Bolton College Trust
Provides support for bolton high school and provides four-year college scholarships to graduating seniors
Bolton College Trust at a glance
In short: Bolton College Trust reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $6,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -55.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $5,583,580
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $390,917
- -68.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $237,334
- -78.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $88,288
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Bolton College Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Bolton College Trust gives
- Giving fell 72% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $6K (2025) to $73K (2020). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Scholarships | $13,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,583,580 | $390,917 | $88,288 | $6,000 | Total only | $237,334 |
| 2024 | $5,283,689 | $1,225,657 | $82,992 | $13,500 | 1 | $1,123,003 |
| 2023 | $4,145,551 | $512,006 | $151,535 | $15,000 | 1 | $415,314 |
| 2022 | $3,790,771 | $504,267 | $129,115 | $10,500 | 1 | $403,591 |
| 2021 | $3,422,316 | $381,304 | $177,310 | $48,000 | 3 | $275,521 |
| 2020 | $3,222,349 | $152,104 | $174,140 | $73,000 | 4 | $66,504 |
| 2019 | $3,248,882 | $276,659 | $159,628 | $70,000 | 3 | $192,559 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Bolton College Trust
Based on IRS filings
Bolton College Trust is a public charity, based in Memphis, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $237K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bolton College Trust's 2025 filing lists 8 officers; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fred D. Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
James B. Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Charles Wilson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mollie Hampton
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Simon Wadsworth
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Snowden C. Carruthers
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Willie F. Brooks Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Truist Bank
Custodian for Trust Assets
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$36K (2021) → $30K (2025)
Former officers (4)
- Former: Charles R. Perkins (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Heidi Shafer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Melvin Burgess (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Suntrust Banks INC (2019–2020) — Custodian for Trust Assets
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 $30K, to Truist Bank (Custodian for Trust Assets).
Frequently asked questions about Bolton College Trust
How much does Bolton College Trust give each year?
Bolton College Trust reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $14K across 1 grant.
How large is Bolton College Trust?
Bolton College Trust reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $391K.
Where does Bolton College Trust operate?
Bolton College Trust has awarded grants in Tennessee.
What is Bolton College Trust's EIN?
Bolton College Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1064752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
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