Flegel Scholarship Trust
Flegel Scholarship Trust is a private foundation based in Great Falls, Montana. Its 2025 filing states that trust income is intended to provide annual post-secondary financial aid for students graduating from Linton High School in Linton, North Dakota.
Flegel Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Flegel Scholarship Trust gave $120K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $119,803
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,557
- +27.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,557
- Total assets
- $1,989,717
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Dakota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Flegel Scholarship Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 2309, Great Falls, MT 59403
Phone: (406) 791-7324
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Flegel Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
90 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 90 grants of 90 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The trust’s stated scholarship purpose is for students graduating from Linton High School in Linton, North Dakota. All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in North Dakota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Flegel Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% of 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2019) to $134K (2023). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $120K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 14 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $119,803 |
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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 | $1,989,717 | $140,713 | $147,245 | $119,803 | 14 | $119,803 | $140,713 | $114,595 |
| 2024 | $1,973,626 | $211,601 | $138,238 | $107,056 | 16 | $107,056 | $211,601 | $119,802 |
| 2023 | $1,885,062 | $124,777 | $162,262 | $133,791 | 22 | $133,791 | $124,777 | $107,056 |
| 2022 | $1,920,813 | $47,143 | $146,396 | $118,640 | 12 | $118,640 | $73,260 | $133,791 |
| 2021 | $2,030,658 | $316,950 | $115,692 | $82,279 | 26 | $82,279 | $287,737 | $118,640 |
| 2020 | $1,831,655 | $421,459 | $114,251 | $84,253 | 16 | — | $396,825 | $90,701 |
| 2019 | $1,126,554 | $97,821 | $91,126 | $71,595 | 17 | — | $66,966 | $75,831 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flegel Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $115K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The trust’s stated purpose is to use its income each year for post-secondary financial aid for students graduating from Linton High School. Its 2025 grants were reported as scholarships for higher education to individual recipients.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 14 grants totaling $119,803. Grant amounts ranged from $8,557 to $8,558, with a median of $8,557. The listed grants were to individual recipients in North Dakota for higher-education scholarships.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists MICHAEL SCHIRADO, LINDA KELSCH, DANIEL WEBER, AARON STUCKLE, and SANDY FEIST as directors.
Flegel Scholarship Trust's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aaron Stuckle
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Weber
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Kelsch
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Feist
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Schirado
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Rick Diegel (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Keeney (2021) — Director
- Former: Alan Bjornson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Darick Weber (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Weisser (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Linda Schumacher-Kelsch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandra L. Feist (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Flegel Scholarship Trust
How much does Flegel Scholarship Trust give each year?
Flegel Scholarship Trust gave $120K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $107K across 16 grants.
What is Flegel Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Flegel Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $8,557, and its average grant was $8,557, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Flegel Scholarship Trust give grants?
Flegel Scholarship Trust gives mostly in North Dakota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Flegel Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Flegel Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship for Higher Education" (13 grants).
How large is Flegel Scholarship Trust?
Flegel Scholarship Trust reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $120K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $115K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Flegel Scholarship Trust fund?
The trust’s stated purpose is to use its income each year for post-secondary financial aid for students graduating from Linton High School. Its 2025 grants were reported as scholarships for higher education to individual recipients. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Flegel Scholarship Trust?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Flegel Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Flegel Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6814294. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Flegel Scholarship Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
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