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Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Cloquet, Minnesota · EIN 411925664

Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cloquet, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $3,000. 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 $28,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$31,45813$495,741
2024$28,50011$626,042
2025$22,50010$612,221

How to apply

ContactFloy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship
922 Highway 33 S, Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone or email(218) 879-6784
What to submitEach student who applies to be a candidate for this scholarship shall submit an essay, which shall be no more than 500 words, explaining why he or she qualifies as a candidate and what he or she intends to do with his or her education. This essay must be attached to the application submitted to the board of directors. Also, each student is required to submit two letters of recommendation dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of application.
DeadlinesMarch 15
RestrictionsFunds awarded must be used to pay the expense of tuition for students who pursue a post-secondary education.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota9$21,000
Connecticut1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MN
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
MN
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
CT
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 15.

How much does Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc give?

$22,500 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda Suer (President), Sandra Raisanen (Director), Ken Gustafson (Treasurer) and Karen Johnson (Secretary) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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