How much funding does Fanchon B. Smith Scholarship Grant provide?

Fanchon B. Smith Scholarship Grant provides US $600 in funding.

When is the deadline for Fanchon B. Smith Scholarship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Fanchon B. Smith Scholarship Grant

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc

Foundation Grants for Education

Funding Amount

US $600

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

New or continuing adult students (22 years or older) who will be attending a 2-year or 4-year UW institution Pursuing any major including undeclared
Minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA
Financial need will be considered

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Loss of Eligibility:Failure to register as a part-time or full-time student at a UW institution.

Overview

The Fanchon B. Smith Scholarship, established in 2013 by the Carla and Todd Rabe Family and the James and Fanchon Smith Family, supports non-traditional students pursuing higher education. With a non-renewable award of $600, this scholarship is aimed at adult learners aged 22 and older attending 2-year or 4-year UW institutions. Eligibility includes a minimum 2.75 GPA and consideration of financial need, fostering educational opportunities in the Fox Valley Region.

We do this by connecting individual gifts to nonprofits through grants.
These funds generate grants for the long-term benefit of the people of the Fox Valley region of Wisconsin.
Established in 2013 by the Carla and Todd Rabe Family and the James and Fanchon Smith Family for a nontraditional student.
Award Amount
One non-renewable $600 award for cost of attendance, payable during the fall semester.

Eligibility

New or continuing adult students (22 years or older) who will be attending a 2-year or 4-year UW institution Pursuing any major including undeclared

Ineligibility

Loss of Eligibility:Failure to register as a part-time or full-time student at a UW institution.

What Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 448
Total given: $32.37M
Median grant: $25K
Range: $5,073–$5.84M

By dollars: Wisconsin 88%, Texas 3%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: Appleton, WI; Neenah, WI; Menasha, WI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

The Trout Museum of Art · Appleton, WI

Arts, culture & humanities

$5.84M
Pillars · Appleton, WI

Housing & shelter

$1.32M
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley · Appleton, WI

Housing & shelter, philanthropy, voluntarism, youth development

$1.05M
University of North Texas Foundation · Denton, TX

Education

$1M
Friends of Appleton Library Incorporated · Appleton, WI

Education

$734K