Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Baraboo, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $51K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K. Net investment income was $8K.
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $51,487
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (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 Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $1,000 |
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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 | $51,487 | $9,549 | $1,393 | $1,000 | 1 | $7,549 |
| 2024 | $43,331 | $2,005 | $2,476 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,005 |
| 2023 | $43,802 | $1,514 | $1,349 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,514 |
| 2022 | $43,637 | $684 | $1,333 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,705 |
| 2021 | $44,286 | $1,297 | $1,434 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,297 |
| 2020 | $44,423 | $20,930 | $1,410 | $1,000 | 1 | $2,430 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Koomar
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Koomar
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scot Carder
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund
How much does Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund give each year?
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.
How large is Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund?
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund reported $51K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $10K.
What is Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund?
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Baraboo, WI. It holds $51K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund operate?
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Joseph B Koomar Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3713919. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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