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Joel L Gerdes Scholarship Fund: 2 grants to organizations, $15,793 (tax year ended December 2025)
Joel L Gerdes Scholarship Fund, a private foundation in Dixon, IL, paid 2 grants to organizations totaling $15,793 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $9,260 to Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL for educational scholarship.
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- EIN
- 814435021
- Based in
- Dixon, IL
- Assets
- $1,004,380
- Grants paid
- $32,793
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202631279349100533. It reported $32,793 in grants paid; 2 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon, IL | Educational scholarship | $9,260 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | Educational scholarship | $6,533 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202511349349101336. It reported $39,599 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | River Forest, IL | Educational scholarship | $11,533 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Style Hair Academy | Moline, IL | Educational scholarship | $11,533 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Central College | Naperville, IL | Educational scholarship | Education | $11,533 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL | Educational scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $11,533 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $55,392 |
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Updated May 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.