Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Paris, IL EIN: 37-6265089

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Paris, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17K in total assets. In 2025, it made $957 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $88.

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship at a glance

Total assets
$16,904
-4.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,046
+22.6% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$957
-3.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,915
-0.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

ChampaignCharlestonIndianapolisNormalRock Island

How Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 89% 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

$0$200$400$6000 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50 (2024) to $500 (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$50
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$16,904$1,046$1,915——$957$88$1,071
2024$17,773$853$1,930$501$990—$1,040
2023$18,850$837$2,154$3002$1,218—$1,003
2022$20,167$2,228$2,256$5002$1,376$1,354$1,150
2021$20,195$880$1,466———$430$1,188

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship's only listed officer is Prospect Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Prospect Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $900 (2021) → $1K (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

Prospect Bank — Trustee: $1KProspect BankTrustee$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Prospect Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship

How large is Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship?

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship reported $17K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $957 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (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.

Where does Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship operate?

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana.

What is Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship's EIN?

Lenore Dickson Medical Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6265089. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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