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Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Midland, Texas · EIN 752737902

Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Midland, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $206,264 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $41,378 and the largest $122,871. 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 $128,435 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$128,4354$8.8 million
2024$206,2644$9.8 million

How to apply

ContactOutreach Bill Pace Cogdell Scholars
201 W Flordia Center, Midland, TX 79701
Phone or email(432) 686-4903, jsamaguey@midland.edu
What to submitWRITE A 1 TO 2 PAGE ESSAY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING:Why do you want to go to college?What are your educational and career goals?What are your family and employment responsibilities?How will you fit college in with your otherresponsibilities?Why are you a good candidate for the scholarship?Please provide details about your academic ability, perseverance, dependability, interest in learning, personal goals, financial need, etc.COLLECT TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONAsk someone you know (not a relative) to write a letter of recommendation for this scholarship application. Midland College employees who work at the Cogdell Learning Center are eligible to write letters of recommendation, with the exception of the Outreach & Bill Pace Cogdell Scholarship Coordinator and Director of Community Services. Ideally, this person has known you as a student, employee, or volunteer and can identify the qualities and traits that make you a good candidate for this scholarship. Do not wait until the last min

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas3$202,687
Illinois1$3,577

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Utpb
Odessa, TX
College Tuition And Books$122,871
Midland College
Midland, TX
Support educational needs of students$79,179
Individual
IL
To support purchasing of books for Students$3,577
Multi-Recipient
Midland, TX
Payments of books and other education Costs.$637

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust give?

$206,264 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $41,378.

Who runs Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Carol C Subia (Trustee) and Dennis Sever (Trustee).

What does Bill Pace Cogdell Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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