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The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Elgin, Illinois · EIN 810919327

The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Elgin, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $25,376 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $25,376 and the largest $25,376. 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 $24,510 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,4221$70,657
2024$24,5101$68,519
2025$25,3761$68,343

How to apply

ContactMarianne Gilliam
1910 Jamestown Lane, Elgin, IL 60123
Phone or email(847) 641-1278
What to submitCompleted parent/guardian form/income tax return/education/age/and financial form
DeadlinesJanuary 1st of the year of the scholarship
RestrictionsMaximum of 3,000 for one year only. Applicants will be chosen from elgin high schools and local social agencies.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$25,376

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Scholarship$25,376

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 1st of the year of the scholarship.

How much does The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation give?

$25,376 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $25,376.

Who runs The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marianne Gilliam (Trustee).

What does The Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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