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M A & L J Bennett Scholarship

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 133544931

M A & L J Bennett Scholarship is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $149,697 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $19,000. 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 $156,595 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$156,59532$3.6 million
2024$149,69712$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, none@none.com
What to submitwww.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
RestrictionsChildren of police officers

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What M A & L J Bennett Scholarship funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$47,500
Tennessee2$28,500
Alabama1$19,000
Indiana1$19,000
North Carolina1$19,000
Connecticut1$9,500
Virginia1$7,197

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IN
Scholarship$19,000
Individual
AL
Scholarship$19,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$19,000
Individual
TN
Scholarship$19,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$19,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$9,500
Individual
TN
Scholarship$9,500
Richie Shenton George Washington University
Ashburn, VA
Scholarship$7,197
Individual
NY
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does M A & L J Bennett Scholarship accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does M A & L J Bennett Scholarship give?

$149,697 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs M A & L J Bennett Scholarship?

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

What does M A & L J Bennett Scholarship fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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