Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012

Private foundation · Grantmaker Concord, NH EIN: 03-6088605

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 is a private foundation based in Concord, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing reports grants for scholarships to students attending colleges and universities.

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 at a glance

In short: Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 gave $68K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$68,000
-22.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
22
-18.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,091
-5.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$2,380,527
+30.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (51% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012

How to Apply

The filing directs students to obtain an application from the Higham High guidance department. The stated restriction is that applicants attend Higham High School in Massachusetts and plan to attend a two- or four-year college.

Review Cycle
March 15. This is a past deadline; the filing does not specify a year for the deadline.
Deadline
March 15.
Contact

Application contact: Hingham High Co Guidance Departmen
Mailing address: 17 Union St, Hingham, MA 02043
Phone: (781) 741-1560

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Umass Amherst: $14KUmass Amherst$14KUmass Boston: $5KUmass Boston$5KSpringfield College: $5KSpringfield College$5KSCAD Admission Department: $4KSCAD Admission Department$4KTemple University: $4KTemple University$4KMorehouse College: $4KMorehouse College$4KMCPHS: $4KMCPHS$4KUniversity of Colorado Boulder: $4KUniversity of Colorado Boulder$4KTallahassee State College: $4KTallahassee State College$4KUniversity of Pittsburgh: $4KUniversity of Pittsburgh$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Umass Amherst ($14K). Together the top 10 received $52K.

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 52 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Concord, New Hampshire. In 2025, Massachusetts received 51% of grant dollars, Pennsylvania 13%, Georgia 12%, Colorado 6%, and Florida 6%. The listed grants also included recipients in South Carolina.

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonWorcesterAmherstKingstonManchesterQuincyAtlantaBaltimoreBloomingtonBoulderBristolBuzzards BayChestnut HillColchesterColumbiaEast LansingHamdenLancasterLowellMadison

How Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 gives

  • 23% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 27 grants2024 22 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2025) to $104K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $68K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Umass Amherst Amherst, MAScholarship$14,000
Umass Boston Boston, MAScholarship$5,000
Springfield College Springfield, MAScholarship$5,000
SCAD Admission Department Savannah, GAScholarship$4,000
Temple University Philadelphia, PAScholarship$4,000
Morehouse College Atlanta, GAScholarship$4,000
MCPHS Boston, MAScholarship$4,000
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COScholarship$4,000
Tallahassee State College Tallahassee, FLScholarship$4,000
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$4,000
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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$2,380,527$677,572$118,943$68,00022$91,721$651,963$104,783
2024$1,827,493$70,356$118,326$88,00027$103,560$50,616$106,378
2023$1,818,887$-12,158$123,228$88,0001$100,719$27,690$101,672
2022$1,921,193$376,642$133,983$104,0001$118,238$358,804$108,584
2021$1,970,240$120,815$112,694$80,0001—$106,138$111,591

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 reported a distributable amount of $105K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants were designated for scholarships and went to colleges and universities.

The grantee descriptions illustrate the range of recipient institutions. Springfield College describes its mission as educating students for leadership in service to others, while Morehouse College’s National Alumni Association describes its role as supporting the ideals and interests of Morehouse College. The University of Pittsburgh describes itself as a public research university serving its region and the nation. These are grantee statements, not statements of the foundation’s mission.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $68,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $14,000, with a median of $3,000. The largest reported awards included $14,000 to UMass Amherst; $5,000 each to UMass Boston and Springfield College; and $4,000 each to SCAD Admission Department, Temple University, Morehouse College, MCPHS, University of Colorado Boulder, Tallahassee State College, University of Pittsburgh, and University of South Carolina.

The 2024 filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It says applications can be obtained from the Higham High guidance department and lists eligibility for students attending Higham High School in Massachusetts who plan to attend a two- or four-year college.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Bank of America as trustee.

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $20K (2021) → $21K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Bank of America — Trustee: $21KBank of AmericaTrustee$21K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012

How much does Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 give each year?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 gave $68K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $88K across 27 grants.

What is Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's typical grant size?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,091, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 give grants?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 gives mostly in Massachusetts: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (13%) and Georgia (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (3 grants).

Does Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (21 grants).

Who are Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's largest grantees?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's largest 2025 grantees include Umass Amherst ($14,000), Umass Boston ($5,000) and Springfield College ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $92K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $105K (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 does Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants were designated for scholarships and went to colleges and universities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012?

The filing directs students to obtain an application from the Higham High guidance department. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's EIN?

Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-6088605. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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Grantable. (2026). Frank & Ellen Cobb Memorial Scholars SCH9012 funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/frank-and-ellen-cobb-memorial-scholars-sch9012-morg_1871e4af2c554ef7a61edbb06c4d0c85

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