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Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Unalaska, Alaska · EIN 920157058

Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Unalaska, Alaska. In tax year 2024 it gave $146,071 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $7,875 and the largest $18,464. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $194,426 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$194,42623$191,564
2024$146,07117$223,247

How to apply

ContactNatalie Cale
Ounalashka Corp PO Box 149, Unalaska, AK 99685
Phone or email(907) 581-1276
What to submitThe edna p. Mccurdy scholarship foundation (foundation) offers merit-based scholarships to ounalashka corporation shareholders and descendants. Awards may vary depending on availability of funds. Gpa requirements vary by award and must be met to be considered eligible for award. Applications must be postmarked or time-stamped by the posted deadline. Awarded funds are disbursed directly to the program, and cannot be applied to accounts in arrears. Additional details available upon request
DeadlinesVaries
RestrictionsThe edna p. Mccurdy scholarship foundation grants to shareholders of the ounalashka corporation and their descendants, scholarships, grants, student aid, stipends, and other means of support in connection with educational training through apprenticeships, internships, and other educational programs, which may be approved by the board of trustees. The scholarships are gifts and are to be used for tuition (which is paid directly to the institution), room and board, and stipends. Scholarships are available, by application, to full-time students who have been accepted into an institution of higher learning, including trade schools. Advertisement takes place in the eider pointer, a shareholder newsletter published three times per year. Students must meet certain criteria including a base grade point average.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Alaska.

StateGrantsAmount
Alaska17$145,320

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
AK
Scholarship$18,464
Individual
AK
Scholarship$15,750
Individual
AK
Scholarship$15,750
Individual
AK
Scholarship$10,944
Individual
AK
Scholarship$9,888
Individual
AK
Scholarship$8,437
Individual
AK
Scholarship$7,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$7,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$7,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$7,375
Individual
AK
Scholarship$6,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$6,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$6,525
Individual
AK
Scholarship$5,875
Individual
AK
Scholarship$5,500
Individual
AK
Scholarship$2,937
Individual
AK
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Varies.

How much does Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation give?

$146,071 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $7,875.

Who runs Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Catherine Fernandez (Administrator), Amanda Schmahl (Secretary), Wendy Svarny-Hawthorne (President) and Shayla Shaishnikoff (Vice President).

What does Edna P McCurdy Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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