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Niccum Educational Trust

Accepts applications Greenfield, Indiana · EIN 356017515

Niccum Educational Trust is a private foundation in Greenfield, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,072 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 $24,000 the year before.

25% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$27,00021$537,100
2024$24,00021$580,421
2025$22,07216$625,223

How to apply

ContactGreenfield Banking Company
1920 N State Street, Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone or email(317) 477-7045
What to submitApplications are available at greenfield banking company. They are to be submitted with student transcripts, high school recommendations, and three references.
DeadlinesApril 15th of each year
RestrictionsStudent who is or will be a graduate of a public high school in the Indiana county of elkhart, st. Joseph marshall, noble, kosciusko, or lagrange. Must be a student of merit and promise who needs fiancial assistance to matriculate in and pursue higher education. Must be a

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Niccum Educational Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana13$20,072
Oregon1$1,000
Florida1$500
Ohio1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
General$3,000
Bethel College
Mishawaka, IN
General$2,822
Huntington University
Huntington, IN
General$2,750
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
General$2,500
Manchester University
North Manchester, IN
General$1,500
Taylor University
Upland, IN
General$1,500
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
General$1,000
Depauw University
Greencastle, IN
General$1,000
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
General$1,000
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
General$1,000
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
General$1,000
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
General$750
Trine University
Angola, IN
General$750
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
General$500
Indiana University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
General$500
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Niccum Educational Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 15th of each year.

How much does Niccum Educational Trust give?

$22,072 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Niccum Educational Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Greenfield Banking Company (Trustee).

What does Niccum Educational Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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