Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $988K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $55K. Net investment income was $162K.
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,000
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $55,000
- Total assets
- $987,561
- +9.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (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 Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2019) to $82K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $55,000 |
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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 | $987,561 | $166,853 | $79,091 | $55,000 | 1 | $72,958 | $162,353 | $73,477 |
| 2024 | $898,385 | $92,167 | $56,306 | $35,000 | 1 | $51,765 | $87,978 | $70,543 |
| 2023 | $862,876 | $62,389 | $78,379 | $58,000 | 1 | $73,543 | $58,479 | $64,773 |
| 2022 | $879,101 | $95,748 | $87,243 | $64,000 | 1 | $80,842 | $91,563 | $66,858 |
| 2021 | $870,154 | $120,979 | $73,875 | $51,000 | 1 | $68,933 | $116,568 | $75,132 |
| 2020 | $822,709 | $77,622 | $104,747 | $82,000 | 1 | — | $73,634 | $67,172 |
| 2019 | $847,336 | $80,054 | $50,565 | $31,000 | 33 | — | $75,653 | $69,953 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is Huntington National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Huntington National Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$18K (2019) → $21K (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 $21K, to Huntington National Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund
How much does Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund give each year?
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund gave $55K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.
How large is Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund?
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund reported $988K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $73K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (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 Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund?
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Columbus, OH. It holds $988K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund operate?
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Don & Iva M Bellinger Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6615679. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 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 May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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