The trust primarily funds undergraduate scholarships, awarding modest, named awards to individual students attending a range of colleges. Grants are concentrated in the Midwest (especially the University of Wisconsin system) but also include recipients at selective out-of-state institutions, indicating support based on student selection rather than institutional type. Most grants are uniform, recurring scholarship awards to individuals rather than program or organizational operating support.
Distributed, recurring individual scholarships in small-to-midsize amounts (typically ~$3.7K–$5.9K) across many students; funding is concentrated geographically in Wisconsin and the Midwest and appears donor-directed toward named student awards rather than institutional programs.
Madalynne F Laux Memorial Trust Xxxxx5008 gives directly to individual students, and its recent awards are overwhelmingly scholarship payments rather than organizational grants. The clearest pattern is repeated support for University of Wisconsin campuses, alongside selected students at private Midwest colleges and a few out-of-state STEM or engineering programs. Recent recipients include LUCAS GILKAY at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Grace Raleigh at the same campus, both receiving scholarship awards in 2024. Other awards reached students at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, Butler University, and Colorado School of Mines, showing that the trust’s reach is broader than one institution while still centered on undergraduate education. The amounts are modest and recurring, with many grants in the same range year after year. That consistency, paired with the focus on named students rather than institutions, points to a scholarship trust built around direct tuition support for undergraduates attending a mix of public, private, and technical colleges.
A central theme in the trust’s giving is support for University of Wisconsin students. In 2023, it awarded scholarship grants to Brianna Solis at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Matthew Vande Walle at University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Cassidy O'hagan at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The trust also backs private Catholic and Midwest colleges, including Kenzi Coonen at Loyola University Chicago, Samantha Welker at St Norbert College, and Eleanor Vogel at Marian University of Wisconsin, each receiving scholarship support. Another clear thread is STEM- and engineering-oriented education: Ryan Hanson at Colorado School of Mines, Eli R Dewitt at Michigan Technological University, and Morgan Dehn at Purdue University all appear among recent recipients. Across those examples, the grant purpose remains scholarship aid for individual undergraduates.
Typical awards cluster tightly around three figures: p25 $3,740, median $3,740, and p75 $5,850. That narrow spread suggests a standardized scholarship structure rather than a wide range of discretionary grant sizes. The grants shown also recur across multiple years, with awards appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates an ongoing scholarship pattern instead of one-off gifts. The trust funds individuals directly and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grantmaking is consistent with tuition assistance, with each award labeled as scholarship support.
$158K
$982K
$75K
$72K
Most grants fall between $4K and $6K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in WI.
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Notable grantees: University of Wisconsin (system campuses collectively), University of Wisconsin–Madison, Loyola University Chicago, Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University
The trust gives regionally, with Wisconsin clearly the main recipient state and 4% of grants going to recipients in Illinois. Recent awards land most often at Wisconsin campuses such as Madison, Oshkosh, La Crosse, Stevens Point, Eau Claire, Platteville, Milwaukee, and Stout. Outside Wisconsin, grants reached students in Indiana at Purdue University and Butler University, in Pennsylvania at Carnegie Mellon University, and in Colorado at Colorado School of Mines. All recent grants in the data were to U.S. recipients.
It provides scholarship support directly to individual students. The recent grants list shows awards labeled “SCHOLARSHIP” to named students at universities and colleges, rather than operating support to organizations or program grants.
The grant-size distribution is narrow: p25 is $3,740, median is $3,740, and p75 is $5,850. That points to a fairly standardized scholarship amount, with most awards clustered near the same level.
