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Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Buffalo, New York · EIN 166384392

Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $34,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $6,500. 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 $30,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,2509$695,884
2024$30,0006$722,216
2025$34,0009$783,124

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactFayetteville-Manlius Hs
1100 Wherle Drive 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14221
Phone or email(716) 842-2333
What to submitIn writing
DeadlinesNo deadline
RestrictionsSenior persuing undergrad degrees selection based on character, achievement and community service

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$25,100
Maine1$6,500
Pennsylvania1$2,400

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
ME
Scholarship$6,500
Individual
NY
Scholarship$6,500
Individual
NY
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
NY
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
PA
Scholarship$2,400
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,200
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,200
Individual
NY
Scholarship$2,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadline.

How much does Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund give?

$34,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists M T Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Walter & Cecile Borchert Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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