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Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund

Accepts applications Jerseyville, Illinois · EIN 376352751

Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund is a private foundation in Jerseyville, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $182,470 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $182,470 and the largest $182,470. 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 $185,920 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$112,0001$8.4 million
2024$185,9201$8.6 million
2025$182,4701$8.9 million

How to apply

ContactJersey State Bank Trust Dept
1000 S State Street, Jerseyville, IL 62052
Phone or email(618) 498-6466

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$182,470

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarships Colleges Universities
Jerseyville, IL
Scholarships for 18 il state scholars at $7,000 a piece and $3,000 to the silver medallion winners of which there were 15. Additionally, the fund paid for lewis and clark courses for highschoolers that were participating in dual credit courses for a total of $11,470.$182,470

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund give?

$182,470 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $182,470.

Who runs Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Brad Tuttle Superintendent (Trustee), Thomas Leslie Principal (Trustee) and Mark Schaefer (Trustee).

What does Frank and Edith Catt Educational Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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