Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Marysville, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $121K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $9K.
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund gave $4K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $880), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,400
- +25.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $880
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,100
- Total assets
- $121,137
- +2.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $6K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $4,400 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $121,137 | $9,677 | $7,298 | $4,400 | 5 | $6,549 | $8,961 | $6,767 |
| 2024 | $118,756 | $6,419 | $6,392 | $3,500 | 4 | $5,645 | $2,372 | $6,403 |
| 2023 | $118,729 | $1,255 | $7,972 | $5,520 | 5 | $7,256 | $2,322 | $6,110 |
| 2022 | $125,450 | $10,209 | $7,559 | $5,670 | 4 | $7,001 | $9,765 | $6,803 |
| 2021 | $122,802 | $8,606 | $6,183 | $4,340 | 5 | — | $8,167 | $6,987 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is The Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
The Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $3K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to The Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund
How much does Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund give each year?
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund gave $4K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 4 grants.
What is Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,100, and its average grant was $880, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund give grants?
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Kansas: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Nebraska (25%).
Does Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship Forsecondaryeducation" (3 grants).
How large is Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund?
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund reported $121K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Edna McCrary Wendele Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1059280. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 20, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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