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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-6365756

The Dodson Scholarship Trust

A private foundation in Vandalia, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $69,571 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jul 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
March 31
Restrictions
Available for graduating seniors at ST elmo, il high school and hugo, ok high school. Students must choose to major in certain fields to be eligible. Those fields of study are spelled out in the application and in the scholarship agreement that each recipient signs.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $69,571

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,670,380

  • Tax year 2024

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,529,991

  • Tax year 2023

    $61,298

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,422,853

  • Tax year 2022

    $71,345

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,298,198

  • Tax year 2021

    $61,591

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,292,160

  • Tax year 2020

    $46,884

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,373,607

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,155

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,138,158

  • Tax year 2018

    $48,117

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,167,155

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $9,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,147
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,908
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,111
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $2,418
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,937
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,786
  16. Individual

    Scholarship

    $680
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $584

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dale TimmermannCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,550
  • Jo Ann WearCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,500

The return

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