Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, OH EIN: 93-0931552

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $70K.

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship at a glance

In short: Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
+132.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+132.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$1,011,873
-4.5% 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 Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

College Now Greater Cleveland: $100KCollege Now Greater Cleveland$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was College Now Greater Cleveland ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Cleveland

How Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship gives

  • Giving grew 186% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 181% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2022) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
College Now Greater Cleveland Cleveland, OHScholarships$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,011,873$81,851$134,510$100,0001$120,276$70,364$66,285
2024$1,059,572$109,502$68,868$43,0001$54,248$98,529$66,415
2023$1,009,815$18,020$60,878$35,0001$44,781$6,209$54,232
2022$1,050,340$-3,475$57,478$35,0001$40,316—$56,652
2021$1,107,960$142,065$72,492$48,0001$54,604$125,254$74,758
2020$1,023,597$61,514$80,325$56,0001—$50,313$53,724

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $66K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship's only listed officer is Keybank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Keybank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $14K (2020) → $15K (2025)

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

Keybank N a — Trustee: $15KKeybank N aTrustee$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Keybank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship

How much does Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship give each year?

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 1 grant.

How large is Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship?

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $120K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $66K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship operate?

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship's EIN?

Charles & Hazel Cline Memorial Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0931552. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

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