Community School Scholarship Fund
Provide educational opportunities through issuance of scholarship awards based on demonstrated need.
Community School Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Community School Scholarship Fund gave $227K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $227K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $227,038
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $227,038
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $227,038
- Total assets
- $4,994,858
- +19.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Community School Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community School Association ($227K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Community School Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $129K (2020) to $227K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $227K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community School Association St. Louis, MO | Scholarships | $227,038 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,994,858 | $504,145 | $227,161 | $227,038 | 1 | $504,145 |
| 2024 | $4,184,832 | $581,801 | $193,276 | $191,964 | 1 | $581,801 |
| 2023 | $3,528,311 | $282,021 | $159,908 | $158,486 | 1 | $282,021 |
| 2022 | $2,691,219 | $-14,035 | $171,378 | $170,091 | 1 | $-14,035 |
| 2021 | $3,826,796 | $228,139 | $154,572 | $152,822 | 1 | $228,139 |
| 2020 | $3,379,425 | $173,453 | $131,138 | $128,725 | 1 | $173,453 |
About Community School Scholarship Fund
Based on IRS filings
Community School Scholarship Fund is a public charity, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $227K. Net investment income was $504K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community School Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne M. McDonnell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John F. McDonnell
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Cooke
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Scott
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Foss
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Mark Schnuck (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Christine Ficker (2020–2021) — Trustee · Filing note: Thru February
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Community School Scholarship Fund
How much does Community School Scholarship Fund give each year?
Community School Scholarship Fund gave $227K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $192K across 1 grant.
How large is Community School Scholarship Fund?
Community School Scholarship Fund reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $504K.
Where does Community School Scholarship Fund operate?
Community School Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Community School Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Community School Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7382761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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