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Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund

Accepts applications Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · EIN 736226426

Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,600 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,000. 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 $6,900 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,10021$360,799
2024$6,90011$377,270
2025$8,60013$416,746

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactScholarship Office
200 N Crooks Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044
Phone or email(405) 282-5906
What to submitThe application should be submitted with transcripts, extracurricular activities, major and college attending. The Scholarship Office can be reached at 405-282-5906 or 405-282-8900 with questions.
DeadlinesLast Friday in April
RestrictionsLimited to graduates of Guthrie High School in Guthrie, OK

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Oklahoma12$8,200
Illinois1$400

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OK
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OK
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OK
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OK
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OK
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
OK
Scholarship$500
Individual
OK
Scholarship$500
Individual
OK
Scholarship$500
Individual
OK
Scholarship$500
Individual
OK
Scholarship$400
Individual
OK
Scholarship$400
Individual
OK
Scholarship$400
Individual
IL
Scholarship$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Last Friday in April.

How much does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund give?

$8,600 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Bancfirst (Trustee).

What does Helen M Driskell Scholarship Trust Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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