Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-7754898

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. In 2025, it reported 183 grants totaling $8,187,300, with listed awards supporting charitable organizations primarily in Georgia.

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 at a glance

In short: Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 gave $8.2M across 183 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Georgia. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,187,300
-31.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
183
+7.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$44,739
-36.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$12,422,088
-29.0% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
16% first-time grantees (30 of 183, 2025)
Primary geography
Georgia (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 10 S Dearborn Il1-0111, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (800) 496-2583

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Wings for Kids: $350KWings for Kids$350KAtlanta Community Food Bank: $275KAtlanta Community Food Bank$275KKates Club Inc: $250KKates Club Inc$250KMercy Care Foundation Inc: $250KMercy Care Foundation Inc$250KFernbank Museum: $200KFernbank Museum$200K4DWN Project: $150K4DWN Project$150KAtlanta Music Project: $150KAtlanta Music Project$150KKennesaw State University: $147KKennesaw State University$147KNsoro Foundation: $125KNsoro Foundation$125KSide by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse: $100KSide by Side Brain InjuryClubhouse$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wings for Kids ($350K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

725 grants across all recorded years

540<$50K125$50–100K41$100–250K15$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 540 grants of 725 (74%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Georgia-based recipients received 86% of grant dollars. Recipients in South Carolina received 4%, Texas 3%, California 2%, and New York 1%.

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 183 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaDecaturMariettaNorcrossEast PointAlpharettaTuckerWashingtonClarkstonLos AngelesMabletonCummingDuluthHolly SpringsLilburnLong Island CitySuwaneeVistaAthensAustin

Is Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 open to new grantees?

16%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 30 of 183 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $51K; repeat grants $44K. How we count

Medians: $25K first-time, $25K repeat.

  • 84% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 169% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 953% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2020 56 grants2021 135 grants2022 180 grants2023 171 grants2024 183 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $822K (2021) to $12.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 183 grants totaling $8.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wings for Kids Charleston, SCGeneral Operating$350,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$275,000
Kates Club Inc Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$250,000
Mercy Care Foundation Inc Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$250,000
Fernbank Museum Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$200,000
4DWN Project Dallas, TXGeneral Operating$150,000
Atlanta Music Project Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$150,000
Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GAGeneral Operating$147,300
Nsoro Foundation Atlanta, GAGeneral Operating$125,000
Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse Stone Mountain, GAGeneral Operating$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$12,422,088$3,281,275$8,361,310$8,187,300183$8,227,300$3,187,802$863,684
2024$17,502,133$2,449,572$12,211,115$11,990,150171$12,043,966$2,301,059$1,332,267
2023$27,319,244$763,481$6,911,416$6,632,500180$6,694,484$458,401$1,500,850
2022$33,472,267$-557,694$3,474,716$3,042,500135$3,079,866$677,470$1,859,934
2021$37,504,712$11,226,319$1,082,673$821,50056$922,979$10,985,766$1,777,328
2020$25,754,071$36,448,498————$5,976$75,093

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 reported a distributable amount of $864K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general operating support for organizations working in areas such as hunger relief, health care, youth programs, arts, employment, and support for people with brain injuries. These descriptions reflect the grantees’ missions: Atlanta Community Food Bank says it works to fight hunger and improve access to nutritious meals; Atlanta Music Project says it empowers youth through music; and Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse says it advances the well-being of people with brain injury-related disabilities and their families.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 183 grants totaling $8,187,300. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $350,000, with a median award of $25,000. The largest listed awards included $350,000 to Wings for Kids, $275,000 to Atlanta Community Food Bank, $250,000 each to Kate’s Club and Mercy Care Foundation, and $200,000 to Fernbank Museum. Each of these listed grants was for general operating support.

Other 2025 grantees included 4DWN Project ($150,000), Atlanta Music Project ($150,000), Kennesaw State University ($147,300), Nsoro Foundation ($125,000), Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse ($100,000), Furkids ($100,000), and First Step Staffing ($100,000). First Step Staffing describes its mission as helping people develop reliable income to end homelessness. 4DWN Project describes its work as promoting the health and well-being of children, families, and the environment through recreation, education, cultivation, and conservation.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's only listed officer is Jpmorgan Trust Company Of Delaware, Trustee on filings since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jpmorgan Trust Company Of Delaware

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $110K (2022) → $105K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

JPMorgan Trust Company of Delaware — Trustee: $105KJPMorgan Trust Company…Trustee$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $105K, to JPMorgan Trust Company of Delaware (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009

How much does Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 give each year?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 gave $8.2M across 183 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12.0M across 171 grants.

What is Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's typical grant size?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $44,739, across 183 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 that year got $51K on average.

Where does Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 give grants?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 gives mostly in Georgia: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Atlanta, GA (111 grants), Decatur, GA (11 grants), East Point, GA (4 grants) and Norcross, GA (3 grants).

Does Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (183 of 183) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's largest grantees?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's largest 2025 grantees include Wings for Kids ($350,000), Atlanta Community Food Bank ($275,000) and Kates Club Inc ($250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $864K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general operating support for organizations working in areas such as hunger relief, health care, youth programs, arts, employment, and support for people with brain injuries. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's EIN?

Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7754898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). Luluma Charitable Trust XXXXX8009 funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/luluma-charitable-trust-xxxxx8009-morg_adde5134bd2a44748e97162a456b0ee4

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