Harmon Scholarship Fund TW

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 42-1318359

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $272K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $16K.

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW at a glance

In short: Harmon Scholarship Fund TW gave $10K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+100.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,500
-50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$271,591
+2.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (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 Harmon Scholarship Fund TW funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Iowa State University: $5K across 2 grantsIowa State University$5K · 2 grantsUniv of Northern Iowa: $3KUniv of Northern Iowa$3KUniversity of Iowa: $2KUniversity of Iowa$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Iowa State University ($5K across 2 grants). Together the top 3 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AmesCedar FallsCedar RapidsIowa City

How Harmon Scholarship Fund TW gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 71% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Univ of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IAScholarship$3,000
Iowa State University Ames, IAScholarship$3,000
Iowa State University Ames, IAScholarship$2,000
University of Iowa Iowa City, IAScholarship$2,000
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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$271,591$20,050$19,923$10,0004$15,396$15,757$21,648
2024$266,020$15,019$14,030$5,0001$10,077$10,881$15,126
2023$264,770$7,030$20,796$12,0001$17,190$4,712$13,949
2022$278,845$7,367$23,890$12,0001$19,476$5,712$15,021
2021$295,462$32,915$17,627$8,0002$13,110$28,604$16,686
2020$280,129$19,680$14,630$8,0003—$16,034$14,429

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harmon Scholarship Fund TW reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2020) → $6K (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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $6KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Harmon Scholarship Fund TW

How much does Harmon Scholarship Fund TW give each year?

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW gave $10K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

What is Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's typical grant size?

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Harmon Scholarship Fund TW give grants?

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ames, IA (2 grants).

Does Harmon Scholarship Fund TW give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).

How large is Harmon Scholarship Fund TW?

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW reported $272K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (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 Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's EIN?

Harmon Scholarship Fund TW's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1318359. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 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 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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