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Justine Sterkel Fund

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 346576810

Justine Sterkel Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $73,336 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $35,780. 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 $70,500 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$73,4752$3.0 million
2024$70,5002$3.3 million
2025$73,3363$3.4 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
RestrictionsPriorities given to organizations that benefit inhabitants of richland county, Ohio

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Justine Sterkel Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio3$73,336

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OH
General$35,780
Third Street Community Clinic Inc
Mansfield, OH
General$30,000
Mansfield Community Playhouse Inc
Mansfield, OH
General$7,556

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Justine Sterkel Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Justine Sterkel Fund give?

$73,336 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Justine Sterkel Fund?

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

What does Justine Sterkel Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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