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Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation

Accepts applications Wolcott, Vermont · EIN 854069856

Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation is a private foundation in Wolcott, Vermont. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $40,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,0005$805,636
2024$40,0008$818,854
2025$50,00010$824,914

How to apply

ContactSusan Burrill
998 Elmore Pond Rd, Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone or email(802) 888-3154, kandsburrill@gmail.com
What to submitThe program is publicized in five (5) regional newspapers throughout the surrounding area, through guidance counselor offices at regional high schools, and through the wolcott school system. Students can follow the instructions on this site to apply online https://sites.google.com/view/mjdexterscholarshipfundcorp
DeadlinesApplications are due april 28
RestrictionsThe mary jane dexter (MJD) scholarship fund corporation will be committed to providing scholarship funds to young adults who have attended the wolcott elementary school, located in wolcott, Vermont, for at least three years, and who are planning to attend a two-year or four-year post- secondary education program. The applicant must have a b average or better and have demonstrated a financial need. Students are eligible to reapply for the scholarship for all years they are attending their program up to a maximum of four years.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Vermont9$45,000
Tennessee1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rachel Bjerke University of VT
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000
Slaydyn Caldwell Maryville College
Englewood, TN
Educational award$5,000
Lila Dobson Maryville College
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000
Elian Furs University of VT
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000
Quinn Kalp University of VT
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000
Emily Kimball University of NH
Lake Elmore, VT
Educational award$5,000
Ava Lefevre University of Findlay
Morrisville, VT
Educational award$5,000
Kailey Mayo University of VT
Morrisville, VT
Educational award$5,000
Emma Pascual University of VT
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000
Alana Ulrich University of VT
Wolcott, VT
Educational award$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are due april 28.

How much does Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation give?

$50,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation?

Its 2025 filing lists Trevor Putvain (President), Linda Brady (Vice Preside) and Susan Burrill (Treasurer).

What does Mary Jane Dexter Scholarship Fund Corporation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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