Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $343K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $26K.
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship at a glance
In short: Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,355
- -19.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -55.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,339
- +80.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $342,503
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sophia Lowetz Uw Lacrosse Cashiers OFC121 Graff MH ($4K).
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($9,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 72% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $21K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia Lowetz Uw Lacrosse Cashiers OFC121 Graff MH Lacrosse, WI | Education | $4,355 |
| 3 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $9,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $342,503 | $30,968 | $18,891 | $13,355 | 4 | $13,355 | $25,695 | $18,465 |
| 2024 | $330,040 | $20,269 | $22,778 | $16,625 | 9 | $17,320 | $14,900 | $18,175 |
| 2023 | $332,377 | $2,112 | $23,813 | $18,288 | 6 | $27,864 | $5,446 | $17,288 |
| 2022 | $355,166 | $15,027 | $26,850 | $21,129 | 6 | $21,129 | $9,766 | $18,288 |
| 2021 | $367,150 | $34,500 | $25,318 | $18,798 | 7 | $18,798 | $28,420 | $21,129 |
| 2020 | $357,800 | $29,238 | $24,878 | $18,580 | 4 | — | $23,712 | $19,411 |
| 2019 | $353,518 | $27,428 | $25,521 | $19,191 | 7 | — | $21,974 | $19,179 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's only listed officer is Midwest Institutional Trust CO, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Midwest Institutional Trust CO
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$5K (2023) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: BMO Harris Bank NA (2019–2022) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Midwest Institutional Trust CO (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship
How much does Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship give each year?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship gave $13K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 9 grants.
What is Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's typical grant size?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,339, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship give grants?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship gives mostly in Wisconsin: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (4 grants).
How large is Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship reported $343K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Milwaukee, WI. It holds $343K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's EIN?
Benton & Louise Hale Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6257040. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2023)
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