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Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Johnston, Rhode Island · EIN 020484968

Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Johnston, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $62,017 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,017. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $78,265 the year before.

38% of its 2024 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
2022$97,8516$1.6 million
2023$78,2656$1.8 million
2024$62,0178$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactCitizens Bank
900 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101
Phone or email(603) 634-7772
What to submitContact citizens for an application form
DeadlinesMay 31st
RestrictionsMust be students of greek origin or descent from the manchester area.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire2$35,017
Massachusetts2$15,000
Rhode Island1$5,000
Maine1$3,000
Arizona1$2,000
Connecticut1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
Scholarship$30,017
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA
Scholarship$8,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
Scholarship$7,000
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
Scholarship$5,000
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Scholarship$5,000
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Scholarship$3,000
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Scholarship$2,000
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 31st.

How much does Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund give?

$62,017 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Citizens N A (Trustee).

What does Van and Joanna Christy Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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