Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bloomsburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $201K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $16K.
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,550
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,550
- +109.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,550
- Total assets
- $201,304
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Pittsburgh ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $11K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | Scholarship Grant | $9,550 |
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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 | $201,304 | $17,426 | $12,573 | $9,550 | 1 | $10,654 | $15,747 | $11,981 |
| 2024 | $196,453 | $13,631 | $11,924 | $9,100 | 2 | $10,917 | $12,705 | $11,433 |
| 2023 | $194,749 | $9,002 | $11,815 | $9,000 | 2 | $10,655 | $8,137 | $10,741 |
| 2022 | $197,566 | $11,455 | $13,739 | $11,000 | 1 | $12,722 | $10,596 | $11,034 |
| 2021 | $199,853 | $12,890 | $12,262 | $9,564 | 3 | $10,640 | $11,276 | $11,712 |
| 2020 | $199,225 | $8,035 | $10,799 | $8,400 | 2 | — | $6,595 | $10,536 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Journey Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$2K (2023) → $2K (2025)
Dana Sarnoski
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lance Wolfe
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: First Columbia Bank Trust (2021–2022) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $2K, to Journey Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust
How much does Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust give each year?
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 2 grants.
How large is Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust?
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust reported $201K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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 Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust?
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bloomsburg, PA. It holds $201K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust operate?
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
What is Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Benton Area SD Medical Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-3023334. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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