Funding search · EIN 883608928 · Atlanta, GA
Robert J Besal Memorial Education Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 17
- grants reported
- $413,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $21,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 17 reported grants, largest first.
- $62,500
University of Nebraska - Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships - Bentley Tonniges - $4,000; Blaine Kaup - $6,000; Dylan Dropinski - $5,000; Garrett Anthony Quinn - $9,000; Jace Pauli - $11,500; Jacob Johnson - $7,000; Joshua Sabata - $5,000; Makayla Thompson - $9,000; … read allScholarships - Bentley Tonniges - $4,000; Blaine Kaup - $6,000; Dylan Dropinski - $5,000; Garrett Anthony Quinn - $9,000; Jace Pauli - $11,500; Jacob Johnson - $7,000; Joshua Sabata - $5,000; Makayla Thompson - $9,000; Peyton Leute - $6,000 less
- $54,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Scholarships for 8 individual students.
- $35,000
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarships for 5 individual students
- $30,000
Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
Scholarships for 8 individual students
- $30,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Scholarships for various individuals: Hannah Post - $10,500; Haylee Nicholas - $2000; Hayley Clinton - $1,000; Laken Snowdy - $2,500; Levi Johnson - $8,000; Riley Linn - $6,000
- $26,000
University of Nebraska Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Scholarships for 4 individual students.
- $24,000
Penn State University · University Park, PA · 2022
Scholarships - Aaron Zimmerman - $7,000; Luiza Siqueira - $6,000; Nathan Kurtz - $500; Samantha Schur - $2,000; Sanjana Adavi - $5,000; Wangyang Song - $3,500.
- $23,500
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Scholarships: Amjad Alotaibi - $3,500; Halle Marett - $10,000; Mario Haag - $4,000; Phoenix Bialek - $3,500; Sabina Busch - $2,500
- $21,500
University of Nebraska - Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarships for 3 individual students.
- $21,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarships for 2 individual students.
- $20,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Scholarships for 3 individual students.
- $17,500
University of Colorado - Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2024
Scholarships for 2 individual students.
- $17,500
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO · 2023
Scholarships for 4 individual students.
- $14,500
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Scholarships for 5 individual students.
- $10,000
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarships to 3 individual students.
- $5,500
University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2022
Scholarships - Paige Parsons - $2,000; S Rahman - $3,500
- $1,000
University of Nebraska - Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarship for Trey Martin - $1,000
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