Alabama · Private foundation
J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $131k
- Granted FY2021
- 32
- Grants FY2021
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $47,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 28 to 36
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 14
- Total assets, FY2021
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 39% of the organizations J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 28 | $127k | 39% |
| FY2020 | 28 | $128k | 14% |
| FY2019 | 36 | $155k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | $12,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $11,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of South Alabama | $9,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $7,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Samford University | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Yale University | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Huntingdon College | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $5,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 28 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University | $12,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | $11,000 | 3 | n/a |
| University of South Alabama | $9,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $7,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Samford University | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Yale University | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Huntingdon College | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $5,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $3,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mississippi State University | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| California Institute of Technology | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Drury University | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| John Paul The Great Catholic University | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Point University Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuskegee University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Reinhardt University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Northeastern University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Furman University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Vassar College | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Duke University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| LaGrange College | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern State Comm College | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($307k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Council of Independent Colleges · Tulsa Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund
- How much does J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund give?
- J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund reported 32 grants totaling $131,260 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 36 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (99%), Science & Tech (1%).
- Who are J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: Emory University ($13k), Georgia Institute of Technology ($11k), University of South Alabama ($10k).
- Does J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Council of Independent Colleges, Tulsa Community Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund based?
- J a Ophelia Killgore Scholarship Trust Fund is based in AL.
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