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The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Waterford, Wisconsin · EIN 396628593

The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Waterford, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $33,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $9,000. 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 $36,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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$39,00012$587,147
2024$36,00010$589,477
2025$33,0008$610,659

How to apply

ContactPastor William Busch
455 S Jefferson St, Waterford, WI 53185
Phone or email(262) 534-2313
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee forms previously enclosed - no change

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin4$18,000
Illinois2$6,000
Ohio1$6,000
Iowa1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
Scholarship$9,000
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Scholarships$6,000
Olivet Nazarene Universoty
Bourbonnais, IL
Scholarships$3,000
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Scholarships$3,000
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
Scholarships$3,000
Carthage College
Kenosha, WI
Scholarships$3,000
Viterbo University
La Crosse, WI
Scholarships$3,000
Faith Baptist Bible College
Ankeny, IA
Scholarships$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See forms previously enclosed - no change.

How much does The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund give?

$33,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Jessica A Sippel (Trustee) and Rev Scott McMurray (Foundation M).

What does The Alice Aber Smith Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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