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Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056

Accepts applications Muncie, Indiana · EIN 207020847

Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056 is a private foundation in Muncie, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $58,460 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $11,630 and the largest $11,630. 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 $61,250 the year before.

17% 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$67,2039$872,987
2024$61,2506$896,205
2025$58,4606$940,893

How to apply

ContactDebra Barker
200 East Jackson Street, Muncie, IN 47305
Phone or email(765) 747-1500, dbarker@firstmerchants.com
What to submitContact first merchants private wealth advisors for application form
DeadlinesMarch 15
RestrictionsDelaware county, Indiana high school senior with a minimum cummulative gpa of 2.5 and qualified to attend an art institute or accredited college/university in the us

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056 funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana6$58,460

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gage Palilonis & Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$11,630
Quinn Palilonis & Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$11,630
Trenten Roberts & Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$11,630
Ollie Beane & BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$11,630
Maya Coggeshall & University of
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$6,125
Haley Sherrell and Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Scholarship$5,815

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056 give?

$58,460 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $11,630.

Who runs Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056?

Its 2025 filing lists First Merchants Private Wealth Advi (Trustee).

What does Ruth Glaser Bryan Scholarship Trust 017056 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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