Ea Mellinger Educational Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-2428421 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $2.3M
- Grants reported
- 1,138
- Median grant
- $2.1K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 582 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 556 | $1.1M |
Where Ea Mellinger Educational Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIU SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING CLINIC | MACOMB, IL | GRANT | 2024 | $20K |
| MONMOUTH COLLEGE | MONMOUTH, IL | GRANT | 2024 | $20K |
| MONMOUTH COLLEGE | MONMOUTH, IL | GRANT | 2025 | $15K |
| CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | GALESBURG, IL | GRANT | 2024 | $15K |
| CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | GALESBURG, IL | GRANT | 2025 | $15K |
| WIU SPEECH LANGUAGE HEARING CLINIC | MACOMB, IL | GRANT | 2025 | $15K |
| FARWELL COURTNEY | ORION, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $10K |
| ALCALA CARLOS DANIEL | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $6.2K |
| BLEEDING & CLOTTING DISORDERS INSTITUTE | PEORIA, IL | GRANT | 2024 | $5K |
| GREENMAN GANON | ALPHA, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $5K |
| INMAN ANN ASTASIA | MACOMB, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $4.2K |
| STEWART BLAKE R | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $4.1K |
| BURNETT ALYCEA | GALESBURG, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.9K |
| LUMBECK ANDY NEAL | OQUAWKA, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.6K |
| PARRISH DALTON | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.6K |
| SMITH ADDELINE G | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.6K |
| DONOVAN GRACE LYNN | EAST GALESBURG, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.1K |
| FINNICUM ALEXIS JORDAN | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $3.1K |
| ALMAGUER AYDEN L | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $3K |
| MURRAY CADEN | ALEXIS, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $3K |
| MCGARRY JACOB HUNTER | WATAGA, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $3K |
| DUNN MADILYNN | WILLIAMSPORT, PA | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $3K |
| CHAVEZ BRIANA S | GALESBURG, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $3K |
| RUSSELL CARTER WILLIAM | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $2.9K |
| HIGBEE MADELYNN SUE | MONMOUTH, IL | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $2.9K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- SELECTION COMMITTEE
- Address
- 1025 EAST BROADWAY MONMOUTH, IL, 61462
- Phone
- 3097342419
- Deadlines
- MAY 1 OF EACH YEAR
- Application materials
- APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM, A PARENTS' STATEMENT OF INCOME AND THE FAFSA STUDENT AID REPORT (SAR) PAGE SHOWING THE EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION (EFC). IN ADDITION, APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.MELLINGER.ORG.
- Restrictions
- SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS MADE BY THE MELLINGER FOUNDATION ARE AWARDED DURING THE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING HELD IN JUNE. A GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF WARREN COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING 5 COUNTIES IS IN PLACE AND ONLY CANDIDATES FROM THOSE COUNTIES ARE GIVEN CONSIDERATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE APPLICANTS AND AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON THE CRITERIA OF THE FOUNDATION. THE MELLINGER FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OR ACCREDITED AND/OR RECOGNIZED VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE FOUNDATION CHOOSES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PRIMARILY BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FINANCIAL NEED.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Ea Mellinger Educational Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.