Bernice Gotaas Scholarship Fund
Private foundation · Mountain Home, AR · EIN 46-1278964 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$4,700median award
$1,750lower quartile
$800smallest grant
$481Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $13K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1906
Mountain Home, AR 72654-1906
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uca | Conway, AR | $61,750 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $52,550 |
| Ark Tech University | Russellville, AR | $36,250 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $35,200 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $34,750 |
| Uca | Conway, AR | $30,100 |
| Ark Tech University | Russellville, AR | $17,900 |
| Uca | Conway, AR | $17,125 |
| Asu-Mountain Home | Mountain Home, AR | $16,000 |
| Asu-Mountain Home | Mountain Home, AR | $15,100 |
| Asu-Mountain Home | Mountain Home, AR | $12,100 |
| North Ark College | Harrison, AR | $10,800 |
| Williams Baptist Colleg | Walnut Ridge, AR | $9,650 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $9,625 |
| Ark State University | Jonesboro, AR | $9,600 |
| North Ark College | Harrison, AR | $9,200 |
| Ark State University | Jonesboro, AR | $6,700 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR | $5,900 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR | $5,400 |
| Ark State University | Jonesboro, AR | $5,300 |
| Lyon College | Batesville, AR | $4,925 |
| Embry-Riddle Aero | Daytona Beach, FL | $4,925 |
| Ark Tech University | Russellville, AR | $4,800 |
| North Ark College | Harrison, AR | $4,800 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $4,700 |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR | $4,700 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | $4,600 |
| Southern Ark University | Magnolia, AR | $4,200 |
| William Woods Universit | Fulton, MO | $3,225 |
| John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR | $3,000 |
| Southern Ark University | Magnolia, AR | $3,000 |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR | $2,950 |
| Southern Ark University | Magnolia, AR | $2,950 |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR | $2,900 |
| Embry-Riddle Aero | Daytona Beach, FL | $2,900 |
| Ottawa University | Ottawa, KS | $2,900 |
| Central Baptist College | Conway, AR | $1,750 |
| Williams Baptist U | Walnut Ridge, AR | $1,750 |
| Labette Community Coll | Parsons, KS | $1,750 |
| Ottawa University | Ottawa, KS | $1,700 |
| Lyon College | Batesville, AR | $1,700 |
| New Beginnings School | Harrison, AR | $1,600 |
| Missouri St University | Springfield, MO | $1,500 |
| Missouri St University | Springfield, MO | $1,500 |
| Henderson St University | Arkadelphia, AR | $1,200 |
| Embry-Riddle Aero | Daytona Beach, FL | $1,200 |
| Ottawa University | Ottawa, KS | $1,200 |
| Henderson St University | Arkadelphia, AR | $1,200 |
| New Beginnings School | Harrison, AR | $800 |
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