Cabaa Educational Foundation
EIN 204565107Total Given 2024–2024
$81K
12 grants · $81K avg/year
based on 1 yr of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $5K–$8K
grant size
0%
transactional · single-year
repeat
$105K
Assets (2024)
11
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
STEVEN KOWALSKI
Phone
(708) 552-1851
Deadlines
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MAY 31ST EACH YEAR.
How to Apply
ALL OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE THE SAME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, THEY ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.CABAA.COM/SCHOLARSHIPS. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS O APPLICANT WILL DEMONSTRATE HIS/HER COMMITMENT TO AVIATION, AND A DESIRE TO WORK IN THE BUSINESS AVIATION FIELD. O ESSAY REQUIREMENTS: APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A TYPED ESSAY, DOUBLE-SPACED, MAXIMUM OF 1,000 WORDS ON THE FOLLOWING. "WHY HAVE YOU CHOSEN BUSINESS AVIATION AS A CAREER PATH? HOW WILL YOU USE THE GENERAL FINANCIAL AWARD TO ADVANCE IN YOUR CAREER?" THIS ESSAY SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR GOALS. O APPLICANT MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. (OTHER THAN RELATIVES OR STUDENTS) O AT LEAST ONE RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN BUSINESS AVIATION. O PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO CHICAGOLAND/ILLINOIS AREA RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS, FOLLOWED BY RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS OF SURROUNDING STATES.
Restrictions
CHICAGOLAND/ILLINOIS RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. SOME SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR PROFESSIONALS ALREADY WORKING IN THE FIELD, THE COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS CAN BE USED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE FLIGHT TRAINING OUTSIDE OF A 4 YEAR UNIVERSITY.
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 12 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$8K
Average
$7K
75th Pctl
$8K
Maximum
$8K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
CR
Carl Robst
President
Leadership
BZ
Brian Zankowski
Treasurer
Leadership
JM
Julie Marella
Secretary
Leadership
MJ
Mark a Jackson
Board Member
AK
Alex Kwiatkowski
Board Member
LH
Laura Heft
Compliance
Grants Awarded (12 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $8,000 | BUSINESS AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Troy Ettenson | Santa Fe, NM | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Ryder Schuch | Arlington Heights, IL | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Gavin Madary | Geneva, IL | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Gabrielle Green | Valparaiso, IN | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Cole Greaves | Addison, IL | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Lillian Fifer | Dekalb, IL | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Peter Machacek | Villa Park, IL | $8,000 | COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Project Exploration | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | BOEING STEM PROJECT EVENT | 2024 |
| Darek Canen | Naperville, IL | $5,000 | GENERAL FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $5,000 | DONATION TO UNIVERSITY AIR RACE | 2024 |
| Lauren Rosinsky | Hales Corners, WI | $2,000 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2024 |