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Vansickle Scholarship Trust

Preselected recipients only Indiana, Pennsylvania · EIN 846791089

Vansickle Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Indiana, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,273 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $4,091 and the largest $8,091. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $15,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$35,7026$305,466
2024$15,0005$312,957
2025$15,2733$332,454

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.

Vansickle Scholarship Trust 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 Vansickle Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio2$11,182
Kentucky1$4,091

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OH
Educational scholarships$8,091
Individual
KY
Educational scholarships$4,091
Individual
OH
Educational scholarships$3,091

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vansickle Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Vansickle Scholarship Trust give?

$15,273 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $4,091.

Who runs Vansickle Scholarship Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First Commonwealth (Trustee).

What does Vansickle Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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