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Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund

Accepts applications Hartford, Kentucky · EIN 611362784

Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund is a private foundation in Hartford, Kentucky. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,310 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $1,278 and the largest $2,677. 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 $40,837 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$39,67540$1.0 million
2024$40,83735$1.0 million
2025$40,31032$1.0 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactOhio County Board of Education Co O
1400 S Main Street, Hartford, KY 42347
Phone or email(270) 298-3249
What to submitScholarship application
DeadlinesDisclosed on application
RestrictionsScholarship recipients must: (1) be a graduate of Ohio county high school,(2) be enrolled or accepted by an accredited four year college, university, or technical/vocational school in USA, and (3) maintain academic standing. Benefits cannot exceed in-state charges for tuition, room and meals charged by western Kentucky university.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky32$40,310

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
KY
Scholarship$2,677
Individual
KY
Scholarship$2,677
Individual
KY
Scholarship$2,407
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,890
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,890
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,890
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,873
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,620
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,620
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,350
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,350
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,350
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,321
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,321
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,321
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,321
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,234
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,080
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$1,057
Individual
KY
Scholarship$793
Individual
KY
Scholarship$793
Individual
KY
Scholarship$793
Individual
KY
Scholarship$545
Individual
KY
Scholarship$252
Individual
KY
Scholarship$200
Individual
KY
Scholarship$200
Individual
KY
Scholarship$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund give?

$40,310 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $1,278.

Who runs Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Ohio County Board of Education (Trustee).

What does Glen Frieda and John Wells Education Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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