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The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 596527097

The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 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 up from $10,000 the year before.

80% 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$10,0006$322,488
2024$10,0005$343,655
2025$14,0005$369,241

How to apply

ContactCenter for Scholarship Admin
4320 G Wade Hampton Blvd, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone or email(866) 608-0001
What to submitwww.csacholar.org official transcript signed copy of form 1040
DeadlinesMarch 14
RestrictionsAttend an accredited 2 or 4 year college

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$14,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tallahassee State College FBO Reese Hughes
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarship$3,000
Florida Gulf Coast University FBO Jessica Macias
Fort Myers, FL
Scholarship$3,000
Florida State University FBO John Sheridan
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarship$3,000
Florida State University FBO Leila Smith
Tallahassee, FL
Scholarship$3,000
University of Florida FBO Morgan Bentley
Gainesville, FL
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 14.

How much does The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge give?

$14,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge?

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

What does The Edwin Gardner Weed Ruge fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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