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Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Sparta, Illinois · EIN 812847018

Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Sparta, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,000 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. 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 $19,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$20,00020$450,032
2024$19,00019$458,171
2025$19,00019$461,946

How to apply

ContactKenneth Slavens
8533 Baldwin Road, Sparta, IL 62286
Phone or email(618) 806-0118, krs1414@hotmail.com
What to submitLetter of Request.
DeadlinesEnd of Calander Year

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois19$19,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000
Individual
IL
Educational Scholarships$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: End of Calander Year.

How much does Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation give?

$19,000 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Brandan Jordan (President), Kenneth Slavens (Treasurer), Herb Schaffner (Vice President) and Lance Osborne (Trustee).

What does Schaffner Masonic Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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