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Leo Potishman Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 756314202

Leo Potishman Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.5 million in 29 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $800,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $5.8 million the year before.

35% 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
2023$5.8 million33$36.9 million
2024$5.5 million29$39.8 million

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
RestrictionsOrganizations described in irc section 501(c)(3), no grants are made to individuals.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leo Potishman Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas29$5.5 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas A and M Foundation
College Station, TX
General$800,000
Ut Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Fort worth expansion of$500,000
Community Foundation of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
General$500,000
Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$500,000
Texas Ballet Theater Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$500,000
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
General$350,000
Botanical Research Intistitute of Texas Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$350,000
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
General$285,000
Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives Inc
Fort Worth, TX
Heritage and paddock parks$250,000
The Gatehouse
Grapevine, TX
General$250,000
Boy Scouts of America
Hurst, TX
Camp tahuaya/ go beyond$250,000
Ronald McDonald House-Ft Worth
Fort Worth, TX
General$150,000
Carter Bloodcare Population Health Initiatives
Bedford, TX
General$100,000
Performing Arts Fort Worth Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$100,000
W I Cook Foundation Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$75,000
The Saving Hope Foundation
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
American Warrior Association
Forth Worth, TX
R3 fort worth wellness$50,000
Presbyterian Night Shelter of Tarra
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
Meals-On-Wheels Inc of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
Amon Carter Museum
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
Junior Achievement-Chisholm Trail
Fort Worth, TX
General$50,000
Make A Wish Foundation of North Texas
Fort Worth, TX
General$25,000
Leg Up Program
Aledo, TX
General$25,000
Helping Restore Ability
Arlington, TX
General$25,000
Heroes for Heroes
Dallas, TX
General$25,000
Day Resource Center for the Homeless
Fort Worth, TX
General$20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$10,000
Star Sponsorship Program Inc
Fort Worth, TX
General$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leo Potishman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Leo Potishman Foundation give?

$5.5 million in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Leo Potishman Foundation?

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

What does Leo Potishman Foundation fund?

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

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