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James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Paris, Illinois · EIN 376134534

James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Paris, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,565 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,913 and the largest $2,913. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $11,072 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,6604$221,492
2024$11,0724$233,081
2025$14,5655$242,214

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactTamra Inman
C/O Prospect Bank, PO Box 400, Paris, IL 61944
Phone or email(217) 465-4154
What to submitApplications are available at prospect bank
DeadlinesApril 17
RestrictionsThe scholarship recipient must be a resident of the shiloh unit two school district in edgar county, Illinois. The scholarship must be used in payment of tuition at a state supported public university or college in Illinois.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$14,565

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,913
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,913
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,913
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,913
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,913

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 17.

How much does James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust give?

$14,565 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,913.

Who runs James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Prospect Bank (Trustee).

What does James L & Leona B & Forrest B & Muriel R Dawson Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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