Funding search · EIN 586189987 · Saint Louis, MO
Ione M Allen 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $158,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Western Carolina University5 grants · $20,000
- Univ of North Carolina - Greensbor3 grants · $13,500
- Appalachian State University3 grants · $9,500
- North Carolina State University2 grants · $9,000
- Vanderbilt Univ Fbo Aaron Chen2 grants · $9,000
- Western Carolina Univ Fbo2 grants · $8,500
- Appalachian St Univ Fbo John Smith2 grants · $8,500
- Western Carolina Univ Fbo Madison2 grants · $8,000
- Furman University2 grants · $5,000
- Oberlin College and Conservatory1 grant · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $5,500
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Univ of North Carolina - Greensbor · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,500
Oberlin College and Conservatory · Oberlin, OH · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,500
Univ of North Carolina - Greensbor · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,500
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Appalachian St Univ Fbo John Smith · Boone, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Indiana Univ Bloomington Fbo · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Vanderbilt Univ Fbo Aaron Chen · Nashville, TN · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Western Carolina Univ Fbo · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Depaul Univ Fbo Brendan Rich · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Indiana Univ Bloomington Fbo Aaron · Bloomington, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Mars Hill Univ Fbo Judah Barak · Mars Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Unc - Chapel Hill Fbo Hannah King · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Unc - Chapel Hill Fbo Jacob Bandy · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,500
Vanderbilt Univ Fbo Aaron Chen · Nashville, TN · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Univ of North Carolina - Greensbor · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hi · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,000
College of Charleston Fbo Anna Garner · Charleston, SC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
North Carolina St Univ Fbo · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Western Carolina Univ Fbo · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Western Carolina Univ Fbo Madison · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,000
Appalachian St Univ Fbo John Smith · Boone, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Univ of Tennessee Fbo Amelia Smith · Knoxville, TN · 2022
Scholarship
- $4,000
Western Carolina Univ Fbo Madison · Cullowhee, NC · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,500
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,500
Furman Univ Fbo Amelia Smith · Greenville, SC · 2023
Scholarship
- $3,000
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $3,000
Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2024
Scholarship
- $3,000
Florida St Univ Fbo Christopher · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarship
- $3,000
Florida St Univ Fbo Jennifer McHenry · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,500
Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,500
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Furman University · Greenville, SC · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,000
Mars Hill University · Mars Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship
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