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Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 166229781

Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $75,800 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $2,550 and the largest $4,500. 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 $56,650 the year before.

6% 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$56,53031$1.4 million
2024$56,65035$1.5 million
2025$75,80027$1.6 million

How to apply

Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr 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 Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York20$55,950
South Carolina2$6,100
Pennsylvania1$3,050
Virginia1$3,050
District of Columbia1$2,550
Tennessee1$2,550
West Virginia1$2,550

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clara Jacobs Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
Scholarship$4,500
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
SC
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
NY
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
VA
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
PA
Scholarship$3,050
Individual
SC
Scholarship$3,050
Matthew Ehresman West Virnigia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship$2,550
Faith Rhinehart St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Norah Linehan St John Fisher College
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Kelly M Kohberger Lemoyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
Scholarship$2,550
Samantha Jacobs School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Grace Lando Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,550
Rowan Markel the George Washington University
Washington, DC
Scholarship$2,550
Gabriella Wirth Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Katherine Stoudt Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Madelyn Verkey Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Sophie Palladino University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Matthew X Mahoney Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Tyler Beech Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Flora Lin University at Buffalo
Amherst, NY
Scholarship$2,550
Sydney Partee Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
Scholarship$2,550

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr give?

$75,800 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $2,550.

Who runs Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr?

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

What does Harry S Fredenburgh Scholarship Fund Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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