Funding search · EIN 366161278 · Chicago, IL
Js Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 132
- grants reported
- $386,775
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- National Geographic Society4 grants · $88,250
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $65,000
- Timeline Theatre3 grants · $32,500
- Mayo Foundation4 grants · $22,500
- Santa Fe Opera4 grants · $20,000
- Ifar3 grants · $16,000
- The Field Museum4 grants · $13,000
- Performance Santa Fe3 grants · $13,000
- Solti Foundation4 grants · $11,500
- Yerkes Future Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 132 grants.
- $79,500
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $13,500
Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $12,500
Ifar · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $12,500
Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2025
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Performance Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Yerkes Future Foundation · Williams Bay, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $6,500
Timeline Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Alliance Francais De Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Solti Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Fitzjohn Adamson Wildlife Trust · Malibu, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Santa Fe Opera · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $3,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $3,000
Solti Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Wildlife Now · Malibu, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Mayo Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Nourishment Projects · Oak Brook, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,500
The Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Ifar · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,500
Solti Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,250
Cofam · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Eisenhower Foundation · Abilene, KS · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Grafenegg International Council · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Grafenegg International Council · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
International Music Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Performance Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Classical Music Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Classical Music Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Classical Music Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,500
Lincoln Park Zoo · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,250
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,200
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,100
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago Council On Global Affairs · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Ingenuity · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Alliance Francais De Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Ifar · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Singing in Sicily · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Alliance Francais De Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
National Museum of Women in the Arts · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Newberry Library · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Performance Santa Fe · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Singing in Sicily · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Solti Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Alliance Francais De Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $600
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $550
Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted
- $500
Music Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $500
Music of the Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $500
St Chrysostom'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $500
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
Music of the Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
St Chrysostom'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $500
626 Landmark Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Music of the Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $500
Music of the Baroque · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $500
St Chrysostom'S Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $400
Ravinia · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
- $250
Landmarks Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted
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Similar grant size
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