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John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Accepts applications Akron, Ohio · EIN 341584377

John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation in Akron, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $5,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $7,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,0004$65,686
2024$5,0005$77,059

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactKenneth Dies
643 E Tallmadge Avenue, Akron, OH 44310
Phone or email(330) 253-9959
What to submitLetter to scholarship committee indicating reasons for being entitled to scholarship.
RestrictionsRecipient must be a graduating senior on a northeast Ohio high school wrestling team with a good academic record.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio5$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OH
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation give?

$5,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kenneth Dies (Trustee), Kenneth Dies Jr (Trustee), Robert Conley (Trustee) and Steve Dies (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does John L Cohill Memorial Scholarship Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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