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Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 376144502

Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $55,872 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $6,984 and the largest $6,984. 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 $41,314 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$43,06010$1.0 million
2024$41,3147$1.1 million
2025$55,8728$1.2 million

How to apply

Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund 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 Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois5$34,920
Iowa1$6,984
Kentucky1$6,984
Missouri1$6,984

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lindley Johnston Murray State University
Murray, KY
Scholarship$6,984
Colby Carroll Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Scholarship$6,984
Individual
IL
Scholarship$6,984
Jacob Best Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
Scholarship$6,984
Individual
MO
Scholarship$6,984
Individual
IL
Scholarship$6,984
Individual
IL
Scholarship$6,984
Individual
IA
Scholarship$6,984

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund give?

$55,872 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $6,984.

Who runs Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund?

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

What does Mahle Elgin Scholarship Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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