Well Told Grants

Foundations / Wisconsin

Jefferson Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 936026691

Jefferson Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $183,167 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $3,400 and the largest $40,292. 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 $127,600 the year before.

44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$127,60033$2.5 million
2024$183,16723$3.0 million

How to apply

ContactUS Bank - Bill Dolan
PO Box 3168, Portland, OR 97208
Phone or email(503) 275-5929
What to submit, deadlinesContact above
RestrictionsGraduates of jefferson county high schools

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jefferson Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Oregon.

StateGrantsAmount
Oregon13$146,692
Idaho3$7,900
Arizona1$7,850
Oklahoma1$6,825
Pennsylvania1$3,400
California1$3,000
Kansas1$3,000
Montana1$2,500
Washington1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR
Scholarships$40,292
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Scholarships$38,250
George Fox University
Newberg, OR
Scholarships$19,200
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
Scholarships$11,675
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarships$7,850
Oregon State University - Cascades
Bend, OR
Scholarships$7,600
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Scholarships$6,825
Portland State University
Portland, OR
Scholarships$5,900
Blue Mountain Community College
Pendleton, OR
Scholarships$4,550
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
Scholarships$4,500
Lane Community College
Eugene, OR
Scholarships$4,125
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Scholarships$3,400
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR
Scholarships$3,100
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Scholarships$3,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Scholarships$3,000
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS
Scholarships$3,000
Premiere Aesthetics Institute
Meridian, ID
Scholarships$2,900
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Scholarships$2,500
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Scholarship$2,500
Boise State University
Boise, ID
Scholarships$2,500
Portland Community College
Portland, OR
Scholarships$2,500
Linn Benton Community College
Albany, OR
Scholarships$2,000
Green River College
Auburn, WA
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jefferson Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jefferson Scholarship Fund give?

$183,167 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $3,400.

Who runs Jefferson Scholarship Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Jefferson Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

Similar foundations in Wisconsin