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Leo Adler Trust

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 936289087

Leo Adler Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 200 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $76,835. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $890,094 the year before.

28% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$804,370134$22.8 million
2023$890,094227$26.3 million
2024$1.1 million200$29.2 million

How to apply

ContactLeo Adler Trust
947 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
Phone or email(503) 471-4913, trustportland@firstrepublic.com
What to submitContact AboveAvaliable Upon Request
RestrictionsScholarships to Worthy Students who are graduates of High Schools in Baker County, Oregon.Grants to Tax exempt organizations in the Baker County Oregon area.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leo Adler Trust funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to Oregon. It also paid $6,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon135$849,061
Idaho25$106,250
Washington10$35,500
Utah7$28,250
Montana5$18,500
Arizona3$9,599
Hawaii2$7,000
Maryland1$6,000
Michigan1$6,000
Illinois1$4,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 200 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Baker City Fire Department
Baker City, OR
General Support$76,835
Baker City Downtown
Baker City, OR
General Support$50,000
The Oregon Community Foundation
Salem, OR
General Support$50,000
City Golf Club
Baker City, OR
General Support$40,000
Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation As
North Powder, OR
General Support$40,000
Friends of Baker Heritage Museum
Baker City, OR
General Support$40,000
St Francis De Sales Cathedral
Baker City, OR
General Support$35,000
The Oregon Community Foundation
Salem, OR
General Support$25,000
Crossroads Creative and Performing
Baker City, OR
General Support$20,000
Haines Fire Protection District
Haines, OR
General Support$20,000
Baker City Police Department
Baker City, OR
General Support$20,000
Keating PTO Outdoor Classroom
Baker City, OR
General Support$20,000
St Luke's Health Foundation
Boise, ID
General Support$15,000
Unity Community Hall Recreation Dis
Unity, OR
General Support$8,400
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
General Support$6,000
George Fox University
Newberg, OR
General Support$6,000
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
General Support$6,000
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR
General Support$6,000
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
General Support$6,000
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
General Support$6,000
First Presbyterian Church
Baker City, OR
General Support$6,000
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
General Support$6,000
Mount St Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD
General Support$6,000
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
General Support$6,000
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
General Support$6,000
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
General Support$6,000
Brigham Young University- Idaho
Rexburg, ID
General Support$6,000
Brigham YOung University- Idaho
Rexburg, ID
General Support$6,000
Utah State University
Logan, UT
General Support$6,000
IndividualGeneral Support$6,000
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR
General Support$6,000
Individual
OR
General Support$5,000
Baker County Community Literacy Coa
Baker City, OR
General Support$4,700
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
General Support$4,500
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR
General Support$4,500
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
General Support$4,500
Pacific University
Forrest Grove, OR
General Support$4,500
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
General Support$4,500
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
General Support$4,500
Corban University
Salem, OR
General Support$4,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leo Adler Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Leo Adler Trust give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 200 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Leo Adler Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Leo Adler Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and arts and culture.

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