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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-6010949

John E Solem Scholarship Trust #31034700

A private foundation in Sioux Falls, SD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $7,500 paid in grants.

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
April 1
Restrictions
Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors at Baltic, Dell Rapids, and Garretson, South Dakota per terms of will.

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

Assets and giving by year

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

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $116,761
  • Tax year 2024

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $116,194
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $112,563
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $116,744
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $124,622
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $119,016
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,999

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $114,384
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $114,798

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

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $800
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $750
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $750
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $700
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  9. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  10. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • The First Nat'l Bank in Sioux FallsTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,222

The return

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