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Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust

Accepts applications East Peoria, Illinois · EIN 476443459

Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust is a private foundation in East Peoria, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,000 in 2 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 down from $3,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$3,0003$54,463
2024$3,0003$54,937
2025$2,0002$55,553

How to apply

ContactAstoria High School Counselor
402 N Jefferson St, Astoria, IL 61501
Phone or email(866) 992-4145, skeefauver@acusd1.org
What to submitScholarship applications and attachments should be submitted each spring to the respective school guidance counselor
DeadlinesScholarship awarded each spring before graduation

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$1,000
Missouri1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
Scholarship$1,000
University of Missouri Financial Aid
Columbia, MO
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Scholarship awarded each spring before graduation.

How much does Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust give?

$2,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Morton Community Bank (Trustee).

What does Theodore & Betsy Williamson Educational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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