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S J Martin Endowment Fund

Accepts applications Orlando, Florida · EIN 616031132

S J Martin Endowment Fund is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,250 and the largest $2,000. 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 $14,950 the year before.

50% 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$12,15012$250,376
2024$14,95010$257,832
2025$11,0008$275,351

How to apply

ContactJohn Foe
1431 Woodhurst, Bowling Green, KY 42104
Phone or email(866) 820-4149
What to submitLetter form
DeadlinesJanuary 1 for spring semester and june 30 for fall semester
RestrictionsChildren of individual's that are members of i.o.o.f. Aeolian lodge #51 and maintain at least a "c" average

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What S J Martin Endowment Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky5$7,500
Virginia2$3,000
Indiana1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carson Morgan Co Skyctc
Bowling Green, KY
Schoalrship$2,000
Owen Renfrow - Hampden-Sydney College
Hampdensydney, VA
Scholarship$2,000
Samuel Sanders Co Univ of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$2,000
Nate Sanders Co Skyctc
Bowling Green, KY
Scholarship$1,500
Cole W Renfrow- Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden Sydney, VA
Scholarship$1,000
Katherine Grace Co Univ of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$1,000
Piper Poteet - Western Kentucky Univ
Bowling Green, KY
Scholarship$1,000
Kristopher York Co Indiana Tech
Fort Wayne, IN
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does S J Martin Endowment Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 1 for spring semester and june 30 for fall semester.

How much does S J Martin Endowment Fund give?

$11,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,250.

Who runs S J Martin Endowment Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Trustee).

What does S J Martin Endowment Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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