Edmund F Maxwell Foundation C/O William W Lin Trustee Grants

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

The Edmund Maxwell Foundation

Address

Po Box 55548 Seattle, WA, 981550548

Phone

(206) 934-0809

Email

SUPPORT@MAXWELL.ORG

Deadlines

Applications are due May 29, 2026. The supplemental materials are due May 29, 2026.

Application materials

Applications must be submitted online at www.maxwell.org. The application requires the following materials to be uploaded along with the application: extracurricular, personal, and volunteer activities; work experience; and personal statement in form of an essay. Additional materials that must be included are high school transcripts, sat/act score report, and financial aid worksheet.

Restrictions

Financial aid of up to $5,000 per year is offered to freshmen starting college. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years for a total of up to $20,000. Scholarships go to students to attend accredited private colleges or universities and who are bona fide residents of western washington. It is anticipated that scholarships for the academic year (other than renewals of previously awarded scholarships) will be limited to entering freshmen, who have demonstrated financial need.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Edmund F Maxwell Foundation C/O William W Lin Trustee gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (246 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Edmund F Maxwell Foundation C/O William W Lin Trustee'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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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