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The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 597096409

The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $61,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $7,250 and the largest $15,250. 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 $60,000 the year before.

25% 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$60,0008$1.5 million
2024$60,0008$1.6 million
2025$61,0008$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactJP Morgan Chase Bank N A
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submitwww.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
RestrictionsIrc section 501 c 3 organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina4$21,500
Florida1$15,250
Michigan1$15,250
Maryland1$5,000
New York1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Shriners Hospitals Forchildren
Tampa, FL
General$15,250
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
General$15,250
Community Foundation of WNC
Asheville, NC
General$10,000
Asheville Area Arts Council
Asheville, NC
General$9,500
Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation International Inc
Rockville, MD
General$5,000
Vasser College
Pughkeepsie, NY
General$4,000
Mitchell County Animal Rescue
Spruce Pine, NC
General$1,000
Spruce Pine Montessori School
Spruce Pine, NC
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation give?

$61,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $7,250.

Who runs The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation?

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

What does The Frank and Mary Lamberson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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