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Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 456913122

Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $6,000. 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 $5,100 the year before.

50% 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$22,3508$451,371
2024$5,1006$496,653
2025$20,0004$534,717

How to apply

ContactShadyside High School Co Ken Stei
3890 Lincoln Ave, Shadyside, OH 43947
Phone or email(740) 671-6130, ken.steiner@omeresa.net
What to submitRose margaret truax scholarship application is available upon request
DeadlinesDetermined by shady high school
RestrictionsEach candidate shall have a 3.5 or greater gpa. Any candidate receiving first year scholarship can apply for additional years scholarships while in college

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio3$14,000
Pennsylvania1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA
Scholarships$6,000
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Scholarships$6,000
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Scholarships$6,000
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Determined by shady high school.

How much does Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Huntington National Bank (Trustee).

What does Rose Margaret Truax Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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