Funding search · EIN 376365756 · Vandalia, IL
The Dodson Scholarship Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $195,143
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,142
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Katelyn Maxey3 grants · $22,325
- Angel Dotsenko3 grants · $18,000
- Francesca Dotsenko3 grants · $18,000
- Ava Pattillo2 grants · $15,547
- David Stine3 grants · $14,500
- Wyatt Stine3 grants · $14,377
- Emma Rhodes3 grants · $12,500
- Payal Patel2 grants · $12,000
- Laney Baldridge3 grants · $12,000
- Haley Wright2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,547
Ava Pattillo · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $7,750
Katelyn Maxey · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $7,650
Katelyn Maxey · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,925
Katelyn Maxey · St Elmo, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,648
Ella Durbin · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,000
Angel Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
David Stine · Farina, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
Francesca Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
Payal Patel · Hugo, OK · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
Wyatt Stine · Farina, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $6,000
Angel Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,000
Francesca Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,000
Laney Baldridge · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarhip
- $6,000
Payal Patel · Hugo, OK · 2023
Scholarship
- $6,000
Angel Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2022
Scholarship
- $6,000
Francesca Dotsenko · Hugo, OK · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,500
David Stine · Farina, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,489
Peyton Garrard · Altamont, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,377
Wyatt Stine · Farina, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,285
Kendell Hicks · Hugo, OK · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Emma Rhodes · St Elmo, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,000
Ava Pattillo · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Haley Wright · Charleston, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $5,000
Emma Rhodes · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Haley Wright · Charleston, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Marlee Nolen · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Matilyn Griggs · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Lane Stine · Farina, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Laney Baldridge · St Elmo, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
David Stine · Farina, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Teresa Viramontes · Farina, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Laney Baldridge · St Elmo, IL · 2022
Scholarhip
- $3,000
Teresa Viramontes · Farina, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Wyatt Stine · Farina, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Emma Rhodes · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,500
Matilyn Griggs · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,208
Ella Durbin · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,168
Brooklyn Cochnauer · Hugo, OK · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,633
Teresa Viramontes · Farina, IL · 2024
Scholarship
- $963
Macie Gammon · St Elmo, IL · 2023
Scholarship
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