Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gettysburg, PA EIN: 27-7102637

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Gettysburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $331K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $18K.

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund at a glance

In short: Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,553
-2.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,777
-2.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,777
Total assets
$330,893
+0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (50% 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 Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

ChambersburgPittsburghBaltimoreFairfax

How Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2025) to $19K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$15,553
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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$330,893$22,602$21,115$15,5532$16,413$18,158$16,606
2024$329,406$20,123$21,025$15,9022$16,452$15,694$16,413
2023$330,300$14,166$21,223$16,7712$17,306$10,338$16,452
2022$337,333$10,512$23,268$18,3302$18,855$6,381$17,835
2021$350,089$14,826$22,284$18,9002$19,415$11,442$18,907
2020$359,474$6,536$20,207$17,2262—$7,499$18,834
2019$374,442$16,869$21,393$18,1002—$13,576$18,227

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Acnb Bank Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Acnb Bank Trust

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2019) → $3K (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

Acnb Bank Trust — Trustee: $3KAcnb Bank TrustTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Acnb Bank Trust (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund

How much does Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund give each year?

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund gave $16K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 2 grants.

How large is Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund?

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund reported $331K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (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 Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund operate?

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

What is Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund's EIN?

Dale J Lux Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-7102637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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