Funding search · EIN 376185245 · Paris, IL

McClain 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.

137
grants reported
$543,127
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$4,600
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

scholarship

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Katelyn Littleton6 grants · $16,075
  • Nathan York4 grants · $14,600
  • Macy Mitchell4 grants · $14,600
  • Maecy Johnson3 grants · $13,600
  • Olivia Theirl3 grants · $13,600
  • Josephine Carroll3 grants · $13,600
  • Kacey Newhart3 grants · $13,600
  • Zoe Sanders3 grants · $13,600
  • Lane Happ3 grants · $12,600
  • Hana Gillaspie3 grants · $12,600

Giving over time

$144,398
2022
$161,141
2023
$107,743
2024
$129,845
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 137 grants.

  • $8,000

    Desha Lankster · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $7,333

    Wyatt Gilbert · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,416

    Natalee Gough · Mattoon, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,193

    Kymberley Klyaic · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Abby Sanders · Normal, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Bryan Kohlmmeyer · West Lafayette, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Delilah Bradley · Urbana, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Elliot David · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Hana Gillaspie · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Josephine Carroll · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kayla Cusick · Lynchburg, VA · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Lane Happ · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Peyton Reasor · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Vivian Moore · Huntington, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Zoe Sanders · Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Brandon Foster · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Alex Turner · Normal, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Bailey Aitken · Marion, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Cooper Block · Champaign, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Dawson Labaw · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Eli Johnson · Mattoon, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Elizabeth Rose · Mattoon, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Emilie Trapp · Champaign, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Emma Scott · Charleston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Gracie Rhoads · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Gwenn Morris · Charleston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Hallee Watters · Jacksonville, AL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Hope Gillaspie · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Jenna Lawson · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kacey Newhart · Charleston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Katelynn Francis · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kelsey Nichols · Robinson, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kelsie Crampton · Terre Haute, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kelsie Dosch · Mattoon, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Macy Mitchell · Charleston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Maecy Johnson · Vincennes, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Nathan York · Marion, IN · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Olivia Theirl · Charleston, IL · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Riley Spencer · Arbor, MI · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $4,722

    Kelsie Dosch · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,619

    Elizabeth Rose · Mattoon, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Alyssa Reed · West Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Aubrey Sanders · Peoria, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Brady Crippes · Edwardsville, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Bryan Kohlmeyer · Vincennes, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Calista Heiser · West Lafayette, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Caradan Hoffman · Evansville, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Gwenn Morris · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Hana Gillaspie · Mattoon, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Hope Gillaspie · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Isabella Carroll · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Jeffrey Bennett · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Josephine Carroll · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Kacey Newhart · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Kaleb Kelly · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Kimber Calvert · Monmouth, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Lane Happ · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Lia Rigdon · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    MacKenzie Martin · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Macy Mitchell · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Maecy Johnson · Vincennes, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Max Moody · Edwardsville, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    McKinsey Tate · Stillwater, OK · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Nathan York · Marion, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Olivia Theirl · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Peyton Reasor · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Reese Anderson · Champaign, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Riley Spencer · Arbor, MI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Robert Rollins Iii · Charleston, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Savanna Reed · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Shayne Erin Smith · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Sydney Martin · West Des Moines, IA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,600

    Zoe Sanders · Terre Haute, IN · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Addison Martin · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Brady Crippes · Charleston, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Charlie North · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Grant North · Champaign, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Ian Theirl · Carbondale, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Katelyn Littleton · Mattoon, IL · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Piper Knight · Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Sara Goss · Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Shayne Smith · Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Braylon Nugent · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Emma Campbell · Terre Haute, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Jeffrey Bennett · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Josephine Carroll · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Josie Armstrong · Mattoon, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Kacey Newhart · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Kaleb Kelly · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Katelyn Littleton · Mattoon, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Macy Mitchell · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Madalyn Jana Crunk · Mattoon, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Maecy Johnson · Vincennes, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    McKinsey Tate · Stillwater, OK · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Nathan York · Marion, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Olivia Theirl · Charleston, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Piper Knight · Terre Haute, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Wyatt Gilbert · Mattoon, IL · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $4,000

    Zoe Sanders · Terre Haute, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $3,650

    Katelyn Littleton · Mattoon, IL · 2023

    Scholarship

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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.