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The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Buckeystown, Maryland · EIN 202052767

The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Buckeystown, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $15,000 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$15,0001$519,926
2024$40,0003$531,771

How to apply

ContactJohn S Jorgensen
PO Box 70 3735 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown, MD 21717
Phone or email(301) 831-1000
What to submitApplicants should complete an application form (available at www.royjorgensen.com; application package must also include: university academic transcripts; graduate school letters of application receipt or of acceptance; applicant's written statement of career objectives and life goals; three letters of recommendation
DeadlinesJuly 31
RestrictionsScholarships are awarded to civil engineering students enrolled as undergraduate seniors or graduate students at an accredited engineering university in the U.S., and must be citizens of the U.S. Preference is given to qualifying residents of Maryland.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland2$35,000
Michigan1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
2 Recipients
Buckeystown, MD
Scholarship award$30,000
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Education program support.$5,000
The Heights School
Potomac, MD
Education program support.$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc give?

$40,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists John S Jorgensen (President), Douglas Selby (Treasurer) and John S Jorgensen Jr (Secretary).

What does The Roy Jorgensen Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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