Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust
Eagan, MN · EIN 41-1288761. Reported 200 grants totalling $1,224,176 to 92 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. Whiteside Scholarship Fund 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $44,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $143,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin- Madison | Madison, WI | $90,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield, MN | $79,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Carleton College | Northfield, MN | $71,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Mn Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton, WI | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Saint Peter, MN | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $34,999 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Purdue University | Goshen, IN | $23,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Duluth Superior Area Community Foundatio | Duluth, MN | $18,677 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| College of St Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Concordia College | Moorhead, MN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Mn Duluth | Duluth, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, ME | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| College of Saint Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Loyola Univeristy | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Catherine University | Cloquet, MN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Union College | Barbourville, KY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee, WI | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pomona College | Claremont, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Academy Hall Rpi | Troy, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union College | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union College | Schenecrady, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William & Mary College | Williamsburg, VA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutgers University | Piscataway, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethel University | Saint Paul, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cal Poly Corporation | San Luis Obispo, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Michaels College | Colchester, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The University of Montana | Missoula, MT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin River Falls | River Falls, WI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Winona State University | Winona, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| George Washington Universitu | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Geroge Washington University | Washington DC, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knox College | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina State University | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific University Oregon | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unc at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Duluth, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of South Florida | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of South Florida | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute of Technology | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutgers the State University of Nj | North Brunswick, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of Art Inst-Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
45 of 92 (49%) 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 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 101 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 | 41 | $278,400 | $4,500 |
| 2022 | 40 | $256,610 | $4,750 |
| 2023 | 40 | $212,833 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 32 | $195,833 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 47 | $280,500 | $3,000 |
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
42% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. 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 $5,000. 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 Minnesota.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Whiteside Scholarship Fund 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: Po Box 64193, Eagan, MN, 55164. 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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