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Lila Draper Burton Trust UW

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 396146782

Lila Draper Burton Trust UW is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $89,100 in 82 grants; the typical grant was $1,200 and the largest $1,800. 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 $79,200 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$81,00070$2.0 million
2024$79,20072$2.2 million
2025$89,10082$2.5 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
DeadlinesSee high school guidance office
RestrictionsLimited to students who are residents of waukesha county, wi and who are graduates of a waukesha county public or private high school consideration will be given to all applicants based on 1) scholarship

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lila Draper Burton Trust UW funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin58$62,700
Illinois3$3,600
Minnesota3$3,000
New York3$3,000
Indiana2$2,400
Michigan2$2,400
Pennsylvania2$2,400
Iowa2$1,800
Massachusetts2$1,800
Alabama1$1,200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 82 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,800
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
PA
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
PA
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
FL
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
GA
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
NY
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
IA
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,200
Individual
AL
Scholarship$1,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lila Draper Burton Trust UW accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See high school guidance office.

How much does Lila Draper Burton Trust UW give?

$89,100 in tax year 2025, across 82 grants, with a typical grant of $1,200.

Who runs Lila Draper Burton Trust UW?

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

What does Lila Draper Burton Trust UW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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