Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust is a private foundation, based in Bucklin, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $2K.
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust at a glance
In short: Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $550), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,750
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $550
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $52,768
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (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 Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 146% of 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $5K (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 5 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $2,750 |
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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 | $52,768 | $1,576 | $3,850 | $2,750 | 5 | $3,832 | $1,558 | $2,616 |
| 2024 | $55,042 | $1,323 | $3,829 | $2,750 | 8 | $3,815 | $1,309 | $2,755 |
| 2023 | $57,548 | $999 | $3,533 | $2,500 | 7 | $3,528 | $994 | $2,883 |
| 2022 | $60,082 | $345 | $3,028 | $2,000 | 6 | $3,023 | $340 | $3,020 |
| 2021 | $62,765 | $351 | $5,686 | $4,500 | 11 | $5,670 | $335 | $3,218 |
| 2020 | $68,100 | $1,144 | $5,276 | $4,250 | 5 | — | $1,129 | $3,452 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily Evans
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Halling
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Fleener
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Kelly Lampe (2020–2023) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust
How much does Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust give each year?
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust gave $3K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 8 grants.
What is Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's typical grant size?
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $550, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust give grants?
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants).
How large is Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust?
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's EIN?
Fred & Viola F Blurton Scholarship Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1131186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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