Funding search · EIN 367057895 · Chicago, IL

James J & Mildred M Postma Scholarship Fund

Name: James J & Mildred M Postma Scholarship Fund grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

62
grants reported: $426,604
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,350
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

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Dordt University3 grants · $153,000
Northwestern College4 grants · $77,792
Dordt College1 grant · $35,190
Iowa State University4 grants · $27,600
University of Iowa4 grants · $25,986
South Dakota State University4 grants · $22,550
Morningside University4 grants · $10,200
University of Minnesota2 grants · $7,100
Iowa Lakes Community College2 grants · $7,100
Oral Roberts University3 grants · $6,300

Giving over time

$76,098

2022

$75,606

2023

$135,500

2024

$139,400

2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$60,850
Dordt University · Sioux Center, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$58,100
Dordt University · Sioux Center, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$35,190
Dordt College · Sioux Center, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$34,050
Dordt University · Sioux Center, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$26,550
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$20,950
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$17,906
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$12,386
Northwestern College · Orange City, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$11,100
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$10,250
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$9,900
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$7,500
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2022
Scholarships
$7,386
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$6,750
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,850
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$4,050
Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Iowa Lakes Community College · Estherville, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$3,750
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$3,700
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$3,100
Iowa Lakes Community College · Estherville, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,100
Kansas State University · Salina, KS · 2024
Scholarships
$3,100
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$3,100
University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$2,500
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$2,500
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Scholarships
$2,400
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$2,350
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2025
Scholarships
$2,350
Olivet Nazarene University · Bourbonnais, IL · 2025
Scholarships
$2,350
Oral Roberts University · Tulsa, OK · 2025
Scholarship
$2,350
University of Nebraska-Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025
Scholarships
$2,200
Morningside University · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$2,200
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$2,200
Oral Roberts University · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Scholarship
$2,200
South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$2,200
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,200
University of Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Dakota State University · Madison, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2023
Scholarships
$1,750
Calvin University · Grand Rapids, ID · 2024
Scholarships
$1,750
Olivet Nazarene University · Bourbonnais, IL · 2024
Scholarships
$1,750
Oral Roberts University · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Scholarship
$1,750
University of Nebraska-Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarships
$1,750
Western Iowa Tech Community College · Sioux City, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$1,250
Augustana College · Sioux Falls, SD · 2022
Scholarships
$1,250
Oberlin College · Oberlin, OH · 2022
Scholarships
$1,250
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2022
Scholarships
$1,200
Dakota State University · Madison, SD · 2025
Scholarships
$1,200
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2025
Scholarships
$1,200
Southwest Minnesota State University · Marshall, MN · 2025
Scholarships
$1,200
University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
Brian Cliff University · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$1,000
Western Iowa Tech Community College · Sioux City, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$950
Dakota State University · Madison, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$950
Grove City College · Grove City, PA · 2024
Scholarships
$950
Northwest Iowa Community College · Sheldon, IA · 2024
Scholarships
$950
University of South Dakota · Vermillion, SD · 2024
Scholarships
$750
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Scholarships
$568
Brian Cliff University · Sioux City, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$568
Dakota State University · Madison, SD · 2022
Scholarships

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