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William M Keller Trust

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 351035651

William M Keller Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $252,500 in 62 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 $195,400 the year before.

29% 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$195,10059$4.7 million
2024$195,40058$5.2 million
2025$252,50062$5.8 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
DeadlinesMarch 31 calendar year
RestrictionsHigh school students/graduates residing in bartholomew county, in pursuing training in medical, nursing, scientific, engineering, or technical fields.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William M Keller Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana48$189,700
Ohio4$20,500
Kentucky2$10,500
New Mexico1$10,000
North Carolina1$4,800
Florida1$3,500
Maine1$3,500
Missouri1$3,500
Rhode Island1$3,500
Mississippi1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 62 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kayci Clapp Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
Scholarship$10,000
Sydney Schoen Burrell College of Osteopathic Medic
Las Cruces, NM
Scholarship$10,000
Jacob Strietelmeier Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$10,000
Adriana J Calhoun University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
Scholarship$7,000
Sivangi N Patel Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$7,000
Allyssa Danielle Deweese Indiana University Columbus
Columbus, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Addyson Deweese Indiana University Columbus
Columbus, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Abbigail L Schiefer Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Novah J Ulm Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Vanessa Villalobos Franklin College
Franklin, IN
Scholarship$5,300
Allison Mack Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$5,300
Madeline C Beck Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$4,800
Allana Whiteside Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$4,800
Kaden Eaton Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Scholarship$4,800
Zoe Barnsfather Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$4,000
Emma Walker University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
Scholarship$4,000
Janelly J Villalobos Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$4,000
Ledger W Gelfius Franklin College
Franklin, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Individual
IN
Scholarship$3,500
Cami Kleffman University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Amelia Fay Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Scholarship$3,500
Kaleb O Crowder Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Macy A Eaton Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Individual
IN
Scholarship$3,500
Thomas R Morrill Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Luke C Bruner Trine University
Angola, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Lucy K Wilson University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Scholarship$3,500
Samantha Gilbert Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Scholarship$3,500
Laurel Knight Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Lauren Mays Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Jonathan Ruch Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Noah Shatto Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Alyssa Green Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Callie Swegman Hanover College
Hanover, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Chaewon Lee Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Jenna Boewe Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Carlie Menefee Indiana University Purdue
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Jakob D Gilbert Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Scholarship$3,500
Luke D Dornfield Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$3,500
Gretchen Comer Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$3,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William M Keller Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31 calendar year.

How much does William M Keller Trust give?

$252,500 in tax year 2025, across 62 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs William M Keller Trust?

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

What does William M Keller Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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