Jerry D Lenon Memorial Scholarship Trust

In filing year 2024, the trust reported 33 grants totaling $117,985. Grants ranged from $491 to $8,000, with a median of $2,500. Its largest reported grants were $8,000, $7,500, and $7,494, each for a college scholarship to an individual recipient in Indiana.

The trust’s 2023 filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It describes an application process for eligible students at Carroll Jr-Sr High School or Delphi Community High School, including current scholarship recipients seeking renewal. Applicants had to be graduating by the end of summer school of the academic year, be accepted as full-time students in a bachelor’s program at an accredited public or private college or university, and begin studies by the following fall. The filing also lists a restriction concerning family relationships to members of the scholarship selection committee.

The filing says applications were available in the guidance offices at the two schools. Required materials included a personal data sheet, family resources form, community/work/school activities form, two recommendation request forms with letters, academic certification form, student/parent/guardian certification and agreements form, and a career and ability essay outline. Applicants also had to include an official transcript with SAT and/or ACT scores and a FAFSA SARS report on expected family contribution.