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Private foundation · Lancaster, PA (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Paideia Scholarship Foundation

EIN 83-0424745 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2025

Takes applications · Mostly scholarships or aid to individuals

In 2025 it gave 1 grant worth $420 to Tennessee groups. A typical grant was $420 (1 grant).

Takes applications. See how to apply below.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $420
Typical grant How we figure this
$420 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $420, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 72 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$48,795

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2025$49K$4201
2024$56K$1,3191
2023$52K$4502

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Contact
Heidi Ahnert c/o Veritas Press · Lancaster · (800) 922-5082
What to send
For individuals, application requires name, address, demonstration of needs, and demonstration of interest.
Deadlines
Varies each year, but approximately may 1.
Next one: May 1, 2027 if the dates haven't changed since its 2025 filing
Limits
Institutions offering a classical christian education.

As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2025. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.

Board and officers

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  • Derrick PizarroPresident
  • David EricksonVice preside
  • Bob CannonSecretary
  • David HillChairman
  • Marlin DetweilerBoard of dir

As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  1. Education scholarship (1 grant)

Tennessee organizations it funded

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It also made 1 grant to individual people. We don't list their names.

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