,595
South Dakota3$55,576
Montana1$43,037
Tennessee1$43,037
New Mexico1$17,215
Connecticut1$8,607
Maryland1$8,607

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Silver Key Senior Services
Colorado Springs, CO
General$172,150
Goodwill of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
General$51,645
Cheyenne Village
Colorado Springs, CO
General$51,645
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General$43,037
The Salvation Army
Colorado Springs, CO
General$43,037
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Colorado Springs, CO
General$43,037
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care
Colorado Springs, CO
General$43,037
St Labre Indian School
Ashland, MT
General$43,037
Colorado Boys Ranch Foundation
La Junta, CO
General$43,037
Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region
Colorado Springs, CO
General$43,037
Christian Home for Children Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
General$43,037
Special Olympics Co
Englewood, CO
General$34,430
YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region
Colorado Springs, CO
General$34,430
St Francis Mission
St Francis, SD
General$21,146
Southwest Indian Foundation
Gallup, NM
General$17,215
Child Nursery Centers Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
General$17,215
Boys & Girls Clubs-Pikes Peak Region
Colorado Springs, CO
General$17,215
Red Cloud Indian School
Pine Ridge, SD
General$17,215
Make A Wish Foundation of Colorado Inc
Greenwood Village, CO
General$17,215
Dakota Indian Foundation
Chamberlain, SD
General$17,215
US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO
General$8,607
World Villages for Children
Lanham, MD
General$8,607
Westside Global Methodist Church
Colorado Springs, CO
General$8,607
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society
Colorado Springs, CO
General$8,607
Colorado Springs Christian School
Colorado Springs, CO
General$8,607
Guideposts Foundation Inc
Danbury, CT
General$8,607

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust give?

$864,674 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $27,788.

Who runs Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust?

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

What does Jacqueline G Archer Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, human services and health.

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