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O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 376277500

O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $217,039 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $11,039. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $189,000 the year before.

87% 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
2022$223,13517$4.5 million
2023$189,00028$5.5 million
2024$217,03931$5.9 million

How to apply

ContactScholarship America
C/O PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone or email(412) 807-6299
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSEE WEBSITE: _s://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/obrien/

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois9$67,039
Wisconsin6$42,000
Indiana6$39,000
Iowa3$20,000
Michigan2$14,000
Massachusetts1$7,000
Minnesota1$7,000
Ohio1$7,000
Pennsylvania1$7,000
Virginia1$7,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Newman Catholic Student Center Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
General operating$11,039
Univ of Wisconsin Platteville FBO Megan Hageman
Platteville, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Illinois Institute of Technology FBO Edwin Huallpa
Chicago, IL
Scholarship$7,000
Michigan Technological Univ FBO Michal Schroeder
Houghton, MI
Scholarship$7,000
Purdue Univ FBO Kara Baker
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$7,000
Southern Illinois Univ Edwardsville FBO Coree Keagy
Edwardsville, IL
Scholarship$7,000
Augustana College FBO Mitchell Galyen
Rock Island, IN
Scholarship$7,000
Viterbo Univ FBO Sara Malinowski
La Crosse, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Univ of Illinois FBO Benjamin Folgers
Urbana, IL
Scholarship$7,000
Liberty Univ FBO Jonathon Barnby
Lynchburg, VA
Scholarship$7,000
Lourdes Univ FBO Emma Carr
Sylvania, OH
Scholarship$7,000
Univ of Wisconsin la Crosse FBO Charlotte Tompkins
La Crosse, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Univ of Illinois FBO Quentin Morgan
Urbana, IL
Scholarship$7,000
St Catherine Univ FBO Felicity Lamb
St Paul, MN
Scholarship$7,000
Western Illinois Univ FBO Reagan Vander Bleek
Macomb, IL
Scholarship$7,000
Loyola Campus Ministry
Chicago, IL
General operating$7,000
Depaul Ministry Center
Chicago, IL
General operating$7,000
Univ of Wisconsin la Crosse FBO Laura Topper
La Rosse, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
PA
Scholarship$7,000
Iowa State Univ FBO Sydney Hurd
Ames, IA
Scholarship$7,000
Grand Valley State Univ FBO Lorean Yeomas
Allendale, MI
Scholarship$7,000
Edgewood College FBO Danielle Tompkins
Madison, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Univ of Notre Dame FBO Ashley Meyer
Notre Dame, IN
Scholarship$7,000
Univ of Iowa FBO Chloe Rooney
Iowa City, IA
Scholarship$7,000
Northeastern Univ FBO Ashlin Owen
Boston, MA
Scholarship$7,000
St Norbert College FBO Lily Depotie
De Pere, WI
Scholarship$7,000
Niu Campus Ministry
Dekalb, IL
General operating$7,000
Butler Univ FBO Emma Dunlap
Indianapolis, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Simpson College FBO Araceli Zaragoza Tapetillo
Indianola, IA
Scholarship$6,000
Indiana State Univ FBO Kyler Kidd
Terre Haute, IN
Scholarship$6,000
Indiana Univ FBO Brady Crick
Bloomington, IN
Scholarship$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: SEE WEBSITE: _s://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/obrien/.

How much does O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW give?

$217,039 in tax year 2024, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW?

Its 2024 filing lists PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does O'Brien-Vrba Scholarship TUW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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