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Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust

Accepts applications Montgomery, Alabama · EIN 636202940

Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust is a private foundation in Montgomery, Alabama. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,250 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,250 and the largest $3,250. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $15,400 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,5008$329,343
2024$15,4006$301,655
2025$16,2505$307,697

How to apply

ContactDistribution Committee Co Drew McNe
PO Box 2450, Montgomery, AL 36102-2450
Phone or email(334) 230-6105
What to submitEssay expressing previous experiences, plan of action & desired outcome, and outside sources of income available
RestrictionsMaintain "b" average, continuous course of study, full-time student

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama5$16,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship for thompson mcnees$3,250
Troy University
Troy, AL
Scholarship for morgan powell$3,250
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Scholarship for elanna lewis$3,250
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
Scholarship for ashley roseboro$3,250
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
Scholarship for hailey faith whitlock$3,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust give?

$16,250 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,250.

Who runs Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Regions Trust Department (Trustee).

What does Zelia Stephens Evans Educational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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