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The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 656047139

The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $156,549 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $52,183 and the largest $52,183. 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 $136,728 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$141,3063$3.3 million
2024$136,7283$3.6 million
2025$156,5493$4.1 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
DeadlinesApplications accepted anytime
RestrictionsNo restrictions contributions are made to all charitable organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Florida1$52,183
Indiana1$52,183
Michigan1$52,183

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
General$52,183
University of Michigan
Ann Harbor, MI
General$52,183
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
General$52,183

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications accepted anytime.

How much does The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable give?

$156,549 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $52,183.

Who runs The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable?

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

What does The Muriel Rumsey Foundation Irrevocable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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