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The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Birmingham, Alabama · EIN 203450384

The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. In tax year 2024 it gave $202,000 in 101 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $76,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$76,00038$3.1 million
2024$202,000101$3.2 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactThe Grisham Scholarship Foundation
600 University Park Place Ste 501, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone or email(205) 769-3371
What to submitAn application, resume, transcript, and proof of act/sat scores
DeadlinesPostmarked by april 1, 2024
Restrictions$2,000 maximum amount, broward county Florida public high school seniors only, minimum gpa of 4.7500

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida76$152,000
Pennsylvania4$8,000
Georgia3$6,000
North Carolina3$6,000
Indiana2$4,000
Louisiana2$4,000
Massachusetts2$4,000
Michigan2$4,000
New York2$4,000
Virginia2$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 101 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
PA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NC
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
GA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
GA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
GA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
VA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
LA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
PA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
LA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
FL
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Postmarked by april 1, 2024.

How much does The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation give?

$202,000 in tax year 2024, across 101 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Earl T Chase Thru 020824 (Director), Justin Russell Beg 020824 (Director) and Waverly Advisors LLC (Investment Manager).

What does The Carl H Grisham & Laura Estella Grisham Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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