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Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First

Preselected recipients only Raleigh, North Carolina · EIN 476934471

Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First is a private foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $70,200 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $9,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $61,100 the year before.

55% 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$77,37818$1.4 million
2024$61,10015$1.5 million
2025$70,20022$1.7 million

How to apply

Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina9$20,825
Virginia4$14,125
North Dakota1$9,500
Idaho1$7,000
South Carolina1$6,500
Michigan1$5,750
Arizona1$2,000
Oregon1$2,000
Oklahoma1$1,250
Illinois1$750

Grants paid in 2025

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
General purpose$9,500
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Educational scholarship$7,000
Brigham Young University -Idaho
Rexburg, ID
Scholarship$7,000
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
General purpose$6,500
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
General purpose$6,500
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
General purpose$5,750
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
General purpose$4,200
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
General purpose$3,250
University of North Carolina at Wilmingt
Wilmington, NC
Scholarship$3,075
The Citadel
Charleston, NC
Scholarship$2,500
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
General purpose$2,000
University of North Carolina
Pembroke, NC
Scholarship$2,000
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Scholarship$2,000
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Scholarship$1,750
High Point University
High Point, NC
Scholarship$1,750
North Carolina Agricultural and Technica
Greensboro, NC
Educational scholarship$1,500
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Scholarship$1,250
Coastal Carolina Community College
Jacksonville, NC
Education$800
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Scholarship$750
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
Scholarship$500
James Madison University Foundation
Harrisonburg, VA
Education$375
Virginia Tech University
Virginia, VA
General$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First give?

$70,200 in tax year 2025, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First?

Its 2025 filing lists First Citizens Bank Trust Co (Trustee).

What does Margaret Holland Scholarship Fund Co First fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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