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THE WALTER JONES JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND NFP: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE WALTER JONES JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND NFP (EIN 88-3204283)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2025-03-24
IRS object ID
202500839349300825
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-03-24T15:41:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN883204283EIN

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State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone3123680100PhoneNum
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FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Community TrustYes (X)CommunityTrustInd

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHAMPAIGNCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8AANNUAL MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BDOCUMENTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.