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THE WALTER JONES JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND NFP: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
THE WALTER JONES JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND NFP (EIN 88-3204283)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202621319349302387
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T10:40:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362700600PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINEBERG SOLHEIM HOWELL & SHAIN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1180 N LASALLE ST STE 2200AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN883204283EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WALTER JONES JR SCHOLARSHIP FUND NFPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWALTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3123680100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMOKENACityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60448ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY ANN ROJASPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3123680100PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOCHAN SONG CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00438729PTIN
Phone3123720440PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY ANN ROJASPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2022FormationYr
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$402,590PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3123680100PhoneNum

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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MARY ANN ROJAS
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARREL TOWNSEND JR
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$391,388SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$1,494TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$10,138TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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BANK CHARGES$60$60
PARKING$21$21

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$4,853,990BOYAmt
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BOY$4,898,562BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$4,898,562BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,898,562BOYAmt
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BOY$4,898,562BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$39,892ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,250,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,549CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,481,549TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$200,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$5,481,549TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$5,481,549PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$5,481,549TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 ST MARYS RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCHAMPAIGNCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP61820ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN376000511RecipientEIN
Cash Grant$442,955CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantSCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTSPurposeOfGrantTxt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeGRANT AWARDS - PAYMENT FOR BAR EXAM FEES AND BAR EXAM PREPARATION FEESGrantTypeTxt
Recipient2RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$3,416CashGrantAmt

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.