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Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Niles, Ohio · EIN 866635905

Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Niles, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $58,743 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $8,000. 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 $58,000 the year before.

18% of its 2025 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$30,0007$520,001
2024$58,00011$479,203
2025$58,74312$455,107

How to apply

ContactNeuman Law Office
761 N Cedar Ave Ste 1, Niles, OH 44446
Phone or email(330) 652-1749
What to submitApplicants shall be required to submit the following: 1. An official high school transcript 2. A letter from the applicant's church verifying the date and method by which the applicant became a member of the church, and a description of the applicant's activities within the church. 3. A completed claim form.
DeadlinesApplications shall be submitted by december 31st and the committee shall make a decision by february
RestrictionsApplicant qualifications: applicants must meet one of the following requirements: 1. A resident of the city of niles who is a verifiable member of a trumbull county church registered with the secretary of the state of Ohio. 2. A verifiable member of the church located in the city of niles, which is registered with the secretary of the state of Ohio, and who lives in trumbull county. 3. A graduating senior whose parents or guardians were verifiable members of the first united presbyterian church of niles, Ohio prior to its closure.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio10$48,743
Kentucky1$6,000
Colorado1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OH
Scholarship$8,000
Helnselman - Kent State University
Kent, OH
Scholarship$7,000
Arnaut - Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarship$6,000
Ries - Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarship$6,000
Erwin - Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarship$6,000
Arnaut - University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarship$6,000
Kiernan - University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Scholarship$4,000
Snider - Youngstown State Univ
Youngstown, OH
Scholarship$4,000
Thigpen - Kent State University
Kent, OH
Scholarship$4,000
Lanham - Ohio University
Athens, OH
Scholarship$4,000
Ciminero - Marietta College
Marietta, OH
Scholarship$3,000
Cuyahoga Community College
Highland Hills, OH
Scholarship$743

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications shall be submitted by december 31st and the committee shall make a decision by february.

How much does Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust give?

$58,743 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Billie P Neuman (Trustee).

What does Frank H Mills Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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