Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Gettysburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Diana Paolagettysburg College ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
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 Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund gives
- 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Paolagettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | Scholarship | $5,000 |
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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 | — | $778 | $6,141 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | — | $132 |
| 2024 | $5,363 | $299 | $10,577 | $10,000 | 2 | $10,091 | — | $392 |
| 2023 | $15,618 | $762 | $10,511 | $10,000 | 2 | $10,000 | $423 | $862 |
| 2022 | $25,364 | $169 | $494 | — | — | $490 | $769 | $1,261 |
| 2021 | $25,689 | $868 | $3,592 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,480 | $276 | $1,383 |
| 2020 | $28,483 | $454 | $617 | — | — | — | $210 | $1,428 |
| 2019 | $28,670 | $1,085 | $4,464 | $4,000 | 2 | — | $630 | $1,452 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $132 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund is led by Acnb Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Acnb Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$144 (2020) → $37 (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 $37, to Acnb Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund
How much does Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund give each year?
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.
What is Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund?
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Gettysburg, PA.
Where does Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund operate?
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
How much is Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $132 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2279117. 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 March 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Hale-Sterrett Scholarship Fund funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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