William C Ptacek Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oakes, ND EIN: 20-2069644

William C Ptacek Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Oakes, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $6K.

William C Ptacek Scholarship at a glance

In short: William C Ptacek Scholarship gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$1,000
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$58,985
+4.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
North 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 William C Ptacek Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Oakes

How William C Ptacek Scholarship gives

  • Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. 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$6K4 grants2020 0 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
6 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,000
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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 Income
2025$58,985$9,018$6,702$6,0006$6,000$6,174
2024$56,669$5,057$660———$3,738
2023$52,272$3,170$1,623$1,0001$1,000$1,778
2022$50,725$4,502$5,555$5,0005$5,000$3,218
2021$51,778$2,684$529———$2,155
2020$49,623$2,632$4,536$4,0004—$2,096

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William C Ptacek Scholarship is led by Nancy K. Janneck, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy K. Janneck

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas L. Ptacek

    V.p. & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Lorraine Ptacek

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: James D. Ptacek (2020–2023) — Trustee

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 William C Ptacek Scholarship

How much does William C Ptacek Scholarship give each year?

William C Ptacek Scholarship gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is William C Ptacek Scholarship's typical grant size?

William C Ptacek Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does William C Ptacek Scholarship give grants?

William C Ptacek Scholarship gives mostly in North Dakota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does William C Ptacek Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on William C Ptacek Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Music Scholarship" (6 grants).

How large is William C Ptacek Scholarship?

William C Ptacek Scholarship reported $59K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $9K.

What is William C Ptacek Scholarship?

William C Ptacek Scholarship is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Oakes, ND. It holds $59K in total assets as of 2025.

What is William C Ptacek Scholarship's EIN?

William C Ptacek Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2069644. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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