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Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 386895669

Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,572 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $7,143. 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 $50,573 the year before.

57% 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$56,00016$1.2 million
2024$50,57314$1.2 million
2025$50,57214$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactThe Virginia B Gourdin Scholarship
4320 G Wade Hampton Blvd, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone or email(864) 268-3363
What to submitOnline application, scholarship award agreement, official transcript, gmat/re scores, essay, W8 or W9 form, and list of academic achievements,
DeadlinesJanuary 31
RestrictionsMust be currently enrolled or planning to enroll at univ of South Carolina darla moore school of business as a graduate business student, and must be female.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina13$49,679
Virginia1$893

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC
Scholarship$7,143
Trident Technical College Fnd Inc
North Charleston, SC
General operating$7,143
Medical University of SC Foundation
Charleston, SC
General operating$7,143
Clemson University FBO Jenna McCoy
Charleston, SC
Scholarship$4,000
First Scots Presbyterian Church
Charleston, SC
General operating$3,571
University of South Carolina FBO Alexis Alston
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
University of South Carolina FBO Olivia Barry
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
University of South Carolina FBO Martina Kubalova
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
University of South Carolina FBO Erin Mazza
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
University of South Carolina FBO Javona Swann
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
University of South Carolina FBO Danaezha Wade
Columbia, SC
Scholarship$3,000
Charleston Animal Society
North Charleston, SC
General operating$1,786
Intl Primate Protection League
Summerville, SC
General operating$893
People for the Eth Trtmnt of Animals
Norfolk, VA
General operating$893

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr give?

$50,572 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr?

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

What does Virginia B Gourdin Char Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and animals.

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