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Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Ottawa Hills, Ohio · EIN 454039439

Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation is a private foundation in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $310,500 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $118,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $207,000 the year before.

21% of its 2024 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$207,00022$618,364
2024$310,50019$368,054

How to apply

Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation 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 Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio6$197,500
Wisconsin1$50,000
Michigan3$17,500
Florida1$10,000
Illinois1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Virginia3$5,000
Indiana1$5,000
Maryland1$3,500
Oregon1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Denison University
Granville, OH
General support$118,000
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
General support$50,000
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, OH
General support$45,000
Promedica Foundation YWCA Capital Campaign
Toledo, OH
General support$20,000
African Wildlife Conservation Fund
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$10,000
Daycroft School
Ann Arbor, MI
General support$10,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
General support$10,000
North Shore Country Club
Glenview, IL
General support$10,000
Good Grief of NW Ohio
Toledo, OH
General support$8,000
Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Oak Harbor, OH
General support$5,000
Emerson School
Ann Arbor, MI
General support$5,000
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Bloomington, IN
General support$5,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
General support$3,500
Huron Waterloo Pathways Initiative
Ann Arbor, MI
General support$2,500
US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants
Arlington, VA
General support$2,000
Zimbabwe Rhino Project
Portland, OR
General support$2,000
Creative Cauldron
Falls Church, VA
General support$1,500
Homestretch
Falls Church, VA
General support$1,500
Kirotshe Foundation
Cleveland, OH
General support$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation give?

$310,500 in tax year 2024, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Margaret U Trumbull (President, VP, Secretary), Frank D Jacobs (Assistant Secretary) and Mark H Boss (Assistant Secretary).

What does Scott & Margy Trumbull Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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