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Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Columbus, Georgia · EIN 597257621

Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Columbus, Georgia. In tax year 2024 it gave $98,692 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $19,705 and the largest $28,299. 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 $110,283 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$110,2835$1.1 million
2024$98,6925$1.2 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactShirley and Billy Weir Scholarship
7804 Eagles Landing Court, Columbus, GA 31909
Phone or email(706) 563-9773
Deadlineslst Wednesday in March of each year

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia5$98,692

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
GA
College Tuition$28,299
Individual
GA
College tuition$25,535
Individual
GA
College Tuition$19,705
Individual
GA
College Tuition$13,459
Individual
GA
College Tuition$11,694

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: lst Wednesday in March of each year.

How much does Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust give?

$98,692 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $19,705.

Who runs Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists McCollum Consulting LLC (Trustee), Stephen Sims (Trustee) and Synovus Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Shirley and Billy Weir Scholarship Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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