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Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust

Accepts applications Rockvale, Tennessee · EIN 316676032

Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust is a private foundation in Rockvale, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $13,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,000. 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 $15,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0008$83,296
2024$13,0007$82,602

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2024 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactMelvin Ralston
255 Fruit Valley Rd, Rockvale, TN 37153-8507
Phone or email(615) 274-2219
What to submitApplication
DeadlinesFebruary 28
RestrictionsSeniors at community high school that will major in music or education

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee7$13,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$2,000
Individual
TN
College tuition$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 28.

How much does Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust give?

$13,000 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Melvin L Ralston (Trustee).

What does Phillip Ralston Memorial Scholarship Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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