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Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Wayne City, Illinois · EIN 371413927

Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Wayne City, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $89,530 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $8,373. 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 $65,676 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$77,70739$752,396
2024$65,67638$758,192
2025$89,53036$744,724

How to apply

ContactWayne City Community High School Gu
302 Mill Street, Wayne City, IL 62895
Phone or email(618) 895-3103, skissner@waynecity100.org
What to submitApplication form includes information regarding applicant's gpa, school and community activites, work experience, military service, college plans and financial need.
DeadlinesApplication deadline is in april each year. Specific date is established annually by the foundation.
RestrictionsAppicant must be a graduate of wayne city community high school. Number and amount of scholarships are determined annually by foundation's advisory committee.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois35$84,880
Indiana1$4,650

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$8,373
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$6,499
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$5,984
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$5,831
Individual
IN
Education scholarship$4,650
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$4,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,350
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,305
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$3,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,970
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,017
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$2,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,656
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,383
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,052
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$1,000
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$960
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$500
Individual
IL
Education scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Application deadline is in april each year. Specific date is established annually by the foundation..

How much does Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation give?

$89,530 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marcie Caldwell (President - Director), Erin Field (Vice President - Director), Richard Talbert (Secretary - Director) and Hazel Lea Neff (Treasurer - Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Wayne City High School Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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