Reynolds-barwick Scholarship Fund

WATSEKA, IL EIN: 37-6245457

The Reynolds-Barwick Scholarship Fund is an independent foundation established in 1985 and located in Watseka, Illinois. The organization provides scholarship awards to high school graduates in Iroquois County, Illinois.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.2M

+17.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$200K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

20

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+5.0% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The fund's primary purpose is to award scholarships to one high school graduate in each of the ten high schools in Iroquois County, Illinois. The scholarship program targets local students pursuing higher education.

Grantmaking

The fund distributes scholarships on a structured basis, awarding one scholarship per high school across the ten high schools in Iroquois County. This results in approximately ten scholarship awards annually to local high school graduates.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Reynolds-Barwick Scholarship Fund focuses exclusively on Iroquois County, Illinois, with scholarships distributed to graduates from the county's ten high schools.

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

AshkumBeavervilleBuckleyChabanseChebanseCissna ParkCliftonCrescent CityDanforthDonovanDonvanGilmanHoopestonLodaMartintonMilfordOnargaPapineauSheldonThawville

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$64K$129K$193K$258K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,249,663$4,486,832$5,930,733
Revenue$116,457$145,714$176,246
Expenses$233,590$234,145$201,522
Qualifying Distributions$200,000$200,000$188,973
Net Investment Income$13,863$15,624$14,478
Distributable Amount$236,010$198,704$197,214

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K13 grants202023 grants202121 grants202221 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Emmalee Bruens$10KRylee Thompson$10KEvan LaBelle$10KMargaret Dickte$10KEmma McEwen$10KAnna Mc Ewen$10KHunter Mowery$10KMadyson Bennett$10KJacquilne Pina$10KDean Clendenen$10K

Grant Size Distribution

98 grants across all recorded years

98<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

No officer/director data available.

Recent Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The fund's operations are supported by asset management through The First Trust and Savings Bank, which serves as successor trustee of the Laura Reynolds Barwick Testamentary Trust. Recent farmland asset sales have been conducted to provide ongoing funding for the scholarship program's continuation.

Reynolds-Barwick Academic Scholarship recipients announced

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

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