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The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Syracuse, Indiana · EIN 351873161

The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Syracuse, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $218,881 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $11,031 and the largest $21,869. 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 $173,083 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$149,17415$360,657
2024$173,08320$245,679
2025$218,88122$38,951

How to apply

ContactSally Mahnken
12210 N Mariposa Drive, Syracuse, IN 46567
Phone or email(574) 457-5365
What to submitCompleted application should include a list of other scholarships sought or granted, a signed release, grade transcript, gpa, sat scores, attendance records for the last seven semesters, a copy of parent's form 1040 for the last two years, and a short written essay.
DeadlinesMarch 1st
RestrictionsKosciusko county resident, seek 4 year degree, show financial need, attend personal interview, attend state-supported university listed on application, carry full time credits.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana22$218,882

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clay Coblentz
Syracuse, IN
Educational$21,869
Finn Lucas
Syracuse, IN
Educational$16,299
Sophia Rush
Syracuse, IN
Educational$16,090
Abraham Sanchez
Syracuse, IN
Educational$14,000
Leina Helfers
Syracuse, IN
Educational$12,945
Kaitlynn Jackson
Syracuse, IN
Educational$12,217
Brooklyn Gibson
Syracuse, IN
Educational$12,000
Madalyn Loftis
Syracuse, IN
Educational$12,000
Rylee Firestone
Syracuse, IN
Educational$11,800
Wesley Hays
Syracuse, IN
Educational$11,410
Alex Martinez
Syracuse, IN
Educational$11,066
Arrington Krull
Syracuse, IN
Educational$10,996
Lynk Klinefelter
Syracuse, IN
Educational$10,000
Emily Haines
Syracuse, IN
Educational$9,535
Laura Arford
Syracuse, IN
Educational$8,550
Emma Jackson
Syracuse, IN
Educational$8,000
Issac Miller
Syracuse, IN
Educational$5,000
Zack Miller
Syracuse, IN
Educational$5,000
Peneople Jones
Syracuse, IN
Educational$4,000
Stone Shipley
Syracuse, IN
Educational$3,570
Karissa Boesenberg
Syracuse, IN
Educational$2,000
Nora Miller
Syracuse, IN
Educational$535

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 1st.

How much does The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc give?

$218,881 in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $11,031.

Who runs The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephen Snyder (Director), Mary Lines (Director), Deborah Gillum (Director) and Sally Mahnken (Executive Director).

What does The Elizabeth A Mahnken Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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