The Masonic Scholarship Endowment Trust of WV focuses almost exclusively on funding undergraduate scholarships for West Virginia students, channeling support primarily to the state's public research universities. Nearly all dollars go to direct scholarship awards at Marshall University and West Virginia University, reflecting a clear, mission-driven emphasis on higher-education access for West Virginians tied to Masonic scholarship objectives.
Highly concentrated and repeat-focused: a small number of relatively large grants (three to each of two institutions) directed toward scholarship programs rather than many small, varied gifts.
The largest recent award in the Masonic Scholarship Endowment Trust of Wv’s record is a $107,958 scholarship grant to Marshall University, paired with a $78,130 award to West Virginia University in the same year. That pattern points to a funder that channels most of its giving into undergraduate scholarship support for West Virginia students, with direct awards tied to the state’s two major public research universities. The trust’s recent grants are not broad-based across many institutions; they are tightly centered on student aid and on two named campuses in Huntington and Morgantown. Across the latest grants on file, the foundation’s support recurs at both Marshall University and West Virginia University in multiple years, with 2024 grants of $59,656 to each institution and 2023 grants of $54,718 to each. The repeated, institution-specific awards show a consistent scholarship model rather than scattered project funding. For nonprofit researchers, the trust reads as a higher-education scholarship fund with a defined West Virginia footprint and a narrow set of beneficiary institutions.
The Masonic Scholarship Endowment Trust of Wv funds undergraduate scholarship awards rather than operating programs or general-purpose philanthropy. One clear area is tuition and fee support for students at Marshall University, where the trust gave $107,958 in 2025 for scholarship awards and another $59,656 in 2024 for the same purpose. A second core area is scholarship support at West Virginia University. The foundation awarded $78,130 in 2025 for students attending West Virginia University, followed by $59,656 in 2024 and $54,718 in 2023 for the same scholarship purpose. The trust’s work is closely tied to West Virginia students and to state-based higher education access. Its recent grants also fit a pattern of institution-restricted support through named university scholarship awards, rather than open-ended grants to a range of nonprofits.
Grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $55,952, the median is $59,656, and the 75th percentile is $73,512. The recent grants show repeated annual awards at the same two universities, with the same dollar amounts appearing across 2024 and 2023 at each institution. That suggests a steady scholarship distribution pattern rather than one-off project funding. The trust is a foundation, not an operating nonprofit, and it does not fund individuals directly. It also does not make program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the data.
$106K
$5.7M
$343K
$133K
Most grants fall between $56K and $74K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$56K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$74K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in WV.
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Notable grantees: Marshall University, West Virginia University, Masonic scholarship/endowment programs serving West Virginia students
Giving is concentrated in West Virginia, which is the top state by grant count. The recent grants on file all go to U.S. recipients, with no non-U.S. grant countries listed. In the grant list, the named recipient cities are Huntington, where Marshall University is located, and Morgantown, where West Virginia University is located. Although the foundation’s headquarters are in Orlando, Florida, there are no grants to Florida recipients in the recent record.
It makes scholarship awards for undergraduates at two West Virginia universities: Marshall University and West Virginia University. The recent grants all use scholarship language and are directed to students attending those institutions rather than to general operating support.
The typical award size is fairly consistent. The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $55,952, a median of $59,656, and a 75th percentile of $73,512.
Yes. The recent grant record shows recurring scholarship awards to both Marshall University in Huntington and West Virginia University in Morgantown, with repeated grants to each school in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
West Virginia is the top state by grant count. The recent grants on file are all for U.S. recipients, and the named recipient cities are Huntington and Morgantown.
The trust does not fund individuals directly. Its recent grantmaking is institution-based, with scholarship awards routed through Marshall University and West Virginia University.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $53,064 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, WV | $53,064 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, WV | $107,958 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $78,130 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, WV | $59,656 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $59,656 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, WV | $54,718 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $54,718 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY |
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$53,064SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$78,130SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$59,656SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$54,718SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY