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The GR & MF Nichols Foundation

Accepts applications Canton, Missouri · EIN 431818513

The GR & MF Nichols Foundation is a private foundation in Canton, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $57,243 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $20,275. 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 $48,778 the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$48,77815$1.3 million
2024$57,24319$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactBeverly Dunn
17838 Lasswell Drive, Canton, MO 63435
Phone or email(217) 242-9359
What to submitPersonal resume and scholarship application
RestrictionsEligible recipients must have graduated and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale based on at least 7 semesters of secondary education: relative financial need; and community service and leadership. There are no restrictions on race or employment status of prospective recipients. There are available at least four scholarships per year for four years as long as the recipient has passing grades and stays in school.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The GR & MF Nichols Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri19$57,243

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Culver Stockton College
Canton, MO
Donations$20,275
Canton R-V School
Canton, MO
Donation$5,000
Canton R-V Fire Prot District
Canton, MO
Donation$4,368
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Scholarships$4,000
Lewis Co Food Pantry
Canton, MO
Donations$3,000
Lewistown Fire Dept
Lewistown, MO
Donation$2,800
Culver Stockton College
Canton, MO
Scholarships$2,500
Lagrange Youth Center
La Grange, MO
Youth center$2,500
Lewis Co Historical Society
Canton, MO
Donation$2,300
SW Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
Scholarships$2,000
Individual
MO
Donations$1,000
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
Scholarships$1,000
Westminster College
Fulton, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Lewis Street Play House
Canton, MO
Donation$1,000
Lindenwood University
St Charles, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Maryville University
St Louis, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Lewis Co Ambulance District
Canton, MO
Donation$1,000
Missouri State University
Linn, MO
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The GR & MF Nichols Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The GR & MF Nichols Foundation give?

$57,243 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The GR & MF Nichols Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Patrick E Dunn (President), Kelly Patrick (V-Pres/Secy) and Beverly A Dunn (Treasurer).

What does The GR & MF Nichols Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and community development.

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