Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $206K. Net investment income was $621K.
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship at a glance
In short: Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship gave $206K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $206K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $206,339
- -26.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $206,339
- -26.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $206,339
- Total assets
- $6,327,489
- +5.9% 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 Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Oberlin College ($206K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship gives
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 66% 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 $206K (2025) to $383K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $206K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Scholarships | $206,339 |
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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 | $6,327,489 | $682,437 | $304,638 | $206,339 | 1 | $236,876 | $621,030 | $356,557 |
| 2024 | $5,974,237 | $216,016 | $361,135 | $280,659 | 1 | $308,830 | $163,119 | $335,896 |
| 2023 | $5,899,257 | $-54,992 | $305,301 | $220,192 | 1 | $245,779 | $86,611 | $304,555 |
| 2022 | $6,073,284 | $1,142,170 | $462,314 | $382,870 | 1 | $408,807 | $1,087,959 | $310,844 |
| 2021 | $6,443,727 | $372,801 | $352,499 | $274,639 | 1 | — | $325,458 | $357,360 |
| 2020 | $5,652,592 | $408,189 | $340,601 | $276,048 | 1 | — | $381,886 | $293,538 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $357K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$63K (2022) → $75K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2020–2021) — 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 $75K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship
How much does Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship give each year?
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship gave $206K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $281K across 1 grant.
How large is Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship?
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $237K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $357K (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.
Where does Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship operate?
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship's EIN?
Chas & Stella Cole Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6666961. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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