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Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr

Accepts applications Glenwood, Iowa · EIN 396785837

Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr is a private foundation in Glenwood, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,167 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,000. 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 $30,250 the year before.

67% 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$30,0006$829,079
2024$30,2504$831,509
2025$31,1677$857,556

How to apply

ContactLindsey Schomaker
PO Box 431, Glenwood, IA 51534
Phone or email(712) 527-3157
What to submitGraduate of glenwood community high school in glenood, Iowa with a grade point average of at least 2.75.
DeadlinesStudents will submit an essay once a year.
Restrictions1) students must demonstrate a knowledge of the different forms of government and display a senseof patriotism in their submitted essay. 2) must have a grade point average of 2.75.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska2$7,500
Iowa2$5,500
Arizona1$5,000
California1$1,667
Missouri1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarships$5,000
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarships$3,000
Northwestern College
Orange City, IA
Scholarships$2,500
University Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Scholarships$2,500
California Polytechnic State Univer
San Luis Obispo, CA
Scholarships$1,667
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Scholarships$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Students will submit an essay once a year..

How much does Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr give?

$31,167 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Glenwood State Bank (Trustee), Grant Dean (Trustee), John Dean (Committee Me) and Lindsey Schomaker (Committee Me).

What does Elsie M O'Connell Testamentary Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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