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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4076656

Sears Scholarship Fund Inc

A private foundation in Jefferson, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $1,000 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Late april every year
Restrictions
High school graduate in ROTC and attending a college or university

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,566

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,627

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,608

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $11,676

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,273

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,988

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Cathy EhrhardtCHAIRPERSON Hours 5Pay $0
  • Barbara SearsMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sharon NeedMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Doug EhrhardtMEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

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