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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6335296

Merlin C Begalske Trust

A private foundation in West Union, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $15,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
School Faculty Committee
600 North Pine Street
West Union, IA 52175
(563) 422-3852
Form and materials
Twelve applications identified only by a number are selected and sent to trustee for final selection of number of recipients depending on amount of funds available for the year. School planning to attend, possible career field, special circumstances to be considered in connection with application and why applicant should be considered.
Deadlines
February 19
Restrictions
Scholarship is applied on first year tuition for needy students graduating from north fayette community high school. B and c students in english and math.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $306,989

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $299,213

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $299,613

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $315,856

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $312,068

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $276,301

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,070

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $305,305

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,008

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $311,456

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Shannon SchisselTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $3,228

The return

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