The Peter V Westhaysen Medical Education Trust concentrates its giving on scholarships and higher-education support in Indiana, with a strong emphasis on medical education. Most dollars go to Indiana University and its School of Medicine to fund student scholarships, indicating a focus on helping individual students pursue medical and related professional training. The foundation makes a small number of relatively large grants rather than many small awards.
Concentrated giving: few, sizable grants focused on repeat grantees (Indiana University and its medical school) and scholarship support rather than broad, diversified funding.
A defining feature of the Peter V Westhaysen Medical Education Trust is its steady support for student scholarships tied to Indiana higher education, especially medical training. The largest recent grants include $70,300 to Indiana University Various Students in 2025 and $66,500 in 2024, both directed to scholarships for Bloomington students, showing a clear preference for direct aid rather than broad institutional operating support. The trust also made a $57,500 grant to Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis for scholarships, which reinforces the medical-education emphasis in its giving. The pattern points to a funder that uses restricted awards to lower tuition burdens for individual students and student cohorts. Alongside Indiana University, it has supported Purdue University Northwest, Valparaiso University, Franklin College, and Ball State University, indicating that its scholarship support extends beyond one campus. The presence of named student support, such as a Creighton University student award, shows that the trust funds individual learners as well as school-level scholarship programs.
Medical education is central to the trust’s giving. In 2023, it awarded $57,500 to Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis for scholarships, tying a large grant directly to student support in medicine. It also backs general postsecondary access through university scholarship programs. The trust gave $70,300 in 2025 and $66,500 in 2024 to Indiana University Various Students in Bloomington, both for scholarships, indicating repeated support for student financial aid at the same campus. Its scholarship support reaches beyond Indiana’s flagship university system. Awards to Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, and Franklin College in Franklin show support for a range of in-state institutions, while grants to Creighton University in Omaha and Northwestern University in Evanston extend that pattern to out-of-state students attending private universities.
The trust’s typical grant size is clustered around small awards, with a p25 of $3,375, a median of $4,500, and a p75 of $59,750. That spread shows a mix of routine scholarship grants and a few much larger awards. Recent filings also show repeated support for the same recipient category over multiple years, including Indiana University scholarships in both 2024 and 2025. The trust funds individuals and institutions, with awards going to both schools and named students. Its giving is structured as restricted scholarship support rather than unrestricted operating grants.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $60K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$60K
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Notable grantees: Indiana University (various student scholarships), Indiana University School of Medicine, Other/unspecified Indiana education recipients ("See attached schedule")
Grant recipients are concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 67% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Bloomington appears repeatedly through Indiana University student scholarships, while Indianapolis is represented by Indiana University School of Medicine. Other Indiana recipients include Hammond, Valparaiso, Franklin, Muncie, and one grant listed in HIGHLANA. Outside Indiana, the trust gave to Omaha, Evanston, and Glendale, and all recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
Its giving centers on scholarships and higher-education support, especially medical education. Recent grants include major scholarship awards to Indiana University students and Indiana University School of Medicine, along with support for other colleges and universities.
It funds both. The recent grants list includes awards to university scholarship programs and named students, such as a Creighton University student award and a Midwestern University student award.
The trust’s grant sizes cluster in the low thousands for many awards, with a p25 of $3,375 and a median of $4,500. Larger scholarship awards also appear, including a p75 of $59,750.
Indiana is the main geography of its giving, with 67% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent Indiana recipients include Bloomington, Indianapolis, Hammond, Valparaiso, Franklin, Muncie, and HIGHLANA.
The pattern shows recurring support for the same institutions across years. Indiana University scholarships appear in both 2024 and 2025, and Indiana University School of Medicine received a scholarship grant in 2023.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY FOUNDATION INC | MERRILLVILLE, IN | $1,106,660 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY VARIOUS STUDENTS | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $70,300 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY STUDENT - SAFIA MOHIUDDIN | GLENDALE, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY VARIOUS STUDENTS | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $66,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT - OLIVA ANNE FOLEY | OMAHA, NE | $4,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $57,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST | HAMMOND, IN | $5,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $4,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY | OMAHA, NE | $4,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY | VALPARAISO, IN | $3,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FRANKLIN COLLEGE | FRANKLIN, IN | $3,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BALL STATE UNIVERSITY | MUNCIE, IN | $2,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY VARIOUS STUDENTS
$70,300SCHOLARSHIPS
MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY STUDENT - SAFIA MOHIUDDIN
$2,500SCHOLARSHIPS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY VARIOUS STUDENTS
$66,500SCHOLARSHIPS
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY STUDENT - OLIVA ANNE FOLEY
$4,500SCHOLARSHIPS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$57,500SCHOLARSHIPS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST
$5,500SCHOLARSHIPS
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
$3,500SCHOLARSHIPS
FRANKLIN COLLEGE
$3,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
$2,000SCHOLARSHIPS