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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-7204491

Bernice E Peterson Scholarship Trust

A private foundation in Algona, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $23,800 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
Stacey Schellhammer
205 2nd Ave NW
Pocahontas, IA 50574
(712) 335-4848
[email protected]
Form and materials
Form attached
Deadlines
Form attached
Restrictions
Scholarships for pocahontas area high school students and general support for universities.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $652,682

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $665,168

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,615

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $677,311

  • Tax year 2022

    $30,300

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $695,123

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,350

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $721,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $743,019

  • Tax year 2019

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $773,804

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,600

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $806,953

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $9,800
  2. Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $2,800
  3. University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $2,800
  4. Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400
  5. Northwestern CollegeOrange City, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400
  6. South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400
  7. University of South DakotaVermillion, SD

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400
  8. Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400
  9. Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, IA

    Scholarships for pocahontas area high school graduates

    $1,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $9,800100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa7 grants $21,000
  2. South Dakota2 grants $2,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Iowa State BankTrustee Hours 1.15Pay $0

The return

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