Funding search · EIN 876609740 · Columbus, OH

Clapper Scholarship 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.

77
grants reported
$143,025
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,450
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Muskingum University4 grants · $17,750
  • Ohio State University4 grants · $14,300
  • Ohio University Zanesville3 grants · $9,300
  • University of Cincinnati3 grants · $7,950
  • Ohio University4 grants · $7,600
  • Pensacola Christian College3 grants · $5,800
  • Marietta College3 grants · $5,000
  • University of Dayton2 grants · $4,700
  • Zane State College2 grants · $4,300
  • Miami University1 grant · $3,950

Giving over time

$42,775
2022
$32,400
2023
$28,050
2024
$39,800
2025

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

  • $6,400

    Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,800

    Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,800

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,100

    Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $4,350

    Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $4,350

    Ohio University Zanesville · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $4,150

    Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $3,950

    Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $3,250

    University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,900

    West Virginia University · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,700

    Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,700

    Muskingum University · New Concord, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,700

    Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,700

    Ohio University Zanesville · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,700

    Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,600

    Zane State College · Zanesville, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,550

    Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Franklin University · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Heidelberg University · Tiffin, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Indiana Wesleyan University · Marion, IN · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Ohio University Zanesville · Zanesville, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $2,250

    Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,700

    Central Ohio Technical College · Newark, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,700

    Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,700

    Zane State College · Zanesville, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Glenville State College · Glenville, WV · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Harding University · Searcy, AR · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Ohio Wesleyan University · Delaware, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    Rose Hulman Institute of Tech · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    University of Findlay · Findlay, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,450

    West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Bowling Green State University · Bowling Green, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Capital University · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Full Sail University · Winter Park, FL · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Indiana University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Maryville University · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Ohio Wesleyan University · Delaware, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Otterbein University · Westerville, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Rose Hulman Institute of Tech · Terre Haute, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Saint Francis University · Loretto, PA · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    University of Findlay · Findlay, OH · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,350

    Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,300

    Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,300

    Ohio Dominican University · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,300

    University of Cincinnati · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,300

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Campbellsville University · Campbellsville, KY · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Franklin University · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Hocking College · Nelsonville, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Marietta College · Marietta, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Mount Vernon Nazarene University · Mt Vernon, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Ohio State University · Steubenville, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Oxford University · New York, NY · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Russell Sage College · Troy, NY · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    University of Akron · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    University of Kentucky · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    University of Notre Dame · South Bend, IN · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Walsh University · N Canton, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    West Liberty University · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    West Virginia University · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $850

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $750

    University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $725

    The Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2022

    Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.