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John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700

Accepts applications Sioux Falls, South Dakota · EIN 466010949

John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700 is a private foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,500 in 12 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 the same as $7,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,5008$168,277
2024$7,50012$177,361
2025$7,50012$193,818

How to apply

ContactThe First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls
PO Box 5186, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5186
Phone or email(605) 335-5182
What to submitPlease contact representatives at the following schools for the application form. Baltic High School Baltic SD 57003 (605)529-5466 Dell Rapids High School Dell Rapids, SD 57002 (605)428-5473 Garretson High School Garretson, SD 57030 (605)594-3452
DeadlinesApril 1
RestrictionsScholarships are awarded to high school seniors at Baltic, Dell Rapids, and Garretson, South Dakota per terms of will.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
South Dakota10$6,500
Nebraska2$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Claire Berg - South Dakota State Un
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$1,000
Holland Kortemeyer - South Dakota S
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$800
Eliza Potter - South Dakota School
Rapid City, SD
Scholarship$750
Noah Schotzko - South Dakota School
Rapid City, SD
Scholarship$750
Maiya Fredrickson - University of S
Sioux Falls, SD
Scholarship$700
Quinn Becker - South Dakota State U
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$500
Dawson Hohn - South Dakota State Un
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$500
Noah Larson - South Dakota State Un
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$500
Cole Ruesink - Northern State Unive
Aberdeen, SD
Scholarship$500
Jenna Geraets - University of Nebra
Lincoln, NE
Scholarship$500
Cortney Rogich - University of Nebr
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$500
Tayler Benson - South Dakota State
Brookings, SD
Scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1.

How much does John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700 give?

$7,500 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700?

Its 2025 filing lists The First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls (Trustee).

What does John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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