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Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund

Preselected recipients only Terre Haute, Indiana · EIN 266457631

Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Terre Haute, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $265,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $86,125 and the largest $139,125. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $225,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$225,0003$7.0 million
2024$265,0003$6.8 million

How to apply

Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana2$225,250
Illinois1$39,750

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
Terre Haute, IN
General funding$139,125
Parke County Community Foundation
Rockville, IN
General purpose$86,125
Edgar County Community Foundation Inc
Paris, IL
General$39,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund give?

$265,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $86,125.

Who runs Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists First Financial Bank (Trustee).

What does Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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