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Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895

Accepts applications Carlyle, Illinois · EIN 376341841

Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895 is a private foundation in Carlyle, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $11,304 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,897 and the largest $8,447. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $22,509 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,5094$274,980
2024$11,3043$271,871

How to apply

ContactOtto Bender Scholarship
891 Fairfax Street, Carlyle, IL 62231
Phone or email(618) 594-2491
What to submitApplication form supplied upon request and must be completed accompanied by transcripts of all high school and other academic credits, at least three references from which recommendations are to be forward under separate cover, and must include financial and non-financial information.
DeadlinesApril 1 of each year
RestrictionsApplicant must be a graduate or potential graduate of Community Unit District #1 High School, Carlyle, Illinois, and planning to attend four years of college.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$17,752

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Tuition$8,447
Individual
IL
Tuition$5,897
Individual
IL
Tuition$3,408

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895 give?

$11,304 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,897.

Who runs Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895?

Its 2024 filing lists 1NB Bank - Carlyle (Trustee).

What does Otto Bender Scholarship Trust 895 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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