Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship is a private foundation, based in Muncie, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $393K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $39K.
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship at a glance
In short: Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship gave $37K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,585
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,573
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,433
- Total assets
- $393,134
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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 Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship gives
- Giving grew 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 172% 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 $20K (2023) to $37K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $36,585 |
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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 | $393,134 | $40,905 | $52,248 | $36,585 | 8 | $45,644 | $38,756 | $26,477 |
| 2024 | $404,477 | $162,314 | $43,696 | $34,500 | 7 | $41,246 | $160,224 | $22,731 |
| 2023 | $285,859 | $27,660 | $28,125 | $19,500 | 7 | $26,308 | $25,930 | $23,511 |
| 2022 | $286,341 | $10,294 | $38,525 | $28,000 | 7 | $36,374 | $6,286 | $26,949 |
| 2021 | $314,572 | $23,146 | $30,608 | $23,650 | 6 | $28,355 | $21,115 | $30,824 |
| 2020 | $322,034 | $28,625 | $32,894 | $23,884 | 7 | — | $26,838 | $23,020 |
| 2019 | $326,303 | $15,375 | $30,214 | $21,000 | 7 | — | $13,479 | $24,050 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's only listed officer is First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$6K (2024) → $7K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: First Merchants Private Wlth Adviso (2019–2023) — 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 $7K, to First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship
How much does Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship give each year?
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship gave $37K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 7 grants.
What is Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's typical grant size?
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $3,433, and its average grant was $4,573, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship give grants?
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (8 grants).
How large is Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship?
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship reported $393K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's EIN?
Clifford L & Daisie B Amburn Mem Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6051256. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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