Independence Foundation

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

Applicants for grant funds should bring application in hand, including other requested supporting documents such as bills, letter from landlord, etc. Applicants for scholarships should submit high school grades to date, ACT scores, and a scholarship essay. Applications are judged on these factors and also financial need. Personal interviews are conducted with the scholarship finalists.

Deadlines

Grant funds: 20th of each month Scholarship funds: high school seniors

Limits on who can apply

Applicants for grant funds must be employed at Independence Bank. Applicants for scholarships must remain in college as full time students and maintain a 3.2 GPA.

Grants paid in 2025

$142,866, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.