Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Underwood, SD EIN: 91-1801994

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New Underwood, SD. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $77K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $45.

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in South Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
+16.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
-16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$77,295
+5.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Dakota (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 Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DeadwoodLeadLeanNemo

How Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving grew 250% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 150% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K2 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$7,000
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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$77,295$11,140$7,000$7,0007$7,000$45$4,657
2024$73,155$18,005$6,181$6,0005$6,000$1,375$3,814
2023$61,331$5,628$4,181$4,0004$4,181$1,139$3,090
2022$62,022$6,105$2,000$2,0002$2,000$2,254$2,897

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund is led by Dean E Orr, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dean E Orr

    President

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry L Orr

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Albers

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund

How much does Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund give each year?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $7K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 5 grants.

What is Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund give grants?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund gives mostly in South Dakota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "College scholarship" (4 grants) and "Scholarship" (3 grants).

How large is Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund reported $77K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New Underwood, SD. It holds $77K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Margery L Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1801994. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 20, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 10, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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