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Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 386403208

Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,440 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $1,060 and the largest $1,060. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $19,750 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$21,00011$448,679
2024$19,75015$478,576
2025$25,44024$513,200

How to apply

Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan21$22,260
Ohio2$2,120
Virginia1$1,060

Grants paid in 2025

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
VA
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Isabella Garcia Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,060
Individual
MI
Scholarship$1,060
Annabelle Williams Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Scholarship$1,060

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable give?

$25,440 in tax year 2025, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $1,060.

Who runs Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Edna B Mead Scholarship Fund Irrevocable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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