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Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 366742652

Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $23,200 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $8,200. 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 $30,000 the year before.

75% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,0005$146,402
2024$23,2004$127,189

How to apply

ContactDavid B Pogrund
8 S Michigan Ave Suite 333, Chicago, IL 60603
Phone or email(312) 782-3636
What to submitStudents must be approved by the school in advance and recommended to the scholarship committee. See general explanation attached.
DeadlinesNone. See general explanation attached for details
RestrictionsNone. See general explanation attached for details.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$15,000
Virginia1$8,200

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Karyn Schy
Chiristianburg, VA
Educational$8,200
Abby Singer
Skokie, IL
Educational$5,000
Charlie Korey
Chicago, IL
Educational$5,000
Kiley Korey
Evanston, IL
Educational$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None. See general explanation attached for details.

How much does Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund give?

$23,200 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Sherwin I Pogrund PC (Co-Trustee) and David B Pogrund (Co-Trustee).

What does Raymond J Ott Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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