The Cheek Family Foundation

Historical Funder

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 13-6930808 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$65K

Organizations funded8

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$2.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,750 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	CHEEK FAMILY CO JPMORGAN CHASE BAN
Address	10 S DEARBORN IL1-0111, CHICAGO IL 60603
Phone	8004962583
Form and materials	www.jpmorgan.com/onlinegrants
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. 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.

Environment1

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside Illinois.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Boston Athenaeum	Boston, MA	General	$21,750
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund	New York, NY	General	$10,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundatio	New York, NY	General	$10,000
Piedmont Environmental Co	Warrenton, VA	General	$10,000
Southern Environmental Law Center	Charlottesville, VA	General	$5,000
Citizens for Fauquier County	Warrendon, VA	General	$5,000
The Clifton Institute Inc	Warrenton, VA	General	$1,750
Food for Free	Somerville, MA	General	$1,700

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$65,200	8
2024	$65,500	11
2023	$65,000	14

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 8, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601899349101010
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6930808
Profile updated Nov 7, 2026

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