The Darcy Lynn Dengel Foundation Inc

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $39,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $2,000. The largest listed awards were $15,000 to an individual recipient, $5,000 to an individual recipient, and $4,000 to Carroll College. Other listed recipients included Gonzaga University, Grand Canyon University, Lewis-Clark State College, Minot State University, Northern Arizona University, an individual recipient State University, the University of Arizona, and Purdue Global University.

The foundation’s website describes its scholarship as currently $2,000 per year, applied to books and tuition, with lifetime maximums of $7,000 for undergraduates and $4,000 for graduate students. It says awards are renewable but not automatic and that it strives to award ten new scholarships each year; the amount and number of awards may change.

The 2025 filing says applicants must submit a completed application, acceptance into the upper division of an accredited Montana college of nursing or a master’s-level program, a transcript showing at least a 2.75 GPA from the last two years of academic study if that study occurred within the last five years, three recommendation letters, and a letter describing how the applicant has helped and plans to improve health care in their community. The filing lists no restrictions on awards. The website describes eligibility for students pursuing nursing degrees and says applications must include grade documentation.