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George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust

Accepts applications Shenandoah, Iowa · EIN 426061515

George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust is a private foundation in Shenandoah, Iowa. In tax year 2025 it gave $52,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $52,500 and the largest $52,500. 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 $50,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$77,0002$3.2 million
2024$50,5001$3.2 million
2025$52,5001$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactBonnie Allely
PO Box 57, Shenandoah, IA 51601
Phone or email(712) 246-3399
What to submitIndividuals that apply should request and use the trust's standard loan application.
DeadlinesMay 31
RestrictionsThe trust makes student loans to worthy graduates of shenandoah and essex, Iowa high schools only. Loans to individual students shall not exceed the amount of 2,000 per semester for undergraduates, 2,000 for graduate students and 750 per summer session. Loans will be made only for students attending an accredited college, university or trade school for higher education.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa1$52,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarships
Shenandoah, IA
Scholarship for high school students$52,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 31.

How much does George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust give?

$52,500 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $52,500.

Who runs George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists L Craig Harris (Trustee), Robert Longman (Trustee) and Nancy Maher (Trustee).

What does George S & Grace A Jay Memorial Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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