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Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 416534958

Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $65,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $22,500. 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 $67,500 the year before.

54% 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$80,5009$1.2 million
2024$67,5008$1.2 million
2025$65,00013$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactCentral High School Principal
275 N Lexington Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone or email(651) 632-6000
What to submit, deadlinesDetermined by the principal of the respective school
Restrictions$3,000 a year for four years for worthy graduating seniors who need financial assistance to attend a recognized college or university to study mathematics, or one of the physical sciences, or engineering.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota6$38,500
Wisconsin1$9,500
Massachusetts2$5,000
Colorado1$3,500
Iowa1$3,500
Nebraska1$2,500
Tennessee1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Scholarship$22,500
University of Wisconsinmadison
Madison, WI
Scholarship$9,500
University of St Thomas
St Paul, MN
Scholarship$6,000
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Scholarship$3,500
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Scholarship$3,500
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Scholarship$2,500
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN
Scholarship$2,500
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
Scholarship$2,500
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Scholarship$2,500
St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Scholarship$2,500
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
Scholarship$2,500
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$2,500
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Scholarship$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Determined by the principal of the respective school.

How much does Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD give?

$65,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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