Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 75-6013845

The WM & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. Its grantmaking supports charitable, benevolent, religious, and educational institutions, preferably—but not necessarily—in Fort Worth, Texas.

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 at a glance

In short: Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 gave $964K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in Texas. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$964,000
+0.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
28
-6.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$34,429
+7.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$17,409,385
+2.3% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
21% first-time grantees (6 of 28, 2025)
Primary geography
Texas (100% 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 Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001

How to Apply

The 2024 filing directs applicants to contact JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and use its online grants form and materials. It lists no deadlines and no restrictions on awards.

Contact

Application contact: Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na
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 Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Fort Worth Report: $150KFort Worth Report$150KHope Farm Inc: $75KHope Farm Inc$75KTexas a and M Foundation: $50KTexas a and M Foundation$50KRivertree Academy Inc: $50KRivertree Academy Inc$50KFort Worth Opera Association Inc: $50KFort Worth Opera AssociationInc$50KAll Saints Health Foundation: $50KAll Saints Health Foundation$50KVan Cliburn Foundation Inc: $50KVan Cliburn Foundation Inc$50KYMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth: $50KYMCA of Metropolitan FortWorth$50KMeals on Wheels of Tarrant County: $45KMeals on Wheels of TarrantCounty$45KCenter for Transforming Lives: $35KCenter for Transforming Lives$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fort Worth Report ($150K). Together the top 10 received $605K.

Grant Size Distribution

127 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K31$50–100K9$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 87 grants of 127 (69%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The grant program prefers, but does not require, institutions to be located in Fort Worth, Texas. All 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Texas.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort WorthForth WorthCollege StationDentonShermanIrvingAbileneArlingtonEl PasoGrapevineN Richland HillsFroth WorthGranburyWesklake

Is Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 open to new grantees?

21%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 28 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $35K; repeat grants $34K. How we count

Medians: $30K first-time, $30K repeat.

  • 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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$500K$1M$1.5M13 grants2019 16 grants2020 21 grants2021 22 grants2022 26 grants2023 30 grants2024 28 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $825K (2020) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $964K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fort Worth Report Fort Worth, TXGeneral$150,000
Hope Farm Inc Fort Worth, TXGeneral$75,000
Texas a and M Foundation College Station, TXGeneral$50,000
Rivertree Academy Inc Fort Worth, TXGeneral$50,000
Fort Worth Opera Association Inc Fort Worth, TXGeneral$50,000
All Saints Health Foundation Fort Worth, TXGeneral$50,000
Van Cliburn Foundation Inc Fort Worth, TXGeneral$50,000
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth Fort Worth, TXGeneral$50,000
Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County Fort Worth, TXGeneral$45,000
Center for Transforming Lives Fort Worth, TXGeneral$35,000
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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$17,409,385$1,603,309$1,217,319$964,00028$1,055,008$1,470,528$1,134,890
2024$17,023,106$1,955,966$1,232,965$958,00030$1,040,030$1,769,632$1,071,579
2023$16,300,970$1,206,189$1,367,932$1,088,58026$1,166,606$1,021,908$1,113,372
2022$16,384,066$1,714,816$1,298,581$1,000,48022$1,078,907$1,522,969$1,090,617
2021$15,967,537$2,034,321$1,162,457$882,18021—$1,862,970$1,077,302
2020$15,096,958$969,645$1,068,978$825,00016—$773,727$954,423
2019$15,206,952$607,431$1,060,012$834,50013—$497,319$893,574

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The fund’s grant program supports charitable, benevolent, religious, or educational institutions. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose stated missions span local journalism, youth services, education, health, arts, and community support. For example, Fort Worth Report says it produces objective local journalism, while Hope Farm says it serves the spiritual, educational, and social needs of at-risk boys. Rivertree Academy describes its mission as educating under-resourced students, and All Saints Health Foundation says it supports medical care, research, education, and training at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the fund reported 28 grants totaling $964,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $150,000, with a median of $30,000. The largest grants included $150,000 to Fort Worth Report and $75,000 to Hope Farm. Texas A&M Foundation received $50,000; Rivertree Academy, Fort Worth Opera Association, All Saints Health Foundation, Van Cliburn Foundation, and YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth each received $50,000.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists JPMorgan Chase Bank NA as trustee.

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's only listed officer is Jpmorgan Chase Bank NA, Trustee on filings since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jpmorgan Chase Bank NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $176K (2019) → $196K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Chase Bank NA — Trustee: $196KJPMorgan Chase Bank NATrustee$196K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $196K, to JPMorgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001

How much does Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 give each year?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 gave $964K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $958K across 30 grants.

What is Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's typical grant size?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $34,429, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 that year got $35K on average.

Where does Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 give grants?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Worth, TX (21 grants).

Does Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 give general operating support?

Yes: 96% of Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 28) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's largest grantees?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's largest 2025 grantees include Fort Worth Report ($150,000), Hope Farm Inc ($75,000) and Texas a and M Foundation ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 reported $17.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 fund?

The fund’s grant program supports charitable, benevolent, religious, or educational institutions. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose stated missions span local journalism, youth services, education, health, arts, and community support. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001?

The 2024 filing directs applicants to contact JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and use its online grants form and materials. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's EIN?

Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6013845. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 4, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). Wm & Catherine Bryce Memorial Fund XXXXX3001 funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/wm-and-catherine-bryce-memorial-fund-xxxxx3001-morg_ad0736f260714409a1194ba94f04f248

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