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Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Russellton, Pennsylvania · EIN 256400630

Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Russellton, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $25,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $25,000 the year before.

89% of its 2024 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$25,00010$133,612
2024$25,0009$117,285

How to apply

ContactDavid P Siegel Trustee
25 McKrell Road, Russellton, PA 15076
Phone or email(724) 265-2222
What to submitPersonal statement forms and financial aid information furnished by the higher education institution on behalf of the applicants showing need of assistance in paying for higher education.
DeadlinesPersonal statement forms and financial aid information of each applicant must be returned no later t
RestrictionsEducational scholarships are only available each year to ten senior students attending deer lakes high school, allegheny county, Pennsylvania who are the most in need of assistance in paying the expenses of higher education.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania7$17,500
Ohio2$7,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohio University
Athens, OH
To provide educational scholarships$5,000
Kent State University
Kent, OH
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Upmc St Margaret School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
To provide educational scholarships$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Personal statement forms and financial aid information of each applicant must be returned no later t.

How much does Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund give?

$25,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists David P Siegel (Trustee) and Betsy A Zimmerman (Trustee).

What does Gladys M Hess Memorial Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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