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Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Ames, Iowa · EIN 475449044

Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Ames, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $3,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. 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 $2,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2,0002$0
2024$2,0002$35,629
2025$3,0003$32,427

How to apply

ContactCoach Steve Lynn Memorial Fund
811 Idaho Ave, Ames, IA 50014
Phone or email(515) 450-0476, info@coachlynnmemorial.com
What to submitCoach Lynn Scholarship application Must provide 3 one-page letters of reference. One letter must be from a coach.
Deadlines04/15/2025
RestrictionsMust be a graduating senior from an Iowa high school. Must have participated in track and field. Must be planning to compete in athletics in college. Must display perseverance, sportsmanship, and good citizenship. Must be academically eligible to attend a two or four year college/university. Must provide evidence of leadership both in sports and in school and community. Must provide 3 one-page letters of reference. One letter must be from a coach.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa3$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
IA
The Coach Lynn scholarship is to continue his legacy that success starts with a chance.$1,000
Individual
IA
The Coach Lynn scholarship is to continue his legacy that success starts with a chance.$1,000
Individual
IA
The Coach Lynn scholarship is to continue his legacy that success starts with a chance.$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 04/15/2025.

How much does Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation give?

$3,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists K'lynn Lynn (President).

What does Coach Lynn Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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