Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation, based in Iola, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 1 grant totaling $73K.
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation at a glance
In short: Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation gave $73K across 1 grant in 2023 (avg $73K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2023)
- $72,500
- +184.3% vs 2022
- Grants made (2023)
- 1
- -97.2% vs 2022
- Average grant
- $72,500
- +10135.3% vs 2022
- Median grant
- $72,500
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.
Who Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
129 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 128 grants of 129 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2023 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation gives
- In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $73K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $73K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $72,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | $7 | $82,561 | $72,500 | 1 | $79,145 | $2,033 |
| 2022 | $82,554 | $622 | $28,493 | $25,500 | 36 | $27,400 | $4,801 |
| 2021 | $111,925 | $765 | $53,820 | $41,450 | 65 | — | $6,825 |
| 2019 | $217,441 | $1,644 | $39,003 | $25,400 | 27 | — | $11,688 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2023 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation is led by Jacque L. Young, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2023 filing
Jacque L. Young
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$5K (2021) → $0 (2023)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $5K, to Jacque L Young (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation
How much does Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation give each year?
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation gave $73K across 1 grant in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it gave $26K across 36 grants.
Where does Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation operate?
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.
How much is Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2023, Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation's EIN?
Blanche E French Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0868018. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 10, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2023
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