John R Lucash Scholarship Trust
Birmingham, AL · EIN 37-6342883. Reported 115 grants totalling $257,644 to 78 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. John R Lucash Scholarship Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $853. Half of everything it gave fell between $790 and $1,706; the smallest was $720 and the largest $20,470. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville, IL | $50,795 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $35,715 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,120 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $10,450 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southern Illinois Unversity Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL | $10,045 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsvill | Edwardsville, IL | $9,320 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Murray State University | Murray, KY | $8,188 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Mississippi | University, MS | $8,001 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Illinois Univerisity-Edwardsvil | Edwardsville, IL | $6,824 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | $5,656 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mckendree University | Lebanon, IL | $5,521 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Illinois University | Urbana, IL | $5,090 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Illinois State University | Normal, IL | $4,076 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville, IL | $4,031 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, MO | $3,412 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lindenwood University | St Charles, MO | $3,170 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Missouri Columbia | Coulmbia, MO | $3,160 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Missouri State University Office of Admissions | Springfield, MO | $2,559 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | $2,470 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southeastern Missouri State | Cape Girardeau, MO | $2,370 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $2,355 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $2,280 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | $1,706 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia, IL | $1,643 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Alabama Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $1,635 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,598 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lewis & Clark Community College | Godfrey, IL | $1,535 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Missouri Baptist University | St Louis, MO | $1,535 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $1,490 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kennelwood Academy | Union, MO | $1,490 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $1,490 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Park University | Parkville, MO | $890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | $890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wyoming | Casper, WY | $890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $890 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aesthetics Institute | St Louis, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Central College | Union, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fontbonne University | St Louis, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gorgetown Universtiy | Washington, DC | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morehead State University | Morehead, KY | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paul Mitchell School-St Louis | St Louis, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rend Lake College | Ina, IL | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeast Lineman Training Center | Trenton, GA | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Community College | St Louis, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis University | St Louis, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, AL | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Missouri Office of Financial Aid - Scholarships | Columbia, MO | $853 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darke University | Des Moines, IA | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston, IL | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ideal Aviation | Sauget, IL | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Minnesota West Foundation | Pipestone, MN | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Missouri S and T | Rolla, MO | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Louis University | St Louis, MO | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $790 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Butler University | Indianapolis, IN | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goldfarb School of Nursing | St Louis, MO | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lalkeland College | Mattoon, IL | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loras College | Dubuque, IA | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State University | Lansing, MI | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ranken Technical College | St Louis, MO | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Missouri St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee at Martin | Martin, TN | $745 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenville University | Greenville, IL | $720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kishwaukee College | Matla, IL | $720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $720 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
23 of 78 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 43%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 59 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $49,474 | $853 |
| 2022 | 14 | $58,740 | $890 |
| 2023 | 11 | $50,400 | $2,880 |
| 2024 | 32 | $46,935 | $745 |
| 2025 | 27 | $52,095 | $790 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
44% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $853. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from John R Lucash Scholarship Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 11647, Birmingham, AL, 35202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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