Michael Lascaris Scholarship

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-7144785

The Michael Lascaris Scholarship Trust is a private foundation based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization operates as a scholarship-granting entity focused on supporting educational initiatives and student financial aid.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$206K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$103K

+0.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The trust's primary grantmaking focuses on:

  • Education
  • Scholarships & Student Financial Aid

Grantmaking

The foundation maintains an active grantmaking program, though specific application procedures and deadlines are not documented in available sources.

Review Cycle

are not documented in available sources.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Chicago, Illinois and operates from that location.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Metric Amount
Total Assets $1,975,254
Total Annual Giving $206,400
Typical Grant Award $103,200

Financial data is based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing from 2024.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$52K$103K$155K$206K2 grants2020174 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

DESSY TOPOUZIDES INSTITU…$103KESTIA NEAS SMYRNIS ENGLI…$103K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

50<$50K$50–100K8$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Sarah Severson - Listed at the organization's address (233 S Wacker Dr, Suite 710, Chicago, Illinois 60606)

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KOULA PAGONISTRUSTEE$35KEVANGELIA LAIOUPROGRAM MANAGER$26KDARSIE BOWDENTRUSTEE$2KCONSTANTINE METAXASTRUSTEE$2KTHEODORE RODES JRTRUSTEE$2KJOHN RELIASTRUSTEE$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KOULA PAGONISTRUSTEE5$34,500
EVANGELIA LAIOUPROGRAM MANAGER40$25,709
DARSIE BOWDENTRUSTEE1$2,000
CONSTANTINE METAXASTRUSTEE1$2,000
THEODORE RODES JRTRUSTEE1$2,000
JOHN RELIASTRUSTEE1$2,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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