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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-6722242

James E Wigstone Scholarship Fund

A private foundation in Billings, MT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $48,771 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
First Interstate Bank
10101 University Ave
Clive, IA 50324
(515) 440-8462
Form and materials
See attached scholarship application form
Deadlines
April 3rd of each year
Restrictions
Scholarship in the sum of $25,000 to a stanton high school graduate attending iowa state university. Awardee to be determined by committee.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $48,771

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,065,108

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,214

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,083,958

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,943

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,121,318

  • Tax year 2022

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,352,567

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,436,563

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $14,950
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $14,712
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,109

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • First Interstate BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $15,637

The return

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