Funding search · EIN 256699434 · Saint Louis, MO
John D Gruwell 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.
- 64
- grants reported
- $189,452
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
- Salisbury University6 grants · $21,500
- University of Maryland College Park5 grants · $16,100
- Towson University4 grants · $16,100
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore4 grants · $15,000
- Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo5 grants · $14,063
- Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo6 grants · $11,855
- Salisbury Univ Fbo Ava Carels2 grants · $7,778
- Salisbury Univ Fbo Destiny Frazier1 grant · $5,778
- Salisbury Univ Fbo Kamryn Boyd1 grant · $5,778
- Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Caro1 grant · $5,778
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $7,000
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,000
Towson University · Towson, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,000
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $5,778
Salisbury Univ Fbo Ava Carels · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Salisbury Univ Fbo Destiny Frazier · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Salisbury Univ Fbo Kamryn Boyd · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Towson Univ Fbo Nathan King · Towson, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Ains · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Caro · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,778
Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,776
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Pear · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $5,000
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
Towson University · Towson, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,000
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,510
Salisbury Univ Fbo Kellanda Dorleans · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,500
Bowie State University · Bowie, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,500
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $4,285
Bowie St Univ Fbo Taylor Dawkins · Bowie, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Salisbury Univ Fbo Mattison Lewis · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Towson Univ Fbo Joelle King · Towson, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Univ of Maryland Eastern Shore Fbo · Princess Anne, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Univ of Maryland Eastern Shore Fbo Ela · Princess Anne, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $4,285
Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,100
Towson University · Towson, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Towson University · Towson, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Ava Carels · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Jordanlyn Reed · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Conn · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,785
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,500
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,500
Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
University of Maryland- Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,285
Salisbury Univ Fbo Allyson Taylor · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,285
Salisbury Univ Fbo Lily Rupp · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,285
Salisbury Univ Fbo Rebecca White · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,285
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Jordanlyn Reed · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Mallory Short · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Violet Clarke · Salisbury, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo · College Park, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland Eastern Shore Fbo · Princess Anne, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Karl Banks · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Mallory Short · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Salisbury Univ Fbo Violet Clark · Salisbury, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Ilsa · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Kile · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Rebe · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Sara · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland College Park Fbo Tany · College Park, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Univ of Maryland- Baltimore County Fbo · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Scholarship
- $600
University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2025
Scholarship
- $600
University of Maryland- Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Scholarship
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