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Stansbury Estate Trust Decree

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 376193879

Stansbury Estate Trust Decree is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $149,973 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $49,991 and the largest $49,991. 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 $130,485 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$134,8473$3.2 million
2024$130,4853$3.6 million
2025$149,9733$4.0 million

How to apply

Stansbury Estate Trust Decree 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 Stansbury Estate Trust Decree funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$149,973

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City
Gibson City, IL
General$49,991
First Presbyterian Church of Danvers
Danvers, IL
General$49,991
First United Presbyterian Church
Le Roy, IL
General$49,991

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stansbury Estate Trust Decree accept grant applications?

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

How much does Stansbury Estate Trust Decree give?

$149,973 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $49,991.

Who runs Stansbury Estate Trust Decree?

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

What does Stansbury Estate Trust Decree fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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