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Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Canton, Illinois · EIN 376267157

Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Canton, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $12,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0006$227,793
2024$12,5005$264,037
2025$12,5005$279,763

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.

ContactPrincipal Cusd 66
1001 N Main St, Canton, IL 61520
Phone or email(309) 647-1820
What to submitCanton high school guidance office administers the applications
DeadlinesApril 1st
RestrictionsApplicants must be graduates of canton high school attending a four-year college

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$12,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st.

How much does Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust give?

$12,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Midamerica National Bank (Trustee).

What does Louise J Jones Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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