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Memorial Classic Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 47-1823158 Website

The organization exists to provide funding to scholarship granting 501 c3 organizations in the death care industry.

Memorial Classic Inc at a glance

In short: Memorial Classic Inc gave $120K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$120,000
+59.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,000
+6.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$55,000
Total assets
$360,462
+55.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Memorial Classic Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Funeral Services Foundation: $60KFuneral Services Foundation$60KICCFA University: $55KICCFA University$55KSelected Independent Funeral Homes: $5KSelected Independent FuneralHomes$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Funeral Services Foundation ($60K). Together the top 3 received $120K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 11 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

BrookfieldSterlingLincolnshire

How Memorial Classic Inc gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2021) to $210K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $120K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Funeral Services Foundation Brookfield, WIEducation assistance$60,000
ICCFA University Sterling, VAEducation assistance$55,000
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Lincolnshire, ILEducation resources$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$360,462$158,139$122,435$120,0003—
2024$232,608$95,483$77,690$75,2752—
2023$222,541$164,049$106,230$103,1602—
2022$91,069$151,479$210,935$210,0002$55
2021$150,525$24,057$30,774$24,0002$57
2020$157,242$93,924$50,945$50,0002$95

About Memorial Classic Inc

Based on IRS filings

Memorial Classic Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $360K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $120K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Memorial Classic Inc is led by Jacob Johnson, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jacob Johnson

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Waring

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Dinerstein

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Ekins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Cutter

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas Johnson (2020–2023) — Director

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 Memorial Classic Inc

How much does Memorial Classic Inc give each year?

Memorial Classic Inc gave $120K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 2 grants.

What is Memorial Classic Inc's typical grant size?

Memorial Classic Inc's median grant in 2025 was $55,000, and its average grant was $40,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Memorial Classic Inc give grants?

Memorial Classic Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (46%).

Does Memorial Classic Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Memorial Classic Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Memorial Classic Inc?

Memorial Classic Inc reported $360K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $158K.

What is Memorial Classic Inc?

Memorial Classic Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $360K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Memorial Classic Inc's EIN?

Memorial Classic Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1823158. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 8, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 22, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 27, 2021)

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