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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-3033906

Jerome Burke Foundation

A private foundation in Westchester, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4,400 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Jerome Burke Foundation
PO Box 7882
Westchester, IL 60154
(708) 232-6723
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applicants must submit a completed scholarship application official transcript personal essay letters of recommendation if required proof of enrollment or acceptance and any additional materials requested by the Foundation.
Deadlines
Applications accepted annually. See the Foundation website for current deadlines.
Restrictions
Scholarships are awarded to students who meet the Foundations published eligibility requirements. Awards may be limited based on geographic area academic achievement financial need community service leadership career goals and available funding. Recipients are selected using objective criteria consistent with the Foundations charitable and educational mission.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,909

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $9,079

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,557

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,323

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,955

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,449

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL

    School assistance for student.

    $1,100
  2. Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IL

    School assistance for student.

    $1,100
  3. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    School assistance for student.

    $1,100
  4. Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL

    School assistance for student.

    $1,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $4,400

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Salena BurkePresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Timothy LeeVice-President Hours 2Pay $0
  • Melaine BurkeBoard Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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