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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1496025

Martin Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Pontiac, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $139,900 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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
March 1
Restrictions
Must reside in odell, illinois, school, library or fire district. See application for further restrictions.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $139,900

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,296,396
  • Tax year 2024

    $132,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,285,021
  • Tax year 2023

    $122,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,805
  • Tax year 2022

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,332,299
  • Tax year 2021

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,360
  • Tax year 2020

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130,743

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  2. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  3. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  4. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  5. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  6. Individual

    College scholarship

    $9,000
  7. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  8. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  9. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  10. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  11. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  12. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  13. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  14. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  15. Individual

    College scholarship

    $7,200
  16. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,900
  17. Individual

    College scholarship

    $3,600
  18. Individual

    College scholarship

    $3,600
  19. Individual

    College scholarship

    $3,500
  20. Individual

    College scholarship

    $3,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Jane LehmannChairman Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Candace H LhotkaTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael DwyerTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra S CagleySecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sandra EricksonVice-Chairman Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jaime WykesTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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