Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl

Private foundation · Grantmaker Newport, VT EIN: 03-6054992

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl is a private foundation, based in Newport, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $130K. Net investment income was $23K.

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl at a glance

In short: Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl gave $130K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$129,933
+2787.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$43,311
+862.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,500
Primary geography
Vermont (97% 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 Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Paine Mountain School District (CVSU) Northfield High School: $122KPaine Mountain School District(CVSU) Northfield High School$122KNorwich University: $5KNorwich University$5KUniversity of Hartford: $4KUniversity of Hartford$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Paine Mountain School District (CVSU) Northfield High School ($122K). Together the top 3 received $130K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

NorthfieldWest HartfordWilliamstownBristolBurlingtonDurhamNorth Andover

How Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl gives

  • Giving grew 2015% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $130K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $130K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Paine Mountain School District (CVSU) Northfield High School Williamstown, VTDAF$121,833
Norwich University Northfield, VTScholarship$4,500
University of Hartford West Hartford, CTScholarship$3,600
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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—$23,729$132,155$129,9333$130,550$22,804$4,072
2024$108,323$13,137$11,960$4,5001$5,033$8,764$6,432
2023$107,134$9,650$6,373$4,2501$4,728$8,198$5,751
2022$103,914$3,644$8,708$6,1441$6,646$2,352$6,135
2021$109,066$17,752$8,937$6,5001$7,097$16,276$7,082
2020$100,275$-128$11,170$9,0002——$6,217

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl is led by Community Financial Services Group, Corporate Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Community Financial Services Group

    Corporate Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $537 (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Community Financial Services Group — Corporate Trustee: $537Community Financial…Corporate Trustee$537

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $537, to Community Financial Services Group (Corporate Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl

How much does Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl give each year?

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl gave $130K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

What is Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl's typical grant size?

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl's median grant in 2025 was $4,500, and its average grant was $43,311, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl give grants?

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl gives mostly in Vermont: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How much is Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl reported a distributable amount of $4K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl's EIN?

Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-6054992. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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