C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Findlay, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $219K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $137K.
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $219,328
- +136.7% 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 October 2026.
Who C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (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 C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 57% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 55% 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 $3K (2023) to $12K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $3,000 |
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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 | $219,328 | $138,713 | $12,048 | $3,000 | 1 | $10,516 | $137,434 | $19,277 |
| 2024 | $92,663 | $19,395 | $11,289 | $6,000 | 2 | $20,123 | $18,173 | $19,908 |
| 2023 | $94,785 | $13,410 | $4,185 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,100 | $12,377 | $17,046 |
| 2022 | $88,639 | $4,960 | $15,323 | $7,000 | 2 | $10,252 | $3,750 | $16,420 |
| 2021 | $95,341 | $15,507 | $14,434 | $6,000 | 1 | $12,798 | $14,374 | $16,871 |
| 2020 | $93,907 | $11,187 | $19,273 | $12,000 | 4 | — | $10,247 | $13,802 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund is led by Christophe W. Beeman, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christophe W. Beeman
President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
C. Paul Palmer IV
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carleton P. Palmer III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Jeannine Clark
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Dotson
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
How much does C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund give each year?
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 2 grants.
How large is C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund?
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund reported $219K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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 C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund?
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Findlay, OH. It holds $219K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund operate?
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN?
C Paul Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1759012. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 14, 2023)
- 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 April 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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