Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund is a private foundation based in Macomb, Illinois. Its 2025 filing says the trust awarded scholarships to individuals.
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund gave $24K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,000
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $166,186
- -8.5% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund
- How to Apply
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The filing says the Canton High School guidance office administers applications. Applicants must be Canton High School graduates enrolled in a four-year college program.
- Review Cycle
- April 15. This date has passed for 2026.
- Deadline
- April 15.
- Contact
Application contact: Principal Cusd 66
Mailing address: 1001 N Main St, Canton, IL 61520
Phone: (309) 647-1820
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
38 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 38 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Illinois. The listed 2025 scholarship recipients were in Canton, Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 141% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $24K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $24K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $24,000 |
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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 | $166,186 | $11,964 | $27,407 | $24,000 | 12 | $24,000 | $7,327 | $16,969 |
| 2024 | $181,620 | $9,877 | $25,992 | $22,500 | 9 | $22,500 | $6,495 | $15,738 |
| 2023 | $197,762 | $20,866 | $21,346 | $17,500 | 7 | $17,500 | $12,260 | $20,529 |
| 2022 | $198,299 | $19,186 | $28,664 | $23,710 | 6 | $23,710 | $16,309 | $15,487 |
| 2021 | $207,804 | $24,372 | $13,853 | $10,500 | 4 | $10,500 | $21,373 | $20,520 |
| 2020 | $193,773 | $3,060 | $12,651 | $10,000 | 4 | — | $3,551 | $14,752 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The filing does not state a broader mission. It identifies scholarships to individuals as the fund’s direct charitable activity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund awarded 12 scholarships totaling $24,000. Each award was $2,000. Recipients included three individual recipients, each of Canton, Illinois, who received $2,000 for a scholarship.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Midamerica National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Midamerica National Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$2K (2020) → $3K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Midamerica National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund
How much does Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund give each year?
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund gave $24K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 9 grants.
What is Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,000, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund give grants?
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (12 grants).
How large is Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund?
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund reported $166K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund fund?
The filing does not state a broader mission. It identifies scholarships to individuals as the fund’s direct charitable activity. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund?
The filing says the Canton High School guidance office administers applications. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Laws-Tuell Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6356001. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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