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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-6704159

Barbara Sawyer Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Glenwood, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $57,287 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
Lindsey Schomaker
PO Box 431
Glenwood, IA 51534
(712) 527-3157
[email protected]
Form and materials
Graduate of glenwood community high school in glenwood, iowa with a grade point average of at least 2.75.
Deadlines
Annually
Restrictions
1) must be a graduate of glenwood community high school. 2) must be accepted into a college or university to apply. 3) must have a minimum gpa of 2.75. 4) must exhibit a strong work ethic and moral character.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $57,287

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,415,854

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,738

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,428,207

  • Tax year 2023

    $69,195

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,620,793

  • Tax year 2022

    $68,375

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,482,489

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,001,195

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,894,086

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,676,934

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA

    Scholarship

    $34,538
  2. Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE

    Scholarships

    $14,549
  3. Dordt UnivseritySioux Center, IA

    Scholarship

    $8,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $14,549100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa2 grants $42,738
  2. Nebraska1 grant $14,549

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Grant DeanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lindsey SchomakerSELECTION CO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Keith TuckerSELECTION CO Hours 0Pay $0
  • Paulina RodenburgSELECTION CO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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