Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc

Public charity · Grantmaker Spicer, MN EIN: 41-1412727

The organization's purpose is to annually honor scholastic achievement by awarding scholarships to willmar senior high students to be used for their post secondary education.

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc at a glance

In short: Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$30,000
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$210,357
-11.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Community Giving: $30KCommunity Giving$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Community Giving ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Saint Cloud

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Giving Saint Cloud, MNEducational Assistance$30,000
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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$210,357$91,453$119,298$30,0001$9,992
2024$238,203$93,137$56,991——$197
2023$200,898$73,822$77,283——$209
2022$209,618$59,750$49,610——$65
2021$219,721$88,839$52,365——$4,841
2020$169,580$41,487$44,501——$-1,995
2019$161,626$45,781$46,334——$684

About Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc

Based on IRS filings

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc is a public charity, based in Spicer, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $210K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $10K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc is led by Mary Sawatzky, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Sawatzky

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Hess

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Stevens

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Bos

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Schmitz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Tollefson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steph Slagter

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Deboer Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Coquyt

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Halverson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaime Larson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Johannes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deb Zinda Hanson

    Treasurer

    Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Hanson

    Vice Chair

    Director → Co - Vice Ch, 2022

    Co - Vice Ch → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Smith

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Jenn Serbus (2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Carol Maursetter (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Deb Willis (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Heidi Dahline (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: James Miller (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joanna Schrupp (2021) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Strand (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Shari Courtney (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tom Deboer Sr. (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc

How much does Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc give each year?

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc?

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc reported $210K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $91K.

Where does Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc operate?

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc has awarded grants in Minnesota.

What is Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc's EIN?

Willmar Civic Scholarship Assoc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1412727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)

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