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James J Wilder Scholarship

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 316022703

James J Wilder Scholarship is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $5,500. 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 $5,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3,1001$161,910
2024$5,0001$171,868
2025$5,5001$181,393

How to apply

ContactCardington-Lincoln Local Schools
121 Nichols St Annex, Cardington, OH 43315
Phone or email(419) 864-2691
What to submitLillian james scholarship student profile students approved by the board of education
RestrictionsStudents from cardington-lincoln high school only

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What James J Wilder Scholarship funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$5,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cardington Lincoln High School
Cardington, OH
Scholarship$5,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does James J Wilder Scholarship accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does James J Wilder Scholarship give?

$5,500 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs James J Wilder Scholarship?

Its 2025 filing lists Huntington National Bank (Trustee).

What does James J Wilder Scholarship fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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