McKnight Orphans Scholarship Fund
Private foundation · Las Vegas, NV · EIN 37-0731401 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Mary Davis McKnight TUW
23grants reported
$6,344median award
$5,000lower quartile
$4,466smallest grant
$166Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in IL. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
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 505
Saint Louis, MO 63166-0505
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 2,647 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth College FBO Rockyen Spinks | Monmouth, IL | $12,000 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Jordan | Galesburg, IL | $10,986 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO | Galesburg, IL | $10,652 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Sharnae | Galesburg, IL | $10,295 |
| Carl Sanddburg College FBO Corey | Galesburg, IL | $9,898 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Jennifer Rice | Galesburg, IL | $9,512 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Jennifer | Galesburg, IL | $8,531 |
| Monmouth College FBO Dalton Parrish | Monmouth, IL | $8,000 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO | Galesburg, IL | $7,932 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Ivy Peed | Galesburg, IL | $7,275 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Brianna | Galesburg, IL | $6,992 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO | Galesburg, IL | $6,344 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Alexander | Galesburg, IL | $6,031 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Taleah | Galesburg, IL | $5,839 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg, IL | $5,606 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Brooklyn | Galesburg, IL | $5,309 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Olivia Wilder | Galesburg, IL | $5,107 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO Dashay Burnet | Galesburg, IL | $5,019 |
| Monmouth College FBO Michael Moreno | Monmouth, IL | $5,000 |
| Monmouth College FBO Rockyen Spinks | Monmouth, IL | $5,000 |
| Mommouth College FBO Michael Moreno | Monmouth, IL | $5,000 |
| Monmouth College FBO Dalton Parrish | Monmouth, IL | $5,000 |
| Carl Sandburg College FBO | Galesburg, IL | $4,466 |
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