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T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd

Accepts applications Newbern, Tennessee · EIN 621849605

T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd is a private foundation in Newbern, Tennessee. In tax year 2024 it gave $63,000 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. 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 $41,850 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$41,85026$807,300
2024$63,00028$873,224

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.

ContactKimberly Kelley
254 Jefferson Street, Ripley, TN 38063
Phone or email(731) 635-2642
What to submitApplication
DeadlinesBy march 1st of senior yr
RestrictionsMust be a graduate from ripley high school and attending college in the fall.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee28$63,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College educatino$2,500
Individual
TN
College educatino$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$2,500
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800
Individual
TN
College education$1,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: By march 1st of senior yr.

How much does T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd give?

$63,000 in tax year 2024, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd?

Its 2024 filing lists Kamisha Dixon (Board Memb), Jimmie Jackson (Board Memb) and Emma Simpson (Board Memb).

What does T Franklin Cheek Jr Scholarship Fnd fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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