Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $794K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $43K. Net investment income was $97K.
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund gave $43K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,000
- +43.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,000
- +43.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $43,000
- Total assets
- $793,772
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges ($43K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 124% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $30K (2024) to $45K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $43K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Columbus, OH | Scholarship | $43,000 |
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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 | $793,772 | $110,362 | $67,068 | $43,000 | 1 | $52,865 | $96,852 | $42,661 |
| 2024 | $750,510 | $79,126 | $47,799 | $30,000 | 1 | $35,725 | $67,047 | $41,205 |
| 2023 | $719,127 | $50,787 | $52,270 | $32,500 | 1 | $40,144 | $38,121 | $37,475 |
| 2022 | $720,717 | $22,320 | $63,748 | $45,000 | 1 | $51,996 | $11,803 | $39,523 |
| 2021 | $762,248 | $78,433 | $67,991 | $45,000 | 1 | $52,097 | $62,426 | $44,117 |
| 2020 | $751,658 | $43,692 | $52,874 | $38,500 | 1 | — | $31,690 | $38,348 |
| 2019 | $761,169 | $90,632 | $53,759 | $35,000 | 1 | — | $81,595 | $38,331 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $43K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Fifth Third Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fifth Third Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$11K (2020) → $12K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Fifth Third Bank (2019) — 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 $12K, to Fifth Third Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund
How much does Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund give each year?
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund gave $43K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund?
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund reported $794K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $53K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund operate?
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Butler-Wells Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6019693. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 19, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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