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John Polakovic Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Cicero, Illinois · EIN 386390004

John Polakovic Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Cicero, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,500 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $2,000. 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 $3,000 the year before.

0% 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$4,5002$111,426
2024$3,0002$119,233
2025$3,5002$131,603

How to apply

ContactJessica Jaramillo Flores
5801 W Cermak Road, Cicero, IL 60804
Phone or email(708) 514-7729
What to submitA written request, together with high school academic information

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John Polakovic Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$3,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,000
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John Polakovic Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John Polakovic Charitable Trust give?

$3,500 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs John Polakovic Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Jessica Jamarillo Flores (Trustee) and Tim Truesadale (Trustee).

What does John Polakovic Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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