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Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 746119421

Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,516 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $24,516 and the largest $24,516. 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 $22,546 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$23,1931$534,061
2024$22,5461$570,098
2025$24,5161$615,023

How to apply

Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 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 Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$24,516

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Methodist Hospital Foundation
Houston, TX
General$24,516

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 give?

$24,516 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $24,516.

Who runs Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489?

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

What does Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and health.

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