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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1286750

St Clair County Scholarship Trust

A private foundation in Belleville, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $40,000 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
Lori Costello
1000 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL 622202537
(618) 825-3900
Form and materials
Application guidelines ST. Clair county scholarship: students must have taken the act or sat prior to june 1st submission date of the current school year and graduate from high school by june of the current school year. Only the highest act or sat composite score(s) should be submitted by each high school in ST. Clair county. Student must reside and attend a high school located in ST. Clair county. A seven-semester transcript should be submitted with the scholarship application. An award of 2,000 will be given to the student with the highest act or sat score in the county. If there is a tie, the number of students who achieve the highest act or sat score in ST. Clair county will divide the one award of 2,000. If the award is divided, no award shall be less that 400 to any one student. The payment will be made directly to the university/college of the winning student(s)choice(s) in the fall, upon verification of attendance. Constant j. And mary lenore comment scholarship: applicant must
Deadlines
June 1st.
Restrictions
See above statement at 2b.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $670,579

  • Tax year 2024

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $663,934

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $656,847

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,147

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $651,092

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $675,771

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $655,571

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

    Scholarships

    $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan BirdsongBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Brian MentzerBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Connie McCartneyBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Curtis McCall JrBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Victoria WhiteBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Sarah GassCHAIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Matthew NoyesBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeff StriekerBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr David DeetsBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Beth ShakelfordBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lori CostelloTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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