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Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 426446089

Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $38,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $11,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $34,500 the year before.

78% 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$37,1426$826,701
2024$34,50019$853,392
2025$38,5009$919,218

How to apply

ContactCecil Mae Schomaker Scholarship
100 N Main St Mac D4001-117, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone or email(888) 730-4933
What to submitReferences, financial information, high school transcript and photo.
Deadlines3/15 annually
RestrictionsMust be a graduate of a webster county high school, of good christian character and in need of financial assistance, under privileged or member of a minority group.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa8$34,750
Illinois1$3,750

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA
Scholarship$11,000
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarship$10,000
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Scholarship$5,000
The Salvation Army
Hoffman Estates, IL
General operating$3,750
Fort Dodge Community Rec Center
Fort Dodge, IA
General operating$3,750
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
General operating$2,000
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
General operating$1,000
Simpson College
Indianola, IA
General operating$1,000
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
General operating$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 3/15 annually.

How much does Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust give?

$38,500 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust?

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

What does Cecil Mae Schmoker Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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