The Marian S. Shuck Scholarship Trust is a narrowly focused local scholarship fund that directs nearly all of its resources to postsecondary and K–12 scholarship programs in Lake County/central Florida. The trust makes repeat, multi-year grants to a small set of local education foundations—primarily supporting student scholarships at Lake–Sumter State College and broader scholarship initiatives run by the Education Foundation of Lake County. Its giving is entirely in the education sector and appears aimed at increasing access to higher education for residents of the foundation’s immediate community.
Concentrated, recurrent scholarship funding: a small number of relatively large grants (majority to one college foundation) and repeat support to a second local education foundation.
Marian S Shuck Scholarship Trust’s giving is built around scholarships, with repeated awards to a small group of education organizations in central Florida and a few other school-based recipients. The trust’s largest recent grants are $60,000 awards to Lake Sumter State College Foundation in 2023, showing a pattern of direct support for student aid at the postsecondary level. It also made a $28,000 grant in 2025 to the Education Foundation of Lake County for scholarships, along with another $20,000 grant the same year to Lake Sumter State College Foundation. The trust’s recent record shows a narrow education focus rather than a broad program portfolio. Grants are repeatedly aimed at scholarship support for students, including recurring awards to Faith Lutheran School and St Paul’s Catholic School in Leesburg, as well as support for Take Stock in Children in Fort Lauderdale. A $10,000 grant to Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Kansas City is also labeled for scholarships, indicating the trust uses scholarship support as its main grant purpose across different recipient types. The result is a local scholarship fund with a small set of recurring education partners and occasional grants beyond its immediate Lake County cluster.
A central theme in the trust’s grantmaking is college access. Lake Sumter State College Foundation received multiple scholarship awards, including $30,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, both designated for scholarships. That same pattern appears in K–12-linked support, where the Education Foundation of Lake County received $15,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2023 for scholarships. The trust also backs school-based scholarship programs directly. Faith Lutheran School in Eustis received grants of $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, all for scholarships, while St Paul’s Catholic School in Leesburg received similar support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Another recurring recipient is Take Stock in Children in Fort Lauderdale, with scholarship grants in 2023 and 2024. These examples show a consistent emphasis on tuition assistance and student financial aid across different stages of education.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,750. That pattern matches a trust that gives many grants at one standard level, with a smaller number of larger scholarship awards. The recent grants also show recurrence over multiple years, especially for school and college scholarship recipients. The trust appears to operate as a scholarship trust rather than a broad operating funder, and the grants are directed to organizations rather than individuals. No application process is identified in the data.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $14K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$14K
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Notable grantees: Lake Sumter State College Foundation, Education Foundation of Lake County
Grantmaking is concentrated in Florida, which receives 82% of grants and is the trust’s top state by grant count. Leesburg appears repeatedly, through Lake Sumter State College Foundation, Education Foundation of Lake County, and St Paul’s Catholic School. Eustis also appears multiple times through Faith Lutheran School. Outside Florida, the trust made smaller numbers of grants to Platte-Geddes School District in Platte, South Dakota, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Kansas City, Missouri. All recent grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
It supports education organizations that administer scholarships and student aid. Recent recipients include Lake Sumter State College Foundation, the Education Foundation of Lake County, Faith Lutheran School, St Paul’s Catholic School, Take Stock in Children, Platte-Geddes School District, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, with grants labeled for scholarships or educational support.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $10,000. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,750. Recent awards also include larger scholarship grants of $60,000 and $30,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Faith Lutheran School, St Paul’s Catholic School, Take Stock in Children, Education Foundation of Lake County, and Lake Sumter State College Foundation. The repeated awards are mostly for scholarships.
Florida receives 82% of the grants, and Leesburg and Eustis appear frequently among recipient cities. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Leesburg, Eustis, and Fort Lauderdale.
Scholarships and student financial aid. The grant list is entirely education-related, with most awards described as scholarships or educational support for students moving through K–12 or into college.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LAKE COUNTY | LEESBURG, FL | $28,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIO | LEESBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LEESBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT | PLATTE, SD | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | EUSTIS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIO | LEESBURG, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | EUSTIS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT | PLATTE, SD | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLORSHIPS |
| ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LEESBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIO | LEESBURG, FL | $60,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIO | LEESBURG, FL | $60,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LAKE COUNTY | LEESBURG, FL | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | EUSTIS, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLORSHIPS |
| ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LEESBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL | LEESBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT | PLATTE, SD | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | EUSTIS, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLORSHIPS |
| EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LAKE COUNTY | LEESBURG, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIPS
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATIO
$60,000SCHOLARSHIPS
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ST PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PLATTE-GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LAKE COUNTY
$5,000SCHOLARSHIPS