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William D Connor Educational Fund

Accepts applications Merrill, Wisconsin · EIN 396062183

William D Connor Educational Fund is a private foundation in Merrill, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 $29,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,5004$616,919
2024$29,0004$637,175
2025$31,0004$680,135

How to apply

ContactDawn Marie Drach
3055 Maine Drive, Merrill, WI 54452
Phone or email(715) 536-8787, dawnmarie8787@gmail.com
What to submitThere is no prescribed form for applications.
DeadlinesThere is no submission deadline.
RestrictionsAwards are limited to students at marshfield, auburndale & stratford, wi high schools who will attend carroll college or a uw system school.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William D Connor Educational Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin4$31,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stratford High School
Stratford, WI
Student scholarship$10,000
Marshfield Senior High School
Marshfield, WI
Student scholarship$8,000
Auburndale High School
Auburndale, WI
Student scholarship$7,000
Marshfield Columbus High School
Marshfield, WI
Student scholarship$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William D Connor Educational Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There is no submission deadline..

How much does William D Connor Educational Fund give?

$31,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs William D Connor Educational Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Dawn Marie Drach (Manager/Trustee).

What does William D Connor Educational Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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