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Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Columbia, Missouri · EIN 237061900

Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Columbia, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $32,800 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,650 and the largest $2,250. 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 $24,900 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$25,00026$696,419
2023$24,90031$741,000
2024$32,80020$797,613

How to apply

ContactMO Parks Recreation Scholarship
105B Anheuser Busch Natural Resourc, Columbia, MO 65211
Phone or email(573) 875-8777
What to submitTo apply, the student must 1. Complete the application 2. Return the completed application to their application sponsor by the deadline date on the application 3. Sign disclosure form attached to application
DeadlinesAs listed on the application
RestrictionsScholarships are awarded to students at Missouri universities who declare majors in Recreation/Parks/Leisure Services/Sport Curriculums accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association. 1. Be enrolled, for at least the spring semester of the scholarship year, as full-time junior, senior or graduate student in a qualifying Recreation/Parks/Leisure Services/Sport Curriculum. 2. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better (4.0 scale) at the university from which the scholarship is being sought. 3. Exhibit a sincere interest in recreation/parks/leisure service/Sport and provide evidence of making a positive contribution to the field. 4. Have the endorsement of the Chair or Faculty advisor of the Recreation/Parks/Leisure Services/Sport program at the university attended. 7

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri19$30,800
Iowa1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,250
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,010
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,000
Individual
IA
scholarship$2,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,750
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,750
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,700
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,700
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,600
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,500
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,500
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,500
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,320
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,250
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,250
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,250
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,250
Individual
MO
scholarship$1,220

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: As listed on the application.

How much does Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust give?

$32,800 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,650.

Who runs Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Jennifer Wentz (Chair), Ryan Kyungun Kim (Secretary/Treasurer) and Jason Young (Trustee).

What does Missouri Parks and Recreation Scholarship Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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