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Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund

Accepts applications Paris, Illinois · EIN 462975276

Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund is a private foundation in Paris, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,750 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $4,000. 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 $8,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$11,5516$239,589
2024$8,0004$254,121
2025$8,7504$272,871

How to apply

ContactTamra Inman
PO Box 400, Paris, IL 61944
Phone or email(217) 465-4154
What to submitApplications are available at prospect bank
DeadlinesAPRIL
RestrictionsLimited to residents of edgar county, il pursuing further education in nursing or teaching. High school students, high school graduates, persons being employed full-time and homemakers with minor children are eligible.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana2$6,250
Illinois2$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IN
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
IN
Scholarship$2,250
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund give?

$8,750 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Prospect Bank (Trustee).

What does Ruth Pinnell Scholarship Loan Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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