Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Normal, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $97K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $4K.
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $96,898
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Illinois State University ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 68% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $12K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | Scholarship for El Paso Gridley Graduate | $2,000 |
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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 | $96,898 | $4,249 | $4,006 | $2,000 | 1 | $3,409 | $3,572 | $5,005 |
| 2024 | $96,655 | $3,127 | $14,453 | $12,000 | 6 | $12,854 | $3,385 | $4,996 |
| 2023 | $107,981 | $9,150 | $4,811 | $4,000 | 2 | $4,767 | $9,150 | $4,804 |
| 2022 | $103,642 | $3,994 | $2,851 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,851 | $3,142 | $4,932 |
| 2021 | $102,483 | $9,108 | $2,926 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,926 | $4,352 | $5,100 |
| 2020 | $96,300 | $3,832 | $4,731 | $4,000 | 2 | — | $2,455 | $4,981 |
| 2019 | $97,197 | $3,971 | $3,138 | $2,565 | 2 | — | $2,803 | $4,837 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust's only listed officer is Heartland Bank Trust CO, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heartland Bank Trust CO
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
$494 (2019) → $844 (2025)
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 $844, to Heartland Bank Trust CO (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust
How much does Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust give each year?
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 6 grants.
How large is Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust?
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust reported $97K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (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 Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust?
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Normal, IL. It holds $97K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust operate?
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust has awarded grants in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri.
What is Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Christie & Mabel Ruch Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6339125. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 21, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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