Catholic Education Scholarship Trust
Provide scholarships to children in catholic schools listed in the official catholic directory for the archdiocese of chicago.
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $72,812,695
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,903,887
- +28.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $2,803,887
- +40.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,995,971
- +11.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Catholic Education Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Catholic Education Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2021) to $2.3M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Bishop of Chicago Chicago, IL | Scholarships | $2,100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $72,812,695 | $2,903,887 | $2,995,971 | — | — | $2,803,887 |
| 2024 | $67,713,822 | $2,255,452 | $2,693,207 | $2,100,000 | 1 | $2,000,647 |
| 2023 | $61,063,105 | $1,725,968 | $2,810,821 | $2,263,800 | 1 | $1,368,149 |
| 2022 | $57,250,397 | $2,168,569 | $2,824,728 | $2,226,590 | 1 | $1,831,261 |
| 2021 | $69,768,102 | $6,023,106 | $2,435,034 | $1,866,545 | 1 | $4,791,631 |
About Catholic Education Scholarship Trust
Based on IRS filings
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $72.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $2.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Northern Trust CO
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$152K (2021) → $40K (2025)
Edward L. Hocter
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Patricia Burns
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Most Reverend Cardinal Cupich
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Richmond
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence J. Sullivan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas King
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Kevin Speicher (2021–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 122024
- Former: Bishop Robert Casey (2022–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Ended 42025
- Former: Jim Rigg (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Most Reverend Robert Casey (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Very Reverend Ronald Hicks (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Northern Trust CO (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Education Scholarship Trust
How large is Catholic Education Scholarship Trust?
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust reported $72.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.
Where does Catholic Education Scholarship Trust operate?
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Catholic Education Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Catholic Education Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7632823. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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