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Verna M Griffee Trust

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 316103083

Verna M Griffee Trust is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $69,500 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $13,150. 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 $53,550 the year before.

30% 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$54,05036$1.5 million
2024$53,55028$1.7 million
2025$69,50027$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactThe Scholarship Fund Co Kenneth K
422 Main Street, Zanesville, OH 43702
Phone or email(740) 588-6734
What to submitApplication which includes: 1)letter of recommendation 2)fully filled out application (application available upon request)
DeadlinesMay 15 annually
RestrictionsReside in muskingum county. 2.0 or better must submit required federal inome tax returns within traditional 4 years of college, unless specified by a program t

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Verna M Griffee Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio19$57,500
West Virginia2$3,400
Indiana2$3,000
Michigan1$2,250
Arizona1$1,300
Utah1$1,300
Kentucky1$750

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Muskingum University
New Concord, OH
Scholarships$13,150
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Scholarships$10,750
Ohio University Zanesville
Zanesville, OH
Scholarships$6,200
University of Cincinnati
Columbus, OH
Scholarships$4,150
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
Scholarships$2,650
Ohio State University
Steubenville, OH
Scholarships$2,250
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mt Vernon, OH
Scholarships$2,250
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH
Scholarships$2,250
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Scholarships$2,250
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Scholarships$2,250
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola, MI
Scholarships$2,250
Hocking Technical College
Nelsonville, OH
Scholarships$1,900
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV
Scholarships$1,900
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
Scholarships$1,500
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Scholarships$1,500
Capital University
Columbus, OH
Scholarships$1,300
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, OH
Scholarships$1,300
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Scholarships$1,300
University of Akron
Akron, OH
Scholarships$1,300
Western Governors University
Salt Lake Cty, UT
Scholarships$1,300
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Scholarships$1,300
Zane State College
Zanesville, OH
Scholarships$750
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Scholarships$750
Miami University
Oxford, OH
Scholarships$750
Rose Hulman Institute of Tech
Terre Haute, OH
Scholarships$750
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarships$750
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Scholarships$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Verna M Griffee Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 15 annually.

How much does Verna M Griffee Trust give?

$69,500 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Verna M Griffee Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Huntington National Bank (Trustee).

What does Verna M Griffee Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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