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Nelson B Delavan Found Part A

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 166260274

Nelson B Delavan Found Part A is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $329,920 in 69 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $14,500. 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 $272,079 the year before.

28% 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$240,66258$5.5 million
2024$272,07963$6.0 million
2025$329,92069$6.6 million

How to apply

ContactJpmorgan Chase Bank NA
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submitwww.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
DeadlinesGrants made throughout the year. Most are reviewed feb. 1 - march 15 and sep. 15 - oct 15.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nelson B Delavan Found Part A funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York44$255,420
District of Columbia8$19,000
California4$12,000
Maine3$10,000
Maryland3$9,500
Virginia3$9,000
Massachusetts1$9,000
Florida2$4,000
Colorado1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 69 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lodi Whittier Library
Lodi, NY
General$14,500
South Seneca School District
Ovid, NY
General$12,000
Cayuga Museum
Auburn, NY
General$10,000
St Peters Community Arts Center
Geneva, NY
General$10,000
Howland Stone Store Museum
Aurora, NY
General$10,000
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Gallery
Aubnurn, NY
General$10,000
Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry Inc
Seneca Falls, NY
General$9,840
Waterloo Library and Historical Society
Waterloo, NY
General$9,500
Company Theatre Inc
Norwell, MA
General$9,000
Lodi Historical Society
Lodi, NY
General$8,000
Kneisel Hall
Blue Hill, ME
General$7,500
Edith B Ford Memorial Library
Ovid, NY
General$7,500
Auburn Public Theater
Auburn, NY
General$7,500
Seneca Falls It's A Wonderful Life Museum & Archives
Seneca Falls, NY
General$7,500
Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts
Trumansburg, NY
General$7,000
Geneva Music Festival
Geneva, NY
General$7,000
Wayne County Historical Society
Lyons, NY
General$6,000
Geneva Reads Inc
Geneva, NY
General$6,000
Romulus Foundation for Educational
Romulus, NY
General$5,075
The Public Theater
NEW YORk, NY
General$5,000
College Tracks
Bethesda, MD
General$5,000
Interlaken Public Library
Interlaken, NY
General$5,000
Ulysses Philomathic Library
Trumansburg, NY
General$5,000
Phelps-Clifton Springs Community Theater
Phelps, NY
General$5,000
Celebrate Commemorate Memorial Day
Waterloo, NY
General$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester
Rochester, NY
General$5,000
Association for Diplomatic Studies
Arlington, VA
General$5,000
Between the Lakes Community Service Play
Ovid, NY
General$5,000
Jewish Community Center Ofgreater Rochester
Rochester, NY
General$5,000
Smith Center for the Arts Inc
Geneva, NY
General$5,000
Seneca Falls Library
Seneca Falls, NY
General$5,000
Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum
Branchport, NY
General$5,000
Christ Episcopal Church
Willard, NY
General$5,000
Diplomacy Center Foundation
Washington, DC
General$5,000
Town of Fayette Historical Society LLC
Fayette, NY
General$5,000
Washington English Center
Washington, DC
General$4,500
Reynolds Battery L First Ny Light
Lockport, NY
General$4,500
Clyde - Savannah Public Library
Clyde, NY
General$4,450
Seneca Falls Rotary Service Foundat
Seneca Falls, NY
General$4,300
Geneva Historical Society
Geneva, NY
General$4,225

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nelson B Delavan Found Part A accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Grants made throughout the year. Most are reviewed feb. 1 - march 15 and sep. 15 - oct 15..

How much does Nelson B Delavan Found Part A give?

$329,920 in tax year 2025, across 69 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Nelson B Delavan Found Part A?

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

What does Nelson B Delavan Found Part A fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and faith communities.

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