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Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 846272577

Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,511 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $3,535 and the largest $3,976. 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 $23,167 the year before.

75% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$23,9698$597,685
2024$23,1678$653,628
2025$26,5118$725,018

How to apply

ContactAnn McCullough-Jpmorgan Chase Bank
2200 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
Phone or email(214) 965-2908
What to submitLetter of request to administrator for form for submission
RestrictionsLoverland, co area high school graduates who show initiative but are not necessarily in the top 15% of their class.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado4$12,371
Arizona1$3,535
Connecticut1$3,535
Kansas1$3,535
Wyoming1$3,535

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Church of Christ Scientist
Loveland, CO
General$3,976
Vanessa Banks University of Colorado-Boulder
Boulder, CO
Scholarship$3,535
Ella Ryan Pettit Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS
Scholarship$3,535
Hannah Koly Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarship$3,535
Chelsea Grace University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Scholarship$3,535
Peyton Rae Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY
Scholarship$3,535
Justine Jaros Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
Scholarship$3,535
Larimer County 4-H Foundation Inc
Fort Collins, CO
General$1,325

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust give?

$26,511 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $3,535.

Who runs Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust?

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

What does Theodore & Mabel Thompson Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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