Private foundation · EIN 41-1288761 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust Aka Marion W Meining Trust

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (Fall of senior year in high school) and its median grant is $3,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 47 grants paid, $281K total, median $3,000. 34% of grants stayed in Minnesota. Stated restrictions: Graduates of duluth high schools

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
47
$281K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in MN
34%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Fall of senior year in high school
Assets
$4.5M

How to apply

Application forms are available from and submitted to duluth high school counselors Contact: US Bank, 130 W Superior St, Duluth, Mn, 2187232914 Deadlines: Fall of senior year in high school Restrictions: Graduates of duluth high schools

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Wisconsin MadisonMadison, WIScholarships$38K
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MNScholarships$26K
University of Minnesota Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MNScholarships$18K
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MNScholarships$13K
University of Mn DuluthDuluth, MNScholarships$10K
Montana State UniversityBozeman, MTScholarships$10K
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTScholarships$10K
University of Mn Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MNScholarships$9,000
Smith CollegeNorthhampton, MEScholarships$8,000
University of Minnesota DuluthDuluth, MNScholarships$6,000
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt Peter, MNScholarships$5,500
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, MEScholarships$5,000
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, INScholarships$5,000
University of Wisconsin- MadisonMadison, WIScholarships$5,000
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MAScholarships$5,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NYScholarships$5,000
Purdue UniversityGoshen, INScholarships$5,000
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OHScholarships$5,000
Depaul UniversityChicago, ILScholarships$5,000
Macalester CollegeSt Paul, MNScholarships$5,000
St Catherine UniversitySt Paul, MNScholarships$5,000
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLScholarships$5,000
Concordia CollegeDuluth, MNScholarships$5,000
University of North DakotaGrand Forks, NDScholarships$3,000
Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MIScholarships$3,000
Winona State UniversityWinona, MNScholarships$3,000
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WAScholarships$3,000
Saint Michaels CollegeColchester, VTScholarships$3,000
College of St ScholasticaDuluth, MNScholarships$3,000
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYScholarships$3,000
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NYScholarships$3,000
University of Wisconsin River FallsRiver Falls, WIScholarships$3,000
University of St ThomasSt Paul, MNScholarships$3,000
Bethel UniversitySt Paul, MNScholarships$3,000
College of Saint BenedictSt Joseph, MNScholarships$3,000
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCScholarships$3,000
The University of MontanaMissoula, MTScholarships$3,000
Chapman UniversityOrange, CAScholarships$3,000
Cal Poly CorporationSan Luis Obispo, CAScholarships$3,000
University of South FloridaAtlanta, GAScholarships$2,500
Bates CollegeLewiston, MEScholarships$2,500
Union CollegeBarbourville, KYScholarships$2,500
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MAScholarships$2,500
University of Mn Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MNScholarships$2,500
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, COScholarships$2,500
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CAScholarships$2,500
Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WIScholarships$2,500

By state: Minnesota 16 · Wisconsin 4 · Maine 3 · Montana 2 · Vermont 2 · New York 3

About this foundation

Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust Aka Marion W Meining Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Paul, Minnesota, administered in care of First Bank Na Duluth, tax-exempt since 1977. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust Aka Marion W Meining Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Application forms are available from and submitted to duluth high school counselors Deadlines: Fall of senior year in high school.

How much does Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust Aka Marion W Meining Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $281K across 47 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Whiteside Scholarship Fund Trust Aka Marion W Meining Trust give?

Minnesota (16 grants), Wisconsin (4 grants), Maine (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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