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Lillian R Coleman

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 356279390

Lillian R Coleman is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $138,808 in 70 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,800. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $146,025 the year before.

22% of its 2025 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$146,45088$3.2 million
2024$146,02577$3.5 million
2025$138,80870$3.9 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
DeadlinesApril 1st or 60 days prior to the start of the school term
RestrictionsGraduates of rush county, Indiana, high school for college or other post high school education

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lillian R Coleman funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana61$120,808
Ohio4$8,000
Illinois2$4,000
California1$2,000
Kentucky1$2,000
Utah1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 70 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,800
Rochelle Meyers Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,800
Ashley Whitham Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,250
Morgan Beard Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,250
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,250
Savannah Westphal Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$2,150
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,150
Nicholas Pavey Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Scholarship$2,150
Logan E Beard Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$2,150
Ashlee Miller Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Austin Vance Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Ashton Reece Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Brian Simmermon Anderson University
Anderson, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Taryn Rodgers Xaver University
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$2,000
Emma Philpot Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Samuel B Smith Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Jonathan Starke Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Lexi Morris Western Governors University
Millcreek, UT
Scholarship$2,000
Cynthia Tush Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Tristan Norris Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Ava Hass University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$2,000
Molly Zachery Miami University
Oxford, OH
Scholarship$2,000
Audrey Gulley Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Matthew Clark University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Scholarship$2,000
Carlie Kuhn Grace College
Winona Lake, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Shrayder Fischer Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Araceli Leon the Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Olivia Cain Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Elijah Jobe University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lillian R Coleman accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st or 60 days prior to the start of the school term.

How much does Lillian R Coleman give?

$138,808 in tax year 2025, across 70 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Lillian R Coleman?

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

What does Lillian R Coleman fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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