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Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Cocoa, Florida · EIN 593411693

Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cocoa, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $153,241 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. 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 $132,620 the year before.

42% of its 2024 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
2022$168,50012$3.4 million
2023$132,62011$3.7 million
2024$153,24113$3.8 million

How to apply

ContactJay Schenck
3815 Indian River Dr, Cocoa, FL 32926
Phone or email(321) 735-4900
What to submitFor scholarship applicants, a biographical outline is requested. A scholastic history, the need for the scholarship, and the amount requested. What the applicant plans to do in college, the field of study, and the reason they want to attend college. Does the applicant have other sources of funds? If so, how much?
DeadlinesNo submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida13$153,241

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarships$40,000
Eastern Florida State College
Cocoa, FL
Scholarships$33,821
University of Central Florida
Cocoa, FL
Scholarships$24,500
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Scholarships$16,000
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Scholarships$11,000
Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Scholarships$5,000
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL
Scholarships$5,000
Our Lady of Grace
SE Palm Bay, FL
Direct donation$5,000
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Scholarships$4,000
Webber International University
Babson Park, FL
Scholarships$4,000
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Scholarships$2,500
Doxa Academy
Melbourne, FL
Scholarships$2,000
Florida A & M University
Talahassee, FL
Direct donation$420

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No submission deadlines..

How much does Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc give?

$153,241 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jay G M Schenck (Director), John L T Schenck (Director) and L Virgil Schenck 4th (Director).

What does Virgil & Virginia Schenck Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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