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Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 356012966

Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $21,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $2,000. 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 $26,500 the year before.

42% 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$24,00010$546,990
2024$26,50011$568,042
2025$21,00012$610,371

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Bank
6325 S Rainbow Blvd Ste 300, Winstonsalem, NV 89118
Phone or email(888) 730-4933
What to submitLetter of application, three references, high school transcript, and financial aid form
DeadlinesMarch 31 annually
RestrictionsU.S. citizen, graduate of St. Joseph's county, displays financial need

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana11$19,500
Ohio1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bethel University FBO Jenna Fairchild
Mishawaka, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Grace College FBO Audrey Myers
Winona Lake, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Indiana University - Bloomington FBO Molly Oates
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$2,000
University of Notre Dame FBO Teresa Pingel
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Indiana Wesleyan University FBO Anna Ranous
Marion, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Grace College FBO Jessica Smith
Winona Lake, IN
Scholarship$2,000
Indiana University - Bloomington FBO Joel Bell
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$1,500
Saint Marys College FBO Avison Collier
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarship$1,500
The College of Wooster FBO Trudy Costello
Wooster, OH
Scholarship$1,500
Purdue University FBO Atticus Horvath
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$1,500
Indiana Wesleyan University FBO Noah Ranous
Marion, IN
Scholarship$1,500
Purdue University FBO Caroline Smith
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA give?

$21,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Bowsher Nelson P FD Irr Tr UA fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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