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Almanor Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Chester, California · EIN 946066722

Almanor Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Chester, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $119,500 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $2,400 and the largest $4,650. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $132,400 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$137,60042$2.6 million
2024$132,40040$2.9 million
2025$119,50035$3.5 million

How to apply

ContactLaura Macgregor
500 Main St PO Box 796, Chester, CA 96020
Phone or email(530) 258-2111, laura.macgregor@almanorscholarshipfund.org
What to submitInstructions on application
DeadlinesJune 30 of each year
RestrictionsGraduate of chester high school, California

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Almanor Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California35$119,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,650
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$4,600
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,400
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$2,250
Individual
CA
Educational$1,600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Almanor Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30 of each year.

How much does Almanor Scholarship Fund give?

$119,500 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $2,400.

Who runs Almanor Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Terry S Collins (Trustee), Amy Borghi (Trustee) and Laura Macgregor (Trustee).

What does Almanor Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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