Funding search · EIN 386390874 · Columbus, OH

Fred & Florence Dengler 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.

48
grants reported
$202,750
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
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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  • Central Michigan University4 grants · $51,950
  • Michigan State University4 grants · $32,100
  • Saginaw Valley State University3 grants · $18,000
  • Lansing Community College2 grants · $15,000
  • Michigan Tech University4 grants · $12,850
  • Grand Valley State University4 grants · $10,250
  • Adrian College3 grants · $8,600
  • Alma College3 grants · $7,750
  • Hope College4 grants · $6,750
  • University of Michigan2 grants · $6,500

Giving over time

$53,750
2022
$45,000
2023
$44,000
2024
$60,000
2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

  • $19,500

    Central Michigan University · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $13,750

    Lansing Community College · Lansing, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $13,700

    Central Michigan University · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $11,500

    Saginaw Valley State University · University Center, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $11,250

    Central Michigan University · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $10,000

    Michigan State University · Alpena, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $9,100

    Michigan State University · Alpena, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $8,000

    Michigan State University · Alpena, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $7,600

    Michigan Tech University · Houghton, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $7,500

    Central Michigan University · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $6,100

    Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Grace Christian University · Wyoming, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Olivet · Olivet, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Madonna University · Livonia, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Saginaw Valley State University · University Center, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Alma College · Alma, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    Michigan State University · Alpena, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $5,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,500

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $2,500

    Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,500

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,500

    Hope College · Holland, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $2,500

    Michigan Tech University · Houghton, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Alma College · Alma, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Hope College · Holland, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Madonna University · Livonia, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Michigan Tech University · Houghton, MI · 2025

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Kansas St University Foundation · Manhattan, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    Saginaw Valley State University · University Center, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,500

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Alma College · Alma, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Baker College · Flint, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Hope College · Holland, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Kansas St University Foundation · Manhattan, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Lansing Community College · Lansing, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Michigan Tech University · Houghton, MI · 2023

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Adrian College · Adrian, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Baker College · Flint, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Lakeland University · Plymouth, WI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Northwood University · Midland, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    Oakland University · Rochester, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,250

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 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.