Ferrero Scholarship Trust
Ferrero Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Merced, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $207K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $20K.
Ferrero Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Ferrero Scholarship Trust gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,000
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $207,124
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Ferrero Scholarship Trust 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 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ferrero Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 64% 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 $4K (2019) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $6,000 |
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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 | $207,124 | $28,258 | $6,950 | $6,000 | 6 | $6,000 | $20,497 | $9,320 |
| 2024 | $196,067 | $19,008 | $10,925 | $10,000 | 10 | $10,000 | $19,008 | $8,739 |
| 2023 | $165,460 | $7,841 | $7,850 | $7,000 | 7 | $7,000 | $7,841 | $7,181 |
| 2022 | $135,549 | $5,520 | $7,376 | $6,500 | 7 | $6,500 | $5,520 | $7,030 |
| 2021 | $192,115 | $14,581 | $6,352 | $5,500 | 5 | $5,500 | $14,581 | $139 |
| 2020 | $166,473 | $7,406 | $4,863 | $4,000 | 4 | — | $7,406 | $6,337 |
| 2019 | $120,205 | $6,133 | $4,811 | $4,000 | 4 | — | $6,133 | $5,047 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ferrero Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ferrero Scholarship Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Len Samuelson
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Lozano
Secretary
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Pacecho
Exalted Rule
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Jeff Horta (2023–2024) — Exalted Rulter
- Former: Jim Pacheco (2023–2024) — Leading Knight
- Former: Candolyn Soares (2021–2022) — Exalted Rulter
- Former: Sara Rosenthal (2022) — Leading Knight
- Former: Frank Semonelli (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Wil Hunter (2020–2021) — Exalted Rulter
- Former: Fred Arzamendi (2020) — Exalted Rulter
- Former: Ken Thompson (2019) — Leading Knight
- Former: Raelene Pritchard (2019) — Exalted Rulter
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.
Frequently asked questions about Ferrero Scholarship Trust
How much does Ferrero Scholarship Trust give each year?
Ferrero Scholarship Trust gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 10 grants.
What is Ferrero Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Ferrero Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ferrero Scholarship Trust give grants?
Ferrero Scholarship Trust gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Ferrero Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Ferrero Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is Ferrero Scholarship Trust?
Ferrero Scholarship Trust reported $207K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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 Ferrero Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Ferrero Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-2328086. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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