Yes. Wisconsin is the top state by grant count, and recent awards went to students at University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Yes. Recent grants also went to students at Purdue University, Carnegie Mellon University, Butler University, Colorado School of Mines, Michigan Technological University, Drake University, and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Yes. The recent grants data shows awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates an ongoing scholarship pattern rather than a single-year giving cycle.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEVERIN KOSS C/O UNIVERISTY OF WISCONSIN - STOUT | MENOMONIE, WI | $3,915 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ANNA DAANE C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE | APPLETON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ISABELLA TREECE C/O UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWINCITIES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CALEB GRAY C/O DRAKE UNIVERSITY | DES MOINES, IA | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GWENDOLYN LORITZ C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH | OSHKOSH, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| OWEN HALL C/O UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS | RICHARDSON, TX | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HALEY STIBBE C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ETHAN RETTLER C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CARISSA ASHMAN C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY | GREEN BAY, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FINN HANSON C/O WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ISABELLA EGGERS C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH | OSHKOSH, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HANNAH CHRISTENSEN C/O JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MORGAN WINGENDER C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| AUDREY VOGEL C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GRACE RUKAMP C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE | APPLETON, WI | $3,115 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GRACE VAN DRIEL C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE | APPLETON, WI | $2,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LUCAS GILKAY University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MORGAN DEHN PURDUE UNIVERSITY | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ELEANORA DANE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MADELYN WICKERSHIEM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STEVENS POINT | STEVENS POINT, WI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ELIZA DUIMSTRA CALVIN UNIVERSITY | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GRACE RALEIGH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON | MADISON, WI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BRIAN VOETBERG Butler University | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| OLIVIA PETERSON University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| GRACE KOSS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE | EAU CLAIRE, WI | $5,850 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ELEANOR VOGEL MARIAN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN | FOND DU LAC, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALYSSA HARTMAN MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| BRIANNA SOLIS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH | OSHKOSH, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LAURENCE MAHNKE CARROLL UNIVERSITY | WAUKESHA, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ELI R DEWITT MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | HOUGHTON, MI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| MATTHEW VANDE WALLE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CASSIDY O'HAGAN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE | LA CROSSE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| RYAN HANSON COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES | GOLDEN, CO | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| KENZI COONEN LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SETH SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE | PLATTEVILLE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHARLIE PINGEL UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE | MILWAUKEE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JOHN CARLO MARIANO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALLAN RANSOM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE | LA CROSSE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| SAMANTHA WELKER ST NORBERT COLLEGE | DE PERE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CALEB MCCLONE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE | LA CROSSE, WI | $3,740 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
SEVERIN KOSS C/O UNIVERISTY OF WISCONSIN - STOUT
$3,915SCHOLARSHIP
ANNA DAANE C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
ISABELLA TREECE C/O UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWINCITIES
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
CALEB GRAY C/O DRAKE UNIVERSITY
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
GWENDOLYN LORITZ C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
OWEN HALL C/O UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
HALEY STIBBE C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
ETHAN RETTLER C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
CARISSA ASHMAN C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
FINN HANSON C/O WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
ISABELLA EGGERS C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - OSHKOSH
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
HANNAH CHRISTENSEN C/O JOHNSON AND WALES UNIVERSITY
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
MORGAN WINGENDER C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
AUDREY VOGEL C/O UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
GRACE RUKAMP C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$3,115SCHOLARSHIP
GRACE VAN DRIEL C/O FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
$2,000SCHOLARSHIP
LUCAS GILKAY University of Wisconsin - Madison
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
MORGAN DEHN PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
ELEANORA DANE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
MADELYN WICKERSHIEM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - STEVENS POINT
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
ELIZA DUIMSTRA CALVIN UNIVERSITY
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
GRACE RALEIGH UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
BRIAN VOETBERG Butler University
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
OLIVIA PETERSON University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
GRACE KOSS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE
$5,850SCHOLARSHIP
ELEANOR VOGEL MARIAN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
ALYSSA HARTMAN MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
BRIANNA SOLIS UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
LAURENCE MAHNKE CARROLL UNIVERSITY
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
ELI R DEWITT MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
MATTHEW VANDE WALLE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
CASSIDY O'HAGAN UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
RYAN HANSON COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
KENZI COONEN LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
SETH SCHMIDT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
CHARLIE PINGEL UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
JOHN CARLO MARIANO UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
ALLAN RANSOM UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
SAMANTHA WELKER ST NORBERT COLLEGE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP
CALEB MCCLONE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE
$3,740SCHOLARSHIP