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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6284015

Edith Mears Trust

A private foundation in Bowling Green, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $40,160 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
Farmers National Bank
1818 Wallace Court Suite C202
Bowling Green, KY 42103
(270) 783-3078
[email protected]
Form and materials
Farmers national bank awards edith mears scholarships on an annual basis to be used for continuing education at an institue of higher education. Applications may be obtained from green county high school. The application requests data such as name, address, date of birth, college to attend, gpa, act/sat scores, financial needs, honorrs, community involvement, and an essay.
Deadlines
April
Restrictions
To be eligible, students who apply must have a minimum gpa of 2.5, must finish high school within the year they apply for the scholarship, and must not be the child or grandchild of an executive officer or director of farmers national bank.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $40,160

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $754,673

  • Tax year 2024

    $22,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $628,244

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,123

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $609,933

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,300

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $621,310

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,565

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $646,198

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $635,174

  • Tax year 2019

    $37,292

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $659,878

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,128

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $678,587

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,000
  2. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,000
  3. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,000
  4. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    College scholarship

    $6,000
  6. Green CountyGreensburg, KY

    Contribution

    $2,540
  7. Green County Public LibraryGreensburg, KY

    Contribution

    $2,540
  8. Green County Ministerial AssocGreensburg, KY

    Contribution

    $2,540
  9. American Red CrossGreensburg, KY

    Contribution

    $2,540

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky4 grants $10,160

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Farmers National BankTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $9,266

The return

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