John Polakovic Charitable Trust

Gave $3,500 in 2025

Cicero, Illinois · EIN 38-6390004 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$3,500

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$1,500

Total assets$132K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $1,500.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	Jessica Jaramillo Flores
Address	5801 W Cermak Road, Cicero IL 60804
Phone	(708) 514-7729
Form and materials	A written request, together with high school academic information
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	None

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Illinois.

Illinois1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Education grants in Illinois1 of its grant, $1,500 · 3,825 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Illinois	Urbana, IL	Scholarship	$1,500

The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($2,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$3,500	2
2024	$3,000	2
2023	$4,500	2

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 21, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631419349100818
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 38-6390004
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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