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Fahrney Education FDTN Trust

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 426295370

Fahrney Education FDTN Trust is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $232,500 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $52,500. 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 $232,400 the year before.

18% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$281,40019$4.6 million
2023$232,40017$5.1 million
2024$232,50017$5.4 million

How to apply

ContactU S Bank N A Trust Department
123 E Third St, Ottumwa, IA 52501-8003
Phone or email(641) 683-2053
What to submitComplete a scholarship application form. E-mail request to: teresa.lawson@usbank.com. Include an official high school or college/university transcript, along with a signed personal letter.
DeadlinesAnnually no later than february 15th

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fahrney Education FDTN Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa17$232,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Scholarship$52,500
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarship$47,500
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, IA
Scholarships$32,500
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Scholarships$22,500
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IA
Scholarships$12,500
Simpson College
Indianola, IA
Scholarships$12,500
Central College
Pella, IA
Scholarships$12,500
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
Scholarship$10,000
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Scholarships$7,500
University of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
Scholarships$5,000
St Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
Scholarship$2,500
Buena Vista University
Ottumwa, IA
Scholarships$2,500
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Scholarships$2,500
Luther College
Decorah, IA
Scholarships$2,500
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
Scholarships$2,500
Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown, IA
Scholarships$2,500
NE Iowa Community College - Peosta
Peosta, IA
Scholarships$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fahrney Education FDTN Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually no later than february 15th.

How much does Fahrney Education FDTN Trust give?

$232,500 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Fahrney Education FDTN Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists U S Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Fahrney Education FDTN Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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