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William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 346514079

William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $161,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $34,000. 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 $145,000 the year before.

31% 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$145,0009$3.4 million
2024$145,00016$3.7 million
2025$161,50013$4.0 million

How to apply

ContactJpmorgan Chase Bank NA
10 S Dearborn IL1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(800) 496-2583
What to submitThere is no prescribed form for applications.
RestrictionsAwards are granted to qualified recipients as determined by the trustees

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio13$161,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
General$34,000
Stambaugh Auditorium
Youngstown, OH
General$25,000
United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning
Youngstown, OH
General$25,000
Leadership Mahoning Valley Inc
Youngstown, OH
General$10,000
Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley
Girard, OH
General$10,000
American Red Cross
Austintown, OH
General$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Columbus, OH
General$10,000
First Presbyterian Church Youngstown
Youngstown, OH
General$10,000
St Johns Episcopal Church
Youngstown, OH
General$10,000
YWCA Mahoning Valley
Youngstown, OH
General$5,000
Potential Development Program
Youngstown, OH
General$5,000
Lit Youngstown
Youngstown, OH
General operating$5,000
English Center
Youngstown, OH
General$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis give?

$161,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (Trustee), Franklin S Bennett Jr (Co - Trustee) and Patricia Pollock Antich (Co - Trustee).

What does William B Pollock II & Kathryn Challis fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and faith communities.

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