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Maxine Ann Staley Fund

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 731455037

Maxine Ann Staley Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $404,561 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $10,023 and the largest $360,819. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $370,830 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$367,1776$8.5 million
2024$370,8306$9.3 million
2025$404,5616$10.5 million

How to apply

Maxine Ann Staley Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Maxine Ann Staley Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$360,819
Oklahoma4$33,719
Kansas1$10,023

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General$360,819
St Joseph Female Ursuline Academy
Paola, KS
General$10,023
Christ the King Catholic Church
Tulsa, OK
General$10,023
Holy Family Cathedral
Tulsa, OK
General$10,023
St Monica's Catholic Church
Tulsa, OK
General$10,023
Church of the Madeline
Tulsa, OK
General$3,650

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Maxine Ann Staley Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Maxine Ann Staley Fund give?

$404,561 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $10,023.

Who runs Maxine Ann Staley Fund?

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

What does Maxine Ann Staley Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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