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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-7169542

Mwe Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Grand Forks, ND. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $365,324 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
Lyle Hall
PO Box 5445
Grand Forks, ND 58206
(218) 779-5126
submit applications @ mwescholarships.com
Form and materials
Include name, address and school attending
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $365,324

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,909,909

  • Tax year 2024

    $306,342

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,342,020

  • Tax year 2023

    $325,661

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,121,538

  • Tax year 2022

    $319,564

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,477,448

  • Tax year 2021

    $340,425

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,882,673

  • Tax year 2020

    $389,243

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,245,485

  • Tax year 2019

    $408,371

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,226,205

  • Tax year 2018

    $315,045

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,643,730

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND

    Scholarship

    $175,326
  2. North Dakota State UniversityFargo, ND

    Scholarship

    $79,268
  3. Moorhead State UniversityMoorhead, MN

    Scholarship

    $17,658
  4. Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA

    Scholarship

    $13,188
  5. Northland Community and Technical CollegeEast Grand Forks, MN

    Scholarship

    $13,113
  6. Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD

    Scholarship

    $12,463
  7. St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN

    Scholarship

    $12,202
  8. University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN

    Scholarship

    $11,753
  9. Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake, ND

    Scholarship

    $10,624
  10. Concordia CollegeMoorhead, MN

    Scholarship

    $7,941
  11. University of Minnesota MorrisMorris, MN

    Scholarship

    $6,140
  12. University of JamestownJamestown, ND

    Scholarship

    $5,648

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $17,850100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Dakota4 grants $270,866
  2. Minnesota6 grants $68,807
  3. Iowa1 grant $13,188
  4. South Dakota1 grant $12,463

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lyle HallPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $15,000
  • Mark SanfordVICE PRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $15,000
  • Bruce KoppSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 4Pay $15,000

The return

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