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Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship

Accepts applications Medford, Wisconsin · EIN 391712984

Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship is a private foundation in Medford, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,584 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,667 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $15,001 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,50111$104,680
2024$15,0018$92,548
2025$14,5848$85,462

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactNicolet Wealth Management Trustee
134 S 8th St, Medford, WI 54451
Phone or email(715) 748-8300
What to submitEssay - Why they desire to pursue a post high school education and how they promote growth of the Medford area.
RestrictionsGraduating senior of Medford Senior High School

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin8$14,584

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,667
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,667
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,250
Individual
WI
Scholarship$1,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship give?

$14,584 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,667.

Who runs Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship?

Its 2025 filing lists Nicolet Wealth Management (Trustee), Principal of Medford High School (Selection Committee), Joshua Prohaska (Selection Committee) and Paul Prohaska (Selection Committee).

What does Joseph & Betty Prohaska Scholarship fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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