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Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Jasper, Indiana · EIN 266093683

Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Jasper, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,125 and the largest $1,125. 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 $17,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,80017$336,004
2024$17,00017$359,266
2025$19,00017$382,099

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactGerman American Financial Advisors
711 Main Street, Jasper, IN 47546
Phone or email(812) 482-1314
What to submitThe applicants must submit proof they have been accepted into an art program.
DeadlinesApril 15th
RestrictionsApplicants must be a dubois county high school graduate who is enrolled in a post-high school program leading to a degree or certification in the field of art.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana11$12,250
Ohio4$4,500
Illinois1$1,125
Missouri1$1,125

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IL
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,125
Individual
IN
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust give?

$19,000 in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,125.

Who runs Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists German American Financial Advisors (Trustee).

What does Ralph B and Roma J Steele Art Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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