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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7142181

Stella B Gross Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $300,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bmo Bank N A
50 W Fernando St Ste 425
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 790-2133
Form and materials
No set format
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Organization must be exempt from tax under irc sec. 501(c)3 organization must be located in santa clara county, california

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,163,515

  • Tax year 2024

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,208,980

  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,735,348

  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,854,568

  • Tax year 2021

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,191,003

  • Tax year 2020

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,040,406

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. African Diaspora NetworkSanta Clara, CA

    General support

    $70,000
  2. Catholic Charities Dioces of San JoseSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $40,000
  3. San Jose Sports AuthoritySan Jose, CA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  4. Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High SchoolSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Notre Dame High SchoolSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Bellarmine College PrepSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  8. Child AdvocatesMilpitas, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  9. San Jose Aux L Packard Chldrens HospSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  10. Via Services RehabSanta Clara, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  11. United Veterans Council of Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  12. Ladies of CharityCampbell, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Humane Society Silicon ValleyMilpitas, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Our City ForestSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  15. Presentation High SchoolSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  16. St Francis High SchoolMountain View, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Habitat for HumanityMilpitas, CA

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. International aid1 grant $70,00061% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00017% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California17 grants $300,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bmo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $81,735

The return

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