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Warner Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 206239556

Warner Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $59,066 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,109 and the largest $9,326. 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 $54,131 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$56,55812$1.3 million
2024$54,13112$1.4 million
2025$59,06612$1.5 million

How to apply

Warner Charitable Trust 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 Warner Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado5$24,869
New York2$12,435
Massachusetts1$9,326
Georgia1$3,109
New Mexico1$3,109
Ohio1$3,109
Oklahoma1$3,109

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cambridge in America
New York, NY
General$9,326
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
General$9,326
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
General$6,217
Boulder Public Library District
Boulder, CO
General$6,217
Mental Health Partners
Longmont, CO
General$6,217
Care Inc
Atlanta, GA
General$3,109
UNICEF
New York, NY
General$3,109
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
General$3,109
University of New Mexico Foundation
Albuquerque, NM
General$3,109
Carnegie Public Library of Trinidad
Washington Court House, OH
General$3,109
Nowata Oklahoma Public Library
Nowata, OK
General$3,109
City of Boulder
Boulder, CO
General$3,109

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Warner Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Warner Charitable Trust give?

$59,066 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,109.

Who runs Warner Charitable Trust?

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

What does Warner Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